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The True Meaning of Christmas with George Clerie
The Gathering Church Podcast
English - December 08, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB - ★★★ - 1 ratingChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture jesus gathering church the gathering abundant life Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Overview
In the eighth episode of The Gathering Podcast, you will hear from Pastor George Clerie interviewed by Peter Varberg on the topic of Christmas. George and Peter discuss the impacts of Covid on our Christmas traditions, and the opportunities it affords us to hit reset this year. 2020 is an opportunity to refresh our understanding of Christmas, and what we allow to take our attention in relation to Christmas. It's a great discussion you don't want to miss.
Intro Discussion - 0:00
A Russian Christmas - 4:30
Christmas Texts - 8:00
Key Truths from the Text:
11:24 Truth #1- Jesus the Word (Logos) God fully conceived and fully expressed15:30 Truth #2- Jesus (the Word) became flesh (fully human) 18:45 Truth #3 - Jesus came to be God with us. He didn't swing by for a visit but he made his dwelling.24:06 Truth #4 You saw Jesus, you saw God- He is Awe-inspiring, Christmas should be a time of aweKey Takeaways from the Text:
29:21 #1 Salvation "God Saves"31:37 #2 Identity37:36 #3 Courage40:07 #4 Mission43:28- Analogy of Bill Gates
Resources:
BibleProject Videos:
Luke 1-2
Heaven & Earth