A note of joyful expectation marks today\u2019s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert
\nshall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming
\nsigns of God\u2019s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we
\nrejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, in church and in
\nour homes, in silent reflection and in works of justice and love. We pray that God
\nwould open our eyes and ears to the wonders of Christ\u2019s advent among us.<\/p>\n
Traditional Worship Service<\/a> A note of joyful expectation marks today\u2019s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming signs of God\u2019s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we rejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":5071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[],"wpfc_sermon_series":[],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[6],"class_list":["wpfc-sermon-single","post-5070","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-sunday-worship-service"],"aioseo_notices":[],"sermon_audio":"","sermon_audio_duration":"","_views":"13","bible_passage":"","sermon_video_embed":"","sermon_video_url":"","sermon_bulletin":"","_featured_url":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sermons\/2025\/12\/3rd-sunday.jpg","sermon_date":1765708564,"_sermon_date_auto":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/wpfc_sermon\/5070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/wpfc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/wpfc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/wpfc_sermon\/5070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5072,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/wpfc_sermon\/5070\/revisions\/5072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wpfc_preacher","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwpfc_preacher&post=5070"},{"taxonomy":"wpfc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwpfc_sermon_series&post=5070"},{"taxonomy":"wpfc_sermon_topics","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwpfc_sermon_topics&post=5070"},{"taxonomy":"wpfc_bible_book","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwpfc_bible_book&post=5070"},{"taxonomy":"wpfc_service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stolaffd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwpfc_service_type&post=5070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nContemporary Worship Service<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"