Christmas is a celebration of God, the creator of the universe, taking on human flesh and coming to dwell with us.  He felt pain, got tired, experienced hunger, was tempted yet never sinned.  He could relate to everything that we experienced.  As God sent His Son to dwell with us, He has called and sent all of  us to be His representatives to others where we dwell.  

Some folks God gives a special call to leave where they dwell and go to others who are lost in darkness and need to hear the good news.  We call these folks missionaries.  Over the next few weeks we will look at three examples of missionaries who left their homes and took Jesus to dark communities.  We will see how we can apply their examples to our lives, and we will ask ourselves if God might be calling us to go like they did.

Today, Pastor Rich will examine the life of Charlotte Digges Moon "Lottie Moon", whom our special Christmas missions offering is named after.

Galatians 5:13-15