O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Fusion City Church

Every year the Christmas season seems to usher in lots of changes. From decorations, to just an overall increase in things like joy and generosity. It even has its own soundtrack and a whole genre of music dedicated to this time of year. This is true in the church as well as outside. God's people have always been a singing people. However, it is important for us to know why we sing what we sing. In a new series starting today, we will look at two popular Christmas Carols and unpack why and how the words of these should impact our lives all these years after they were written. Today, we'll unpack the carol O Come, O Come Emmanuel. God's people were promised a coming King, a Messiah; and 700 years later he arrived and walked among us. But why so long between the promise and the fulfillment? Could it be because God is at work even in our waiting? In our impatience and "have it now" culture, we can miss what God is up to between the already and the not yet.