As we prepare to celebrate Christ’s coming, we should search ourselves to see if we are worthy of His coming. Christmas comes at the time of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah in which the Jews celebrated the cleansing of the temple after it had been plundered and defiled by the Syrians. They had to cleanse the temple before they could worship there again. Our lives have been polluted and defiled by the things of this world and we need to seek Christ and ask Him to cleanse the pollution out of our lives so that our lives may show the love of God and be a light to those who do not know Christ. Christmas reminds us that Christ has come to redeem the World. Once a believer recognizes Christ as their Savior, they begin their journey to becoming a disciple. Advent begins the Christian calendar and should begin the church’s teaching that should lead them on that journey. Follow me through the seasons as we cover the major teachings of the church.