I'm Terrible With Names - Week 1

Often, during the Christmas Season, we are surrounded by those we love the most. And there’s something beautiful about that. But. If love is the highest Christian ethic, and loving everyone is the way that CHrist loved, then that’s a good deal more difficult. Jay Kim speaks about two ends of the spectrum of people who are challenging to love: one because it’s easy to forget about them (namely, the global poor and those in need) and the other because we don’t WANT to love them (our enemies).

The apostle John opens up his story about the life of Jesus in a very curious way. Instead of focusing on the familiar birth story of Jesus, with Mary, and the wise men and the star and silent night, holy night, John zooms way, way back. In the beginning, he writes, was the Word. John is linking Jesus and His life back to the opening pages of the Bible, in Genesis 1:1, where God speaks into the void, into the wild and waste of the Universe and with that Word brings forth beauty and order and goodness. This Word is Jesus, John says. And in Jesus, the “Word” of God isn’t just audible words spoken, but an actual person. Come to Earth. In human form. In Jesus. And just like in Genesis, this Word has the power to bring life, order, beauty and goodness everywhere.

ENTIRE SERVICE

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