Series: The Grinch Who Stole Advent
November 30, 2025 | Rev. Brooke Heerwald Steiner
Throughout Advent, we'll be using lessons from The Grinch to remind us of what the meaning of the season really is. Advent is the season of preparing and waiting for the coming Messiah. We'll hear the words of Isaiah preparing his people for the kind of leader they need: one who brings joy to lives of the people. The Grinch is determined to ruin joy, remove joy, prevent joy. Many things in the world are doing the same. What does it mean to hold to the promise of joy in a world that wants to dampen it? How can we claim joy, even as we wait for the light to be born? Join us as we explore this together.
Series Information
This Advent, we will journey with a familiar green curmudgeon to explore the meaning of Advent. For four weeks, we’ll look honestly at the things that try to steal our joy, reflect on how God reshapes our hearts, and find a way to sing even when life feels thin or uncertain. No matter what the Grinch says or does, the message will always come through: a light shines in the darkness, and nothing can overcome it.
