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Luke 2:1-20 We've heard this story dozens of times. Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, donkeys, shepherds, angels, and a manger. But...what if we read it again, slowly, and carefully? We might find that this familiar story is unfamiliar. After all, there was no inn...there were no animals mentioned at all. And why did the angels appear to shepherds? Shepherds were despised by "civilized" people. And how did no one in Joseph's family (remember...he's from Bethlehem) have room for his betrothed who was about to give birth? Let's hear the story again and allow it to speak. We may find ourselves confronted with the dilemma of deciding whether we have room in our own hearts for this infant king.
By Darlington United Methodist Ch5
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Luke 2:1-20 We've heard this story dozens of times. Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, donkeys, shepherds, angels, and a manger. But...what if we read it again, slowly, and carefully? We might find that this familiar story is unfamiliar. After all, there was no inn...there were no animals mentioned at all. And why did the angels appear to shepherds? Shepherds were despised by "civilized" people. And how did no one in Joseph's family (remember...he's from Bethlehem) have room for his betrothed who was about to give birth? Let's hear the story again and allow it to speak. We may find ourselves confronted with the dilemma of deciding whether we have room in our own hearts for this infant king.