Grace Hill Church - Collierville, Tn

THIS EPISODE: We begin a new series "Wait For It" looking at several of the scriptural narratives that offer us hope in this season of Advent. We consider the Messiah most expected vs. who he really is. When Jesus first came, many desired a Messiah to lead them against the Romans, not a prophet telling them to repent. And even today, we mostly look for a functional Messiah to help us with immediate needs, political threats & personal ambitions—someone to repair our structures, systems & leaders, not someone to reshape our lives. Let's unpack this and more in today's message… PRIMARY TEXT: Galatians 4:4 4 When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Mark 1:4-8 4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized