How to Wait for Christmas in an Age of Instant Gratification (Jonathan Gibson)

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🗓️ 4 December 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In today's episode, Jonathan Gibson encourages Christians to prepare their hearts for Christmas. Jonathan Gibson is an ordained minister in the International Presbyterian Church, United Kingdom, and associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is also the author of 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany'. Read the full transcript of this episode. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

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0:00.0	It's finally December, which means the busyness of the holiday season is upon us.
0:08.0	From kids' Christmas performances to holiday travel to last minute gift shopping,
0:12.0	even the good things about this time of year can sometimes lead us to forget what we're actually supposed to be celebrating.
0:19.0	My guest today is Johnny Gibson, and in our conversation, we discuss what it looks like to
0:24.3	truly prepare our hearts for Christmas. He argues that the Advent season is meant to be a
0:29.4	season of waiting, waiting not just for Christmas, the first coming of Christ, but for the second
0:34.9	coming of Christ as well. Whether it's Christmas hymns, meditating on the Christmas story in Scripture,
0:41.3	or decorating our Christmas trees, all of this should direct our gaze at our Savior,
0:46.3	who came to earth as a lowly baby, and is coming again as our Lord and King.
0:51.3	Johnny Gibson is an ordained minister in the International Presbyterian Church,
0:56.3	an associate professor of Old Testament
0:58.0	at Westminster Theological Seminary.
1:00.9	He's also the author of
1:02.1	O'Cum O'Cum Emmanuel,
1:04.1	a liturgy for daily worship
1:05.6	from Advent to Epiphany,
1:07.9	from Crossway.
1:09.2	Let's get started.
1:10.0	Let's get started.
1:15.6	Well, Johnny, thank you so much for joining me again on the Crossway podcast.
1:18.6	It's good to be with you, Matt.
1:19.6	Yeah, it's good to be together.
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