The Hope Foretold

December 24, 2024

Series: A Hope Foretold

Book: Luke

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In this special Christmas Eve service, Pastor Mark Deering challenges common misconceptions about Jesus’s birth, explaining that rather than being turned away from an inn, Jesus was likely born in a family home in Bethlehem that was overcrowded due to Caesar’s census. Pastor Mark emphasizes how Mary and Joseph were surrounded by family, with Jesus being placed in a manger in the home’s animal area due to a lack of space in the guest room. He concludes by connecting the humble circumstances of Christ’s birth to God’s tendency to work in unexpected ways.