Third Sunday of Advent: Worship Experience Response

Worship Experience Response: Joseph

Traditionally, this third Sunday of Advent is known as the Joy Sunday. The traditional purple candles of the Advent wreath are set aside for a pink one this week. The waiting is half over now, and the joy of the coming Savior is dawning! 

This week’s worship service focused our attention on the person of Joseph, the carpenter from Nazareth chosen to be Jesus’ earthly father. Little is known of Joseph, yet this week’s worship service and our daily readings will cause us to think deeply about his role in Jesus’ young life. How did God prepare and equip Joseph for the staggering task of parenting the Messiah, sent from Yahweh? How do we see ourselves in Joseph’s story? 

Use this page to reflect on this week’s worship service. Where did you sense the Holy Spirit stirring your heart? Was it the message, the music, or some other aspect of the service? What was the “big idea” behind the message you heard? What did you learn about God, or about yourself and how you relate to God? 

How can you respond to the message you’ve heard? Is there an action you will take this week to put in into practice? 

Is there someone else that you think would be blessed by experiencing this week’s worship service? You can share the link from our Eastbrook at Home webpage, eastbrook.org/athome.