SERMON NOTES
“Christmas confronts us with our biggest problem - and its solution”
- The Politics of the Christmas story
- Roman occupation
- Roman taxation
- King Herod
- Jewish expectation - Luke 1:67-79
- Jesus’ political response
- Matt 1:20-21 - Yeshua/Yasa
- Luke 13:1-5
- Matthew 11:4-6
- John 18:36-37
- Our response to Jesus
- Believe in Jesus - Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-11
- Celebrate the peace of Jesus. John 14:27
Questions to consider:
- In what ways do we romanticize the Christmas story and does that rob it of some of its power?
- Compare and contrast the political setting around Jesus’ birth with the political setting of today.
- How does Jesus respond to political power? How does he remind us of our greatest need?
- How will you experience the peace of Jesus this Advent season?
