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November 30, 2025

“An Awake Church” (A01: First Sunday of Advent)

Rev. Joe Genau

Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44

Genau lays forth a vision of what awake churches do — and don’t do. “An awake church,” says Genau, “doesn’t wait for God to act to bring all things to redemption to get going. It chooses instead to be ready for the Advent of Christ, who will catch us in acts of immense hope.”

Rev. Joe Genau is pastor of Edgewood Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Alabama. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and a master of divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary.