By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Luke 2:8-20 1. Has Christmas become too predictable for you? Why or why not? 2. What do you enjoy about the familiar traditions of the holiday season? What new customs or practices might bring fresh […]
By Mark Scott “The Savior has arrived.” That is quite a headline. Big news. Make no mistake—this is a big day for the church. Joni Eareckson Tada said, “If God can become man, then everything else is easy.” Paul Scherer, who taught homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary, said, “God came walking down the stairs of […]
By Michael C. Mack What family Christmas traditions are you using this year to focus on Christ and why he came into the world? Read Exodus 13:13b-15; Luke 2:22-32. The dedication of the firstborn looked back and forward: back to the Passover, when God saved the firstborn of the Israelites from death (Exodus 12:12, 13), […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. How well are you prepared for Christmas—physically (home decorations, cooking food)? financially (buying gifts)? emotionally? spiritually? Read Luke 2:8-20. 2. As you read through this narrative, what was the shepherds’ focus at various points, and how did it change? 3. Describe the responses of the angels, […]
By David Faust Biblical authors came from many different walks of life. Moses and David were shepherds. Daniel was a government official. Matthew was a tax collector. Peter and John were fishermen. Paul was a tentmaker. Two books of the New Testament (the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts) were written by […]
