GOD'S GIFT OF GRACE (3 OF 17)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12
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God's Gift of Grace (3 of 17)
Series: Glow
Joey Rodgers
1 Peter 1:10-12
A children's ministry was putting on a Christmas Pageant about Mary/Joseph coming to the inn. One boy, who really wanted to be Joseph, was quite unhappy when he was given the part of the innkeeper. To make matters worse, his biggest rival got the part he wanted. So during rehearsal, he thought of how he could sabotage his rival. So at the performance, when Mary/Joseph knocked on the door to the inn, he opened the door and asked what they wanted. Joseph said, ''We'd like to have a room for the night.'' Suddenly the innkeeper threw open the door and said, ''Great, come on in. I'm going to give you the best room in the house!'' Stunned, poor little Joseph didn't know what to do, but thinking quick on his feet, he poked his head into the room and exclaimed, ''No wife of mine is going to stay in a dump like this. Come on Mary, let's go to the barn!''
Oh how quickly the message of Christmas can get lost in the shuffle of life.
I read a story of a girl who realized her parents had gotten lost in the Christmas shuffle. Dad was consumed w/ work and year-end details while mom was preoccupied w/ parties and presents. So one night at bedtime she knelt and prayed - Our Father, who art in heaven - forgive us our Christmases as we forgive those who Christmas against us.
Karl Barth was one of the more brilliant/complex thinkers of the 20th century who's credited w/ many thought-provoking and profound writings concerning life/faith. On one occasion when he was visiting the U.S., a student at a theological seminary asked, ''Dr. Barth, what is the greatest thought to have ever crossed your mind?'' W/ everyone on edge to hear what he'd say - after a long, contemplative pause - Barth said, ''Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.''
Christmas is about God's love for you and me. It is about God stepping into time/space to rescue and deliver us from our sin.
Such a statement is ...
Series: Glow
Joey Rodgers
1 Peter 1:10-12
A children's ministry was putting on a Christmas Pageant about Mary/Joseph coming to the inn. One boy, who really wanted to be Joseph, was quite unhappy when he was given the part of the innkeeper. To make matters worse, his biggest rival got the part he wanted. So during rehearsal, he thought of how he could sabotage his rival. So at the performance, when Mary/Joseph knocked on the door to the inn, he opened the door and asked what they wanted. Joseph said, ''We'd like to have a room for the night.'' Suddenly the innkeeper threw open the door and said, ''Great, come on in. I'm going to give you the best room in the house!'' Stunned, poor little Joseph didn't know what to do, but thinking quick on his feet, he poked his head into the room and exclaimed, ''No wife of mine is going to stay in a dump like this. Come on Mary, let's go to the barn!''
Oh how quickly the message of Christmas can get lost in the shuffle of life.
I read a story of a girl who realized her parents had gotten lost in the Christmas shuffle. Dad was consumed w/ work and year-end details while mom was preoccupied w/ parties and presents. So one night at bedtime she knelt and prayed - Our Father, who art in heaven - forgive us our Christmases as we forgive those who Christmas against us.
Karl Barth was one of the more brilliant/complex thinkers of the 20th century who's credited w/ many thought-provoking and profound writings concerning life/faith. On one occasion when he was visiting the U.S., a student at a theological seminary asked, ''Dr. Barth, what is the greatest thought to have ever crossed your mind?'' W/ everyone on edge to hear what he'd say - after a long, contemplative pause - Barth said, ''Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.''
Christmas is about God's love for you and me. It is about God stepping into time/space to rescue and deliver us from our sin.
Such a statement is ...
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