1. Jesus wouldn't allow religious people to determine his identity, define his mission, or put him in a safe, predictable religious box.
  2. The promise of Advent is the promise of the lamb slain, who is born and given for us so that we don’t have to fear sin, death, and hell.
  3. At Christmas, we hear the story of our salvation, but it’s not pretty.
  4. No matter what is done to undermine Christmas, the holiday won't go away. Two thousand years of persecution from outside (and from within) the Church hasn't ended Christmas.
  5. Most days, we're not okay. We're not good enough, strong enough, or "Christian" enough.
  6. Jesus isn't just "the reason for the season." He's the reason we don't have to cross off "spiritually bankrupt," "mentally compromised," and "physically vulnerable" from our Christmas list.
  7. Our actions, moral choices, appearance, definitions of family and friendship are all defined by how we see ourselves in relation to the question, "Am I good enough?"
  8. All this disciplined living is to be done in freedom.
  9. Our wants and desires are wholly driven by selfishness, just like Peter, James, John, and all the disciples
  10. He who created the heavens and the earth is adored by angels, shepherds, magi, and cows.
  11. Immanuel is born to rescue all of us weak-hearted, cowardly, self-deceiving children of this world. He comes to set us free in the liberation of His death.
  12. What Jesus says is simple, but the simplest things are difficult, and difficulty causes friction.
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