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?

  1. Worship Fully
  2. Mary demonstrated the need to worship fully because God ______her and she was overcome with ______that led to ______.
  3. Spend Less
  4. Herod was the king, who had ______, yet he had ______.
  5. Herod illustrated the need to ______less at Christmas time and instead focus on ______more.
  6. Give More
  7. 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?

  1. Worship Fully
  2. Mary demonstrated the need to worship fully because God ______her and she was overcome with ______that led to ______.
  3. Spend Less
  4. Herod was the king, who had ______, yet he had ______.
  5. Herod illustrated the need to ______less at Christmas time and instead focus on ______more.
  6. Give More
  7. Instead of spending more on a gift that someone may have asked for, what would it look like to give the gift of ______instead?
  1. The gift of Jesus was indeed a gift of God’s presence that was ______and ______.
  1. Love All
  2. At this moment Caesar is doing ______, but God is doing ______as well.
  3. The one is from ancient days, and he shall ______his flock, and He will be ______to the ends of the earth.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 ______.”
  6. 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

  1. At this moment Caesar is doing ______, but God is doing ______as well.
  2. The one is from ancient days, and he shall ______his flock, and He will be ______to the ends of the earth.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 ______.”
  5. 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.