What do you think of when you think of Christmas? Family traditions? Decorations? Gift giving and receiving? When Hillsong Worship sings “When I Think Upon Christmas” they sing of the greatest gift of all time…Jesus, God with us, Savior of the world.
Let’s take a close look at the accounts of the birth of Christ together.
On this week’s episode I discuss:
Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week’s Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
- Read in context
- Compare and contrast
- Ask questions
- What do I learn about God in this Scripture?
- His character
- His conduct
- His concerns
- What do I learn about God in this Scripture?
- The wrong question, “What does it mean to me?”
- Getting rid of misconceptions about what is and is not in the Christmas story by reading it for ourselves in Scripture
- Not skipping the genealogy in Matthew 1
- A wonderful book recommendation – “Asking the Right Questions” by Matthew Harmon
- Stopping to ponder the tragic details in history surrounding Christ’s birth because of the wise men’s visit to King Herod
- How in Mark’s gospel the beginning of the good news isn’t Jesus’ birth at all, but his public ministry
- The common details in Luke’s account that we find in the traditional Christmas carols that we sing
- How John speaks of the beginning of creation where Jesus was present and through whom everything was made, but did not include details of His birth
- Contrast point – the birth of Christ is not included in all four gospels
- Comparison point – all four gospels refer to “the beginning” (in two, the beginning of Christ’s earthly ministry, and in the others the beginning of creation and God’s people)
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Enjoy the official lyric video below.
Listen to all the songs we’ve used on the podcast this year (and follow the playlist)…
Additional Resources
- Lyrics – Hillsong Worship
- Chords – Worship Together
- Spotify Link to “When I Think Upon Christmas” by Hillsong Worship
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