Monday - A New Idea - The Night That Changed the Wise
We are in a series called, “The Night that Changed Everything.” We’re looking at the significance of Christmas, a night that changed much more than most of us imagine. We’ll see its impact on five segments of society:
The Night That Changed the Religious
The Night That Changed the Powerful
The Night That Changed the Poor
The Night That Changed You
The Night That Changed the Wise
This is our final week, when we look at how Jesus’ birth changed the wise. As you might have guessed, we’ll look at the story of the Magi or wise men who visited Jesus. They are unexpected worshippers of Jesus. We already explored how the shepherds were unusual, but at least they were local. The Magi travelled a long way, and they were highly educated astrologers.
They are the last people you’d expect to be worshipping a baby, but here they are. They are important for us to consider, because even today there are those who say they are too smart to believe in Jesus, or any religion. We’ll explore that this week.
Question: Describe a wise person. How do you recognize one?
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I'm sure you've seen the posters: Keep Calm and Carry On
Have you seen the story of the poster & slogan? Check it out here if you haven't: https://vimeo.com/48907330
It's so popular, they say here, because it's a simple, warm-hearted line to inspire confidence in others in hard times.
It's a memorable one-liner, meant to help people get through a war – a time where nothing is familiar, everything changing and dangerous.
Life can still be like that – maybe why people love this poster so much.
I did a Google search and found all sorts of people offering up their one liner for life. My favourite online life motto: Don't reduce your life to a sentence
We'll see tomorrow how Jesus summed up his teaching in the Sermon on the Mount with a one-liner.
Question: What is your guiding principle in life?
