(Click links below for 2 chapters from Jeff Hampton's book)
This time of year is many different things to different people.
It can be:
crazy busy
exhausting
a time when some may wonder what all the fuss is about
a time of giving
a time of receiving
a time of wondering why one faith dominates the commercial airways
a time of questioning
a time of exceptions
a time of disappointments
a time of great sadness
a time of loneliness
This is certainly not an all inclusive list but just a few of the things that have popped into my head recently.
I am attaching 2 of the sermons on Christmas from Jeff Hampton’s book. Maybe it is a good time to pause for a minute and consider some of the points he presents.
I think they will definitely generate some discussion. He has a list of questions at the end of each but I suspect we will be adding more. If you have any you would like added before Sunday please send out so we can be thinking about them.
Jeff Hampton: The Shepherds
Jeff Hampton: Chapter 29