Before he returned to Heaven, Jesus founded a group to carry on his work. The Holy Spirit was sent on the day known as Pentecost to direct and empower them as they proclaimed the Great Announcement and labored at building the Christ's Kingdom. The earliest Christians thought of themselves as a new race of humans, a brand new society spread throughout the world. Though we've frequently fallen far short of Jesus' ideal, we are the oldest continually-existing organization in the world and have done more good than any other single entity.
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Advent: When the King Arrives -- The Christian Movement has celebrated Advent for a very long time to drive home just what happened when the Messiah arrived as a baby. Here is a collection of essays about what this time means.
Advent: Footsteps of the King -- Christmas celebrates the invasion of the world by God in the form of a peasant girl's baby. Advent is the preparation for the King's arrival.
Intersection -- Church is not a club.
