Sermon Notes
Advent Conspiracy
Luke 2:1-16
Can Christmas still ______the world?
What if instead of giving more ______, spending more ______, and falling further into ______we ______our time with others, gave our ______instead of presents, and truly ______those in need?
- Worship Fully
- Mary demonstrated the need to worship fully because God ______her and she was overcome with ______that led to ______.
- Spend Less
- Herod was the king, who had ______, yet he had ______.
- Herod illustrated the need to ______less at Christmas time and instead focus on ______more.
- Give More
- Instead of spending more on a gift that someone may have asked for, what would it look like to give the gift of ______instead?
Sermon Notes
Advent Conspiracy
Luke 2:1-16
Can Christmas still ______the world?
What if instead of giving more ______, spending more ______, and falling further into ______we ______our time with others, gave our ______instead of presents, and truly ______those in need?
- Worship Fully
- Mary demonstrated the need to worship fully because God ______her and she was overcome with ______that led to ______.
- Spend Less
- Herod was the king, who had ______, yet he had ______.
- Herod illustrated the need to ______less at Christmas time and instead focus on ______more.
- Give More
- Instead of spending more on a gift that someone may have asked for, what would it look like to give the gift of ______instead?
- The gift of Jesus was indeed a gift of God’s presence that was ______and ______.
- Love All
- At this moment Caesar is doing ______, but God is doing ______as well.
- The one is from ancient days, and he shall ______his flock, and He will be ______to the ends of the earth.
- This story beckons us to look beyond the headlines and to find God working in the ______, often going ______, which is how God likes to work.
- This story beckons us to not get drawn into the hype. The story beckons us to remember that God works with “out of the way ______” in “out of the way ______.”
- If we begin to ______Christ fully, ______less, ______more, and ______all our outlook on Christmas and life will be radically altered and can indeed propel us to start changing the world.
b.The gift of Jesus was indeed a gift of God’s presence that was ______and ______.
4.Love All
- At this moment Caesar is doing ______, but God is doing ______as well.
- The one is from ancient days, and he shall ______his flock, and He will be ______to the ends of the earth.
- This story beckons us to look beyond the headlines and to find God working in the ______, often going ______, which is how God likes to work.
- This story beckons us to not get drawn into the hype. The story beckons us to remember that God works with “out of the way ______” in “out of the way ______.”
- If we begin to ______Christ fully, ______less, ______more, and ______all our outlook on Christmas and life will be radically altered and can indeed propel us to start changing the world.