Before the first Christmas, when the angel Gabriel visited Mary with news that her son would be the promised Messiah, he made it clear that Jesus would not only grow up to be a ruler, but that “his Kingdom will never end!” (Luke 1:33)  But what does Jesus’ Kingdom look like?  What kind of a ruler is Jesus in our lives?  And what can we learn from the Christmas stories in the Bible that point to how Jesus’ Kingdom will be different than any that came before it?  In this 3-week series leading up to our Christmas Eve services, we’ll explore the classic Advent narratives to discover how, even on that first Christmas, Jesus was trying to show us his love and draw us into a new life focused on his leadership.