Every time the Christmas season comes around, we look forward to putting up a tree, giving and receiving gifts,

and participating in other traditions that make this wonderful time of year so special.

But sometimes the most significant aspect of the season, remembering and focusing on the coming of Jesus, grows old and familiar.

In Come Let Us adore him, a daily Advent devotional, Paul Tripp seeks to

recapture our attention and reawaken our awe during Christmas time. Each day is structured with a

compelling, gospel-centered thought followed by an extended meditation for the day. Each of the 31

devotions also includes a scripture reading and notes for parents and children, equipping us to do the

one thing that matters most each December. Celebrate Jesus. Get your copy today at paultrip.com

slash advent. Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the

transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. With Advent season upon us, today's episode is going to

feature an Advent sermon of Paul's from the archives. In it, Paul teaches from Genesis 6 and shows

that the heart of the Lord is grieved at the wickedness

of humanity. In holy justice, God sends a great flood to destroy the earth. He also shows undeserved

grace to Noah and his family, saving the generation of Abraham for the coming of Christ.

Here's Paul with Advent the Need.

Well, it just doesn't work to start in the middle of a story.

You can't crack open a novel and begin reading in the middle and make any sense of what's happening.

There will be conversations that make no sense to you.

There will be things that people are choosing to do that confuse you completely.

You can't walk into the middle of a movie and make sense out of what is happening.

Some of you have tried, but it doesn't work.

You can't jump into the middle of a conversation and actually say things that

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