Discussion Question for Sermon Series Who Needs Christmas Week 1

The Christmas story didn’t begin with shepherds watching over their flocks, wise men following a star, and a young couple that couldn’t find a place to have their baby. It began much earlier than that, and it was more epic than anyone could have imagined.

1. How do you feel heading into this Christmas season? Is this a positive or negative time for you?

2. Do you find it difficult to believe the details of the Christmas story? Why or why not?

3. Talk about a time when God seemed silent or distant I your life. What happened? What did that experience do for your faith?

4. Read Genesis 12:1–3. In what ways does God’s promise to Abraham change our view of the Christmas story?

5. Read Isaiah 49:6. What does this verse tell you about God’s character?

6. What can you do this season to focus on the meaning of the Christmas story to our culture and in your life? How can this group help you?

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