Advent Encounter Podcast
1) AE24 – Advent Time
24th December: It's nearly time. Nearly time for Christmas. The Bible is very clear that when God sent Jesus to us two thousand years ago, he sent him at just the right time. That's because God's timi...Show More
2) AE23 – Advent Presence
23rd December: Apart from the Wise Men, there's little in the Advent stories about presents. Instead, there's much more about presence. As people experienced the presence of God, so they worshipped, w...Show More
3) AE22 – Advent Worship
22nd December: When we worship we give ourselves to God. It's active, not passive and involves our bodies, our hearts and our wallets. We see this at the first Advent,, modelled so helpfully by the Wi...Show More
4) AE21 – Advent Conflict
21st December: There was conflict at the first Advent, even amongst the so-called 'Holy Family.' In this episode Matthew recognises that conflict can't be avoided, even in the most godly of families, ...Show More
5) AE20 – Advent Journeys
20th December: There was lots of journeying going on at the first Advent. It's the same today, as many travel at Christmas to visit family and friends. We're also called to journey in our hearts to Be...Show More
6) AE19 – Advent Home
19th December: When Joseph married Mary the Bible says he 'took her home.' That's a way of saying they got married. They chose to be joined, taking each other into their lives. That's because our hom...Show More
7) AE18 – Advent Impossibilities
18th December: The angel told Mary at the first Advent, 'nothing is impossible with God.' In this episode, Matthew refers to Apple computers, Sir Alex Ferguson's football philosophy and Bethel Church ...Show More
8) AE17 – Advent Pentecost
17th December: Zechariah had a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit at the first Advent. Luke, who wrote about it in his Gospel account, intentionally uses identical words to those he later uses to...Show More
9) AE16 – Advent Singing
16th December: There were two types of singing that first Advent - songs of joy and songs of lament. Whilst different in emotion they'd both have been sung with great passion. In today's episode, Matt...Show More
10) AE15 – Advent Messenger
15th December: God used multiple ways of communication at the first Advent in order to share the good news of Jesus. We're called to do the same today. To communicate clearly, openly and appropriately...Show More