Shepherds Surprise – Home for Christmas (Session Four)

Shepherds Surprise – Home for Christmas (Session Four)

It is the Sunday before Christmas! Wow – where have the days gone so quickly. Christmas arrives, as it always does, and each year there are always surprises. Has anything surprised you this Christmas? Perhaps you have learned something new about the Christmas story that you never knew before. Maybe you have had the chance to bless someone in a surprising way. Perhaps you might have found a surprising gift to share, or perhaps you have received something that surprised you. Surprises are certainly a big part of Christmas not only today, but also at the very first Christmas. Once again, we visit with the Night Shift Shepherds, out in the fields, carrying for the temple sheep and get caught up all over again in their surprise that first Christmas night.

Can’t Miss Christmas – Christmas Stories (Session Two)

Can’t Miss Christmas – Christmas Stories (Session Two)

In Christmas Stories we are telling the stories of Christmas. Sure, we are all familiar with the ‘classic’ Christmas stories of the Bible. But we are opening them up again and revisiting what we can learn from them, how we can apply their lessons to our lives today, even beyond December. Last week we looked at the story of Mary, and how God had called her — and calls each of us — to a life of courage, of faith, and surrender to God’s will. This study moves us out into an open field where a group of shepherds heard some news that they just couldn’t miss.