Down To Earth – The Unchanging Christmas
You know the song: I wish it could be Christmas everyday. What would it look like if it was? How do we live the Christmas message for the 11 other months of the year?
You know the song: I wish it could be Christmas everyday. What would it look like if it was? How do we live the Christmas message for the 11 other months of the year?
Have you ever been to a party and been surprised at who else has been invited? Maybe you were surprised that it was you that was invited!
The first Christmas stories are full of people that were the last people that you would have expected, but that gives hope to all of us!
The headline was ‘Jesus scores’. It still takes me by surprise when I see news about the Arsenal player named Jesus.
But it reminds us that there was a time when Jesus was an everyday name, that had an out of the world meaning. His mission was in plain sight – every time he introduced himself to others.
Amongst all the tinsel and turkey, Christmas is about celebrating a down-to-earth God who came with a down-to-earth purpose that he wraps us up in. It might not feel very exciting sometimes, but it is absolutely life-transforming.
A look forward to what’s coming up.
A look forward to what’s coming up.
There’s no place for competition or comparison. We need one another so that we can all be built up to become the beautiful churches that the world needs.
Our Candlelit Carol service with St James will now be taking place on Sunday the 14th of December at 6:30pm, instead of the previously given date. Make sure to update your calendar with the new and correct date – we’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Four people recently made public commitments to their faith in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour! Watch and listen back as we explored the meaning of baptism, and as we celebrated the commitments made by those who were baptised.
Teachers help us see how everything connects. They open our eyes to see things differently. They point out what has always been there – but which we had never noticed.