Almost Christmas Session Video

In John Wesley’s famous sermon, “The Almost Christian,” he encouraged people to follow Christ wholeheartedly. In Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, author and pastor Magrey deVega leads a group of authors in exploring how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent, and connect our Wesleyan heritage with the traditional Advent themes of Love, Hope, Joy, and Peace.


In Session 1, titled Altogether Peace, Magrey deVega, Ingrid McIntyre, April Casperson, and Matt Rawle introduce the study Almost Christmas and discuss the Advent theme of peace. They explore what it means to experience an altogether peace in Jesus, and how we might move from an “almost” peace to an “altogether” peace.


Running Time: 13:23

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In John Wesley’s famous sermon, “The Almost Christian,” he encouraged people to follow Christ wholeheartedly. In Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, author and pastor Magrey deVega leads a group of authors in exploring how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent, and connect our Wesleyan heritage with the traditional Advent themes of Love, Hope, Joy, and Peace.


In Session 2 titled Altogether Hope, Magrey deVega, Ingrid McIntyre, April Casperson, and Matt Rawle explore an altogether hope. They discuss how true hope always includes others, and how community is a key part of moving from an “almost” to an “altogether” hope.


Running Time: 11:55


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In John Wesley’s famous sermon, “The Almost Christian,” he encouraged people to follow Christ wholeheartedly. In Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, author and pastor Magrey deVega leads a group of authors in exploring how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent, and connect our Wesleyan heritage with the traditional Advent themes of Love, Hope, Joy, and Peace.


In Session 3 titled Altogether Love, Magrey deVega, Ingrid McIntyre, April Casperson, and Matt Rawle discuss what it means to experience an altogether love, and how this includes allowing ourselves to be fully loved by God and by others.


Running Time: 11:15


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In John Wesley’s famous sermon, “The Almost Christian,” he encouraged people to follow Christ wholeheartedly. In Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience, author and pastor Magrey deVega leads a group of authors in exploring how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent, and connect our Wesleyan heritage with the traditional Advent themes of Love, Hope, Joy, and Peace.


In Session 4 titled Altogether Joy, Magrey deVega, Ingrid McIntyre, April Casperson, and Matt Rawle explore an altogether joy, how it differs from happiness, and how it can remain with us even during periods of sadness or struggle. This session wraps up Advent and ends with a discussion of Wesleyan covenant renewal, inviting you to renew your commitment to Christ as a way of receiving altogether peace, hope, love, and joy.


Running Time: 13:06


Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on Digital Content in your account, and select Streaming Videos.