advent week 1 – doing christmas vs living christmas

Before participating in our Advent content, consider reading Mark 13:33-37 to prepare your heart for Dennis’ message.

Every year as production people, it seems like we tense up, and some anxiety creeps in. Christmas is coming, and we’re thinking, “how will we ever get through this?”

Then we get past the planning mode and we get into the building, designing, and logistics of everything. Our brains get overloaded with stress, frustration, and a need for clarity to get it done in time. 

Mark 13 talks about being ready, on watch. We could easily cruise through Christmas again this year while going through the motions. As usual, the craziness will make it fly by. If we’re not careful, we’ll miss what Christmas is really about. 

Instead of just doing Christmas for church this year, let’s focus on LIVING Christmas this year. Let’s stay focused on doing our best for God amid it all.


Need some community and prayer during this time? Reach out to us and let us know how we can pray for you, your family, your team, and your church this holiday season!

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Dennis Choy

Dennis is an Executive Coach, Speaker, and the General Manager of Design and Project Management at HouseRight. He has a strong passion for helping churches build healthy teams to better the kingdom. He was the Executive of Creative Arts Pastor for Skyline Church, the Global Production Pastor at Saddleback Church, and the Executive Pastor at North Coast Church for a total of over 30 years of experience in ministry. He has developed multiple teams, departments, and staff and is committed to furthering the reach of churches for the gospel.

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