December 24, 2023
Guess Who's Coming to Christmas | Luke 2:1-18
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The staggering Christian claim is that God became one of us, stooping so low as to be born and, more, born to a poor young woman. It all seems so “un-glorious”. How else could he fully enter our troubles and struggles? He gets us; better than that, he came to set everything right. Merry Christmas, indeed.
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- What would you include if you had 60 seconds to explain what Christmas is about and what it means?
- “Do not be afraid” is the first part of the good news. On what basis can the angel so confidently say that? Where do you need to hear that in your life right now?
- Unpack “Glory to God in the highest” and “On earth peace.” These are the meanings of Christmas, but what do they mean?
- How might God be trying to “untidy” your Christmas this year? Will you fight it or welcome it?
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