What Do I Do When I'm Wrong?
Have you ever been wrong about anything? Because we all have, but sometimes it’s hard to admit. Today we’re looking at a story from Jesus’ life that we can’t all totally agree on. There’s wells and mountains and husbands and metaphors about living water and food. And Samaritans! What is so controversial about this unnamed woman? Do the things we disagree about change anything? How does having humility when we are approaching Scripture set us up for a better understanding? Can humility about our own story, other people’s stories, or even God’s story help us connect better? Thankfully one thing remains the same - Jesus is still the source of new life and new changes.
What do you imagine when you think of the birth of Jesus? A barn? Animals? Shepherds and wise men? We all have images we think of, but the truth is the Bible tells us very little about what Jesus' birth was like. In fact, two of the Gospels don't include anything about Jesus' birth at all.
Instead, the Bible focuses on why Jesus was born, because to the Biblical writers what it looked like simply didn't matter at all compared to why He came to earth.
This Christmas Eve we'll reimagine the Christmas story, no matter what images come to mind. We'll look at the birth of Christ through the eyes of both Matthew and Luke, to focus in on the most important detail: the "why".