{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"For Unto Us: To Us A Son Is Given","description":"In this third message of our Advent series \u201cFor Unto Us,\u201d we dive into one of the greatest Christmas verses of all time\u2014Isaiah 9:6\u2014and discover that it\u2019s not just about Jesus\u2019 first coming, but also about His second. The ancient Israelites were waiting in darkness for a light that would bring joy, break oppression, and establish everlasting peace. That light came 2,000 years ago when God Himself entered the world as a baby in Bethlehem. But while Jesus has already conquered sin and death, we\u2019re still waiting for the ultimate fulfillment of Isaiah\u2019s prophecy: a world where war ends, peace reigns, and God\u2019s government covers the earth. The problem is, it\u2019s easy to settle. Just like the Pharisees and King Herod stopped anticipating the Messiah and missed Him, we can stop anticipating His second coming and start \u201cgoing through the motions\u201d of our faith. But when we live with eager expectation for the coming kingdom, everything changes\u2014our worship, our struggles, our daily lives become infused with the sounds, smells, and spirit of what\u2019s to come. This Christmas, don\u2019t just celebrate what Jesus has done\u2014anticipate what He\u2019s about to do. ","author_name":"Wellspring Church DFW","author_url":"http:\/\/www.wellspringdfw.org","html":"