Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection for the readings and Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21, 2025.

The fourth Sunday of Advent is symbolized by lighting the final candle on the wreath, representing love. This Advent season ...

We, like Joseph, are invited to empty ourselves, choosing to abandon anything that can get in the way of our union with God or our collaboration with God's design for creation.

The last Sunday before Christmas — the Fourth Sunday of Advent — is always connected with some Gospel episode that immediately precedes Jesus’ birth. But only Matthew and Luke have “Infancy Narratives ...

Readings: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 My mother’s love of Christmas was quite evident. On Sundays during the holiday season, she turned our kitchen into a cookie and ...

The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias will present the sermon. Also, there will be Christmas Eve candlelight services at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Both ...

It has been said that three figures stand at the heart of Advent: the Prophet Isaiah, John the Baptist, and the Blessed Mother. At the beginning of Advent (and throughout the season), we hear of ...

Lookout Mountain United Methodist Church, 1300 Lula Lake Road in Lookout Mountain, Ga., invites everyone this fourth Sunday in Advent for the lighting of the fourth Advent candle, fellowship ... more ...