Titus 2:11

Because the Christmas story is somewhat familiar for many of us, I sometimes wonder if we are vulnerable to glossing over the gravity of what really happened so many years ago in Bethlehem.  We remember the shepherds and the angels and the manger, and in fact all of these details of the story contribute in one sense to the wonder of the Christmas story.  Though the details of the story provoke respectful thought, the question that stirs “awe” is the question, “Why?”  Christmas is an occasion for us to ask again the question, “Why did Jesus come?”  As we honestly ask that question, we inevitably find ourselves colliding with a theme that runs like a river throughout the biblical story.  It is a characteristic of God that confounds reason and natural expectation.  This beautiful theme and this amazing attribute of God is grace.  God’s grace shouts from the Christmas story to those with ears to hear!  Grace is not merely an abstract idea. It is a beautiful expression of God’s love that came to earth embodied in the One who was laid in the manger.  Join us on Christmas Eve at 4 PM as celebrate “Christmas grace”, and as we unpack a powerful statement found in Titus 2:11.

Pastor Tim Haugen

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