Out of Place
12/26/2021
God entered the world in the distressing disguise of a baby born to a refugee couple with no place to lay their heads. Most people in Jesus’ day missed Him. They couldn’t see Him for His distressing disguise. They expected a king with all the wealth and power of David, or a prophet who would come with the grandeur of Moses, or a priest who would practice all the religious eccentricities of Aaron. What they got instead was God on a cross, a most distressing disguise. Join us for week 4 of Christmas in Exile where we discover that Jesus still comes today in the most distressing disguises.
Passage
Matthew 25:31-46
Principle
To find Jesus we must look for Him in all His distressing disguises.
Practice
Keep your eyes and heart open.
Practice the Platinum Rule: Love one another as Jesus has loved you.
Have the mind of Christ.
Daily Readings
- Day 1: Hebrews 13
- Day 2: Matthew 25
- Day 3: Philippians 2
- Day 4: John 1
- Day 5: John 14
- Day 6: John 15
- Day 7: 1 John 2 & 3
Suggested Resources
Welcoming the Stranger, by Matthew Soerens & Jenny Hwang
Undaunted, by Zoya Phan
From Every People and Nation, by J. Daniel Hays
The Music of Christmas, by Gary & Sheri Webber
Saving Christmas series (2019)