{"id":29849,"date":"2025-12-07T18:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immanuelfamily.org\/?post_type=cpl_item_type&#038;p=29849"},"modified":"2025-12-17T04:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:13:54","slug":"advent-at-immanuel-2025","status":"publish","type":"cpl_item_type","link":"https:\/\/immanuelfamily.org\/es\/series\/advent-at-immanuel-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent at Immanuel 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"187\"><strong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"187\">God With Us: How the Birth of Christ Answers Our Deepest Questions<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"445\">Every human heart carries questions\u2014deep, searching questions about identity, happiness, justice, and our ultimate destiny. This Advent, we invite you to discover how the birth of Jesus Christ offers clear, life-giving answers to the longings we all share.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"657\">In the story of <em data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"476\">God with us<\/em>, the Scriptures reveal not just a baby in a manger, but the God who enters our world to define who we are, restore our joy, establish true justice, and secure our eternal future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"761\">Join us each Sunday in December as we explore these essential questions through the Advent narratives:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1104\">\n<li data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"863\">\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"863\"><strong data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"789\">What is my identity?<\/strong><br data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"792\" \/><em data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"841\">Our Identity: We Are Humans in Need of Saving<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"861\">Matthew 1:18\u201321<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"948\">\n<p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"948\"><strong data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"894\">What gives me happiness?<\/strong><br data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"897\" \/><em data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"930\">Our Happiness: Peace with God<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"946\">Luke 2:8\u201320<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1020\">\n<p data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1020\"><strong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"976\">What is true justice?<\/strong><br data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"979\" \/><em data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1001\">Our Justice: Jesus<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1018\">Luke 2:22\u201335<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1104\">\n<p data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1104\"><strong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1046\">What is my destiny?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1049\" \/><em data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1082\">Our Destiny: With God Forever<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1102\">Matthew 1:18\u201325<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1275\">This December, rediscover the wonder of Emmanuel\u2014<em data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1168\">God with us<\/em>\u2014and behold how Christ\u2019s coming speaks into the deepest questions of our lives with truth, hope, and peace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1379\"><strong data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1299\">Sundays at 9:30 AM<\/strong><br data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1302\" \/><strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1338\">Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM<\/strong><br data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1341\" \/><strong data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1379\">Iglesia Cristiana B\u00edblica Emanuel<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God With Us: How the Birth of Christ Answers Our Deepest Questions Every human heart carries questions\u2014deep, searching questions about identity, happiness, justice, and our ultimate destiny. 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