WEBVTT 00:05.532 --> 00:06.413 [SPEAKER_00]: Take a deep breath. 00:07.775 --> 00:08.797 [SPEAKER_00]: Let it out slowly. 00:10.499 --> 00:15.386 [SPEAKER_00]: As you do, remember, Christmas is God's humility on display. 00:16.147 --> 00:17.970 [SPEAKER_00]: So we could be lifted high. 00:19.472 --> 00:21.555 [SPEAKER_00]: In this moment, you are not alone. 00:22.536 --> 00:24.780 [SPEAKER_00]: Emmanuel, God with us is here. 00:25.941 --> 00:27.103 [SPEAKER_00]: Close with in your next breath. 00:28.265 --> 00:28.886 [SPEAKER_00]: He sees you. 00:29.727 --> 00:30.308 [SPEAKER_00]: He knows you. 00:31.129 --> 00:35.455 [SPEAKER_00]: And he delights to draw in the air. 00:35.637 --> 00:42.473 [SPEAKER_00]: Let your mind grow still, settle into his presence, and allow his peace to meet you right where you are. 00:47.425 --> 00:51.514 [SPEAKER_00]: Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 00:52.457 --> 00:54.321 [SPEAKER_00]: John chapter one, verse 29. 00:59.465 --> 01:05.630 [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus in this holy season, I pause to behold you, Lamb of God, Savior of the world. 01:08.833 --> 01:15.039 [SPEAKER_00]: You came not with force, but with humility, not in grandeur, but in sacrifice. 01:16.280 --> 01:25.688 [SPEAKER_00]: You entered the world in a manger so that we might know the love of God in the most personal and tangible way. 01:25.708 --> 01:27.750 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for choosing to come close. 01:28.405 --> 01:32.932 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for every step you took toward the cross, beginning with the miracle of your birth. 01:35.677 --> 01:38.661 [SPEAKER_00]: Before I knew I needed saving, you made the way. 01:39.603 --> 01:42.708 [SPEAKER_00]: Before I ever sought your heart, you came looking for mine. 01:43.749 --> 01:48.717 [SPEAKER_00]: You gave up the perfection of heaven, so I could experience the beauty of redemption. 01:50.681 --> 01:53.485 [SPEAKER_00]: I am overwhelmed by the depth of your kindness. 01:55.591 --> 01:58.695 [SPEAKER_00]: Today, I remember that your love didn't begin on the cross. 01:59.556 --> 02:01.759 [SPEAKER_00]: It began the moment you left the throne of heaven. 02:01.819 --> 02:05.984 [SPEAKER_00]: Every breath you took on this earth was for our salvation. 02:06.945 --> 02:12.752 [SPEAKER_00]: Every tear, trial, and active obedience, flowed from a heart of perfect love. 02:14.154 --> 02:19.420 [SPEAKER_00]: You were born so you could die, and you died, so I could truly live. 02:20.902 --> 02:23.185 [SPEAKER_00]: So I offer you my heart again. 02:24.295 --> 02:26.078 [SPEAKER_00]: out of guilt or mere duty. 02:27.019 --> 02:29.082 [SPEAKER_00]: But out of deep and humble gratitude. 02:30.344 --> 02:31.746 [SPEAKER_00]: You were worthy of my affection. 02:32.347 --> 02:34.451 [SPEAKER_00]: My obedience and my surrender. 02:35.692 --> 02:40.920 [SPEAKER_00]: I crown you king of my life, not just in words, but in how I choose to live today. 02:44.165 --> 02:47.270 [SPEAKER_00]: Lead me in your love, shape me by your grace. 02:48.152 --> 02:51.737 [SPEAKER_00]: Teach me to walk and step with the joy of being holy yours. 02:52.713 --> 03:03.723 [SPEAKER_00]: And as I move through these final days of Advent, let my worship be full of awe, my heart alive with hope, and my life were a reflection of the one who came to save. 03:05.385 --> 03:07.086 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, Jesus, for coming to me. 03:08.287 --> 03:12.331 [SPEAKER_00]: I worship you now and invite you to remain at the very center of this day. 03:15.714 --> 03:17.916 [SPEAKER_00]: In your precious and holy name, I pray. 03:19.218 --> 03:19.598 [SPEAKER_00]: Amen.