God uses stories of change like theirs to shake us out of our own comfort with moral relativism and to lead us to rejoice in the freedom we have in Christ.

In this excerpt, pastor and author Jeremy Writebol challenges readers to make it their life’s ambition to share the gospel with all those around them.

In this adapted excerpt, pastor and author Josh Hayden shows readers the potential profit of “burying our preferences” for the sake of our shared mission.

By God’s grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, every day can be a Jubilee—a time of freedom, rest and peace with God. That is a hope that does not and cannot disappoint.

At its core Advent is more than just remembering the coming of God into our existence, Advent is about the actual presence of God in our existence. It’s the one season that reminds us that God is with us.