{"product_id":"the-advent-mission-3","title":"The Advent Mission","description":"Advent is about beginning with the end: preparing for the final stage of God's new mission that resulted from our mission failure.\nFor many of us, Advent is the launching pad to Christmas morning; a twenty-four-day countdown to stockings and presents. We don't think about Advent as first being about the second coming. After all, it's been two millennia since Christ was born, crucified, rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sent the Holy Spirit. And for two thousand years, we've been living somewhere between forgetting about or fretting over his return.\nJohn 3:16-17 gives us Christ's mission: \"For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it\" (1996 NLT).\nJesus' silent-night arrival in the manger is the first part of that mission. His trumpet-blasting arrival in the clouds is the last part. Taking the two seasons together, Omar Rikabi shows how preparing for this kind of Advent before we celebrate Christmas is how we get in on God's rescue mission.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1628246138\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1628246138.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Omar Rikabi\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356225650865,"sku":"RDV.1628246138.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1628246138-0_eb53edfd-e86d-4298-b80c-a4194dbe81f7.jpg?v=1780338042","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-advent-mission-3","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}