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Christmas Outtakes - Part 6

The Visit of the Magi

December 26, 2021 • Carson Minish • Matthew 2:1–6, Matthew 2:9–12

Christmas Outtakes - Part 5

December 24, 2021 • Randy Hageman • John 1:14, Philippians 2:6–11, Colossians 1:19–20, Ephesians 1:4–5, Luke 2:10–11

Christmas Outtakes - Part 4

December 19, 2021 • Randy Hageman • Ezekiel 16:4, Isaiah 9:6–7, Romans 5:1, Philippians 2:9–11, Luke 2:6–20

The shepherds’ role in the Christmas story is often depicted as an endearing picture, but was it as simple as it often seems? Was it just the announcement by the angel of the good news of Jesus’ birth and their trip to see this miracle? Or is it possible that they saw even more? Did their role as shepherds prepare them to see things that night that eluded others for decades? This morning we’ll dig deeper and see how the Good News may have been clearer to them than to most.

Christmas Outtakes - Part 3

December 12, 2021 • Randy Hageman • Matthew 1:18–25, Deuteronomy 22:23, Romans 8:38–39, Luke 1:30–33

Sometimes it’s easy to almost skip over Joseph in the Christmas story. Not much is known about him, and his role seems fairly small – he isn’t even Jesus’ real father! And yet, as we’ll see in today’s “outtake,” Joseph endured a horrible, shame-filled experience that would have been easy to just run away from. But God had other plans, and Joseph discovered that even in our darkest moments, God is there with us and for us, and God offers us that same assurance!