In this message, we step back into the waiting, longing, and hope surrounding the birth of Jesus. For generations, God’s people lived in silence, holding onto promises of a coming King while wondering if God had grown distant. When the prophecy declared, “Your King is coming,” it was not just good news. It was a reminder that God had not forgotten them.
This sermon explores why the Christmas story still matters, even when the wonder feels worn down by busyness, routine, and repetition. It challenges the idea that boredom is harmless, and instead invites us to rediscover the weight and beauty of the most extraordinary story ever told.
Jesus did not come to offer more rules or religion. He came to meet us where we are, to close the gap we could never cross on our own, and to show us what it means to have a King who is with us.
This is a reminder that Christmas is not an ordinary story, because we were never an ordinary people. We were a broken world in need of a Savior, and the King we were waiting for came closer than we ever imagined.
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