They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
John 6:42
They were skeptical. It is hard to believe, and difficult to understand, how the Son of God would be born to particular parents, in a particular place, with a particular body. But, despite their skepticism, we sing, O Come, O Come, Immanuel, every Christmas. It is one of the paradoxical mysteries at the core of our faith: Jesus of Nazareth, becoming known as Christ, is God incarnate.
He is special, he is unique, but also….ONE OF US.
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,
Isaiah 7:14
and will call him Immanuel.”
“The Word became flesh
John 1:14
and made his dwelling among us.”
YOUNG CHURCH
- Godly Play: Advent – Part III
- Big Kids: ZOOM meeting at 11:20 am on Sunday
Christmas Eve 2020
- ZOOM @ 7 pm, Thursday, December 24th, Christmas Eve (duh)
- Sign-up to play a role and/or read
BEYOND SUNDAY
- Four separate Small Groups meet via ZOOM on a regular basis – “Guys Group”; “North End Moms”; “Crown Hill”; “POD-19”; email office@emmausroad.net for info
- New Horizons Dinner – served every first Wednesday; email office@emmausroad.net for info.