Great talk for Christmas by Debra Green at Ivy MCR this evening- my notes… The Wise men. We don’t know how many came, but they had three gifts. The most Jewish of the synoptic gospel writers wants to tell us about these people & the universality of the good news. The shepherds are in. These magi – are included. Unlikely guest list! Only those with eyes to see. Those who are seeking, find. It’s hard these days to get Christmas cards – only 1% of cards have a ‘religious’ sense. £16.7 Billion will be spent this Christmas by Britons. Many will go into more and more debt? How wise are we?! Could it have been a supernova? Or just the manifestation of the glory of God? Because it was moving. It seems only the magi saw the star. By that, Christ was revealed. Jesus then becomes the star. The star of the show. There’s a move to remove Christ from Christmas. Our job is to reveal him to the world. How? By speaking of him. This is great news for […]
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How Wise Are You?
Thinking Bigger
that first Christmas Jesus came to a very busy place, where people were gathering and crammed in! We are us taking the real message of what Christmas is all about to where people are – not where we’d want them to come.