Make Room for Outsiders

December 29, 2024 | Part 5

In this message, God’s word challenges us to make room for strangers and outsiders in the activity of our lives.

” …[S]he gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”
Luke 2:7 (ESV)

Sermon Outline

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:1-12; Psalm 19:1; John 4:1-42; Ephesians 2:13-22 (ESV)

  1. God INVITES Outsiders Through Revelation
  2. God WELCOMES Outsiders’ Worship
  3. God CARES for Outsiders’ Well-Being

Next Steps

  • Ask God to show you who “feels” like an outsider.
  • Take one step to invite, welcome, or care for them this week.
  • Thank God for bringing you near when you were far off.

⬇️ More from this series

Make Room – Christmas 2024

Sundays in December, 10:30am
Christmas Eve, 2:30pm & 4:00pm

Join us at Ascend, for our Advent 2024  sermon series from the lives of those who made room for Jesus at the first Christmas.

This series reminds us to make room this Christmas for miracles, unexpected promises, and the presence of Jesus in our holiday celebration!

Part 1 – December 1, 2024

Part 2 – December 8, 2024

Part 3 – December 15, 2024

Part 4 – December 22, 2024

Part 5 – December 24, 2024
Christmas Eve – 2:30pm & 4:00pm

Part 6 – December 29, 2024

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