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The Fourth Sunday in Advent has as its theme “love.”  Very appropriate, because in the Scriptures we read that “God is love.”  And that most well-know verse from the New Testament is “For God so loved the world. . . . “  Jesus commented on love when he said in Mark 12, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.  The second [commandment] is this, ‘You shall love our neighbor as yourself.’”

What’s so difficult about this, you might ask?  The issue is that love in the Bible is based far less upon the emotion of love than it is on deeds or actions done on behalf of the neighbor (who might be your closest family member.)  Jesus’ acts of healing, for instance, were acts done for the benefit of the recipient in order to demonstrate the nature of God.

What does this have to do with Advent and Christmas?  “Love came down at Christmas” is truth---God GAVE us the Son.  We are called to continue this godly action of being there for the neighbor.  This is why Christmas for the believer is far more than a one-day shebang (nothing wrong with that day of celebration and rejoicing); Christmas is a year-long, life-long response of gratitude to the God who continually blesses us, and calls us to bless others.

In Jesus’ Name. 

Wed. Dec. 24—Christmas Eve Worship at 3:30pm and 7:00pm.  Both worship services will have candlelight (or Glow Sticks), our choir, handbells/chimes, and a string ensemble.

Sunday, Dec, 28—Christmas Carols, Lessons and Communion at 9am. Come choose your favorite Christmas hymns to sing!

Wed. Dec. 24 - Sun. Jan. 4—Church Office is closed

Best Preschool in Casas Adobes for 2025   We are pleased to inform you that Beautiful Savior Academy has been officially recognized as the BEST of 2025 Casas Adobes Award Winner in the Preschool category — an honor based on verified data from Google Reviews, as analyzed and certified by BusinessRate.

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This Advent Meditation Moment is meant to offer you an opportunity to escape from the mad rush of the world for a few moments, and to focus on God, God’s attentiveness to you, and your response to God’s activity in your life.  Each week Beautiful Savior will offer a different meditation, hymn, and poem, based on the Advent themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, hallmarks of the abundant life that Jesus offers us. 

Welcome into our community today as we seek to follow the one who gathers us.
May you feel a connection to the beautiful Savior in worship this day! May you join us in learning and seeking to live in G.R.A.C.E. (Generosity, Reaching Out, Advocacy, Compassion, Encouragement).   

We gather in the unity of Christ and are all invited to the Lord’s Table. He is the host —we are all guests. We celebrate that Jesus came to us and continues to come to us.  In faith we receive the body and blood of our Lord and Savior. We believe that he did this “for you.”

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