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Saving Christmas, Part 1

December 10, 2017 Mike MinterSermonsGenesis, Hebrews, Luke

Context sets the stage for life. There is a context to history. There is a context to your salvation. There is a context to Christmas.

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Saving Christmas, Part 1

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS

  1. What was one thing you found particularly interesting, insightful, helpful, or difficult to understand from this Sunday?
  2. What is one of your favorite memories or family traditions regarding Christmas?
  3. What is “context”? Why does context matter when examining any certain thing? How does context “set the stage for life”?
  4. Read and discuss Genesis 3. What does this tell us about us? What does it tell us about God? How does this provide context for all of humanity?
  5. How does Genesis 3:15 set the context for Christmas? How is Christmas a declaration of war?
  6. Read Hebrews 11:4, 1 John 3:12, Romans 5:12, and Hebrews 9:22. Why was Cain’s sacrifice unacceptable to the Lord? What does sin and sacrifice have to do with Christmas?
  7. Consider the life of Noah in Hebrews 11:7, Genesis 6:5-9, 2 Peter 2:5. What does this have to do with Christmas? How does Noah foreshadow the coming of Jesus?
  8. Read Genesis 22:1-8. How does this scenario point us to Christ? How does this provide context to Christmas?
  9. Spend some time in prayer for the things you’ve discussed. Pray that the Lord would help you see and take joy in the greater biblical context of Christmas.
Series: Christmas Messages
Tagged with: Bible, Christ Foretold, Christmas, Prophecy, Sin

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