Leader: Darryl Lomas (Church Secretary)
Readings: Matthew 2 v7
Luke 2 v 1
Perfect Christmas
Over the last few months we have been advised by TV, shops, adverts and friends how to prepare for and to have a perfect Christmas.
Did this advice help – did you have a perfect Christmas?
50 years ago there were problems with poverty in the world – it is the same today – will it be the same in another 50 years??
If we were to go back 2,000 years how would we advertise a perfect Christmas?
What would be the main starting points —
A King – Royalty that’s good
Mary – a young mother pure naïve a good example
Wise Men from the East – surely worth a mention
Shepherds – No too rough and ready not important not perfect.
Setting?? A stable – oh dear no – too smelly, dirty, chaotic certainly not perfect.
Today most of our food is eaten, the presents used, some broken, some unwanted, the wrapping paper so carefully used is now torn and thrown away – mess is left – not perfect
However dark and smelly the stable was it gave us Jesus who is perfect – remember that when you ignore things which you feel are not perfect.
Sign seen on a church “RIGHT NOW WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS A STABLE INFLUENCE”