Sermons

We often imagine the Christmas story as safe and comfortably Christian. But when you look closely at who is gathered around the manger, there are no Christians at all. Instead, the story opens with observant Jews, religious outsiders, and foreign priests from another faith, all welcomed in. This sermon explores how Jesus’ birth dissolves insider and outsider from the very beginning and asks whether our instincts match the radical welcome at the manger.

Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12

From Series: The Characters of Christmas | More Messages from Rev. Tom Hathaway