1.0FaithPoint Lutheran Churchhttps://www.faithpointlc.org/wprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nvJXazZ9kD"><a href="https://www.faithpointlc.org/wp/a-modern-parable-of-christmas/">A Modern Parable of Christmas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.faithpointlc.org/wp/a-modern-parable-of-christmas/embed/#?secret=nvJXazZ9kD" width="600" height="338" title="“A Modern Parable of Christmas” — FaithPoint Lutheran Church" data-secret="nvJXazZ9kD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.faithpointlc.org/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> This Sunday, December 21st, is the fourth Sunday in Advent. Imagine this: God, who could have crushed the world because of sin, instead came into the world to be crushed for our sin. God both pronounced the judgment, and took the judgment upon himself. God’s entrance into the world in the person of Jesus, reveals […]https://www.faithpointlc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sermon-Slide-Advent-12.21-1024x576.jpg