"Prepare the royal highway ... the King of Kings is near!" This is Advent! Together, as God’s people in Jesus Christ, we look for the coming of our Lord. Last Sunday morning, we began our celebration of the Advent/Christmas season with a look at the "Colors of Christmas!" For our first color, our emphasis last Sunday was on green - the color of life. We spoke of Christ Jesus, the Babe of Bethlehem as the source of all life, both life in this world and life for all believers in the next. Today, we look at violet or purple - the color of royalty. It is the color of kings, and especially the King of kings whose birth is certainly drawing near!

As a prelude to our consideration this morning, I’d like to share with you two portions of God’s Word, from the Gospel of Luke. First, Luke 1:31-35 an…