Advent 2 (Luke 3 and Malachi)#3
Jesus is going to return
X as a helpless baby
mighty king
who will judge the world
all flesh shall see his glory
the Good news
Jesus did it all
If you have claimed his sacrifice for yourself
What will it be like?
John says
Threshing floor winnowing fork
so we need to get straight with god before ...
Malachi refiners fire/ fullers soap
the bad news is that no amount of cleaning or refining will make us straight enough to meet J
If you have recognised that J died for you
You are as refined as pure silver, as clean as scrubbed wool
The winnowing fork is not in the pile yet
Just sit and wait? No - still things for us to do to prepare - to get things straight
bring on the bulldozers
sort out relationships
Good news isn't just for us - but for all creation
continue to grow, by understanding how much god loves you
tell others
There's still some time
Let's prepare a way