Attentive Shepherds

“When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.” #Luke‬2‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭…

A Manger To A Miracle

“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ ‭ Mary and Joseph did what they could to welcome the arrival of Jesus. Expectations were high but circumstances weren’t ideal. Joseph led…

Imperfect Christmas, Imperfect Guests (Luke 2:8-20)

MOTIVATE Did you see it this week? Everyone was taking pictures of this rare phenomenon in the sky that last happened 400 years ago, and nearly 800 years ago during the nighttime. Experts called it the “Great Conjunction,” while others called it the “Christmas Star.” From the view of earth, the planets Jupiter and Saturn…

Imperfect Christmas (Luke 2:6-7)

MOTIVATE How many of you are good wrappers? Not a beat box rapper, but a present box wrapper.   Who likes wrapping paper? To me, either get a bag or one better – hold present behind back and I’ll close my eyes and then you bring out saying “surprise!” It will have the same effect….