To You (Luke 2:8-20)

  1. How do we tend to glamorize Christmas and sanitize the Christmas story?

  2. What do you think it was like to be a Jewish shepherd when you were considered dishonest, ignorant, and unclean?

  3. Has there been a time in your life when you felt ostracized socially or religiously from the "in" group?

  4. How does feeling loneliness affect your thoughts about and your relationship with God?

  5. How does feeling shame affect your thoughts about and your relationship with God?

  6. Why is it important that the "Savior-to-you" is personal?

  7. Why is it important that the "Savior-to-you" is universal?

  8. How is the fact that Messiah is born in a manger a sign to you?