On Christmas Eve, Pastor Paul Watson invites us to see the Christmas story through an unexpected and deeply personal lens: family. God didn’t send Jesus into a perfect, wealthy, or prestigious household. Instead, He placed His Son into an ordinary, struggling, imperfect family—one marked by financial hardship, broken relationships, uncertainty, and loneliness.

Through Mary and Joseph’s story, we discover that family is where faith is formed, modeled, and passed down. Jesus learned obedience, compassion, forgiveness, and love by watching parents who put God first. And the story doesn’t stop there. The birth of Jesus ultimately extends an invitation—not just to observe Christmas, but to join God’s family. Christmas isn’t only about God coming near; it’s about God making room for us to belong.