The Five and Seven o'clock services;
I think the one point I want to make with this sermon is that we are most apt to get something out of Christmas if we look at Christmas with a sense of awe and wonder. The people who have determined to make it through Christmas may make it through but they will miss it altogether.
The people who look forward to Christmas as a time to find the spirit of Christmas everywhere they look are apt to find it every place they are.
The nine o'clock service;
The most important realization at Christmas time is that we are all on the road to nowhere and there isn't much we can do with our lives that will preserve our contribution. We will not make a name for ourselves and will not realize any sense of permanence unless we come to see that the measure of life is not what we accumulate but what we leave behind.
The Magi were never heard from since the birth in Bethlehem. There is little information about who they were except that they returned to their own country another way.
The only way the Wisemen would be remembered was through the gifts they gave.
We will be remembered by what we leave behind and what we pass on to others.
Do you have thoughts about this?
Are you on the road to Bethlehem or the road from Bethlehem. Are you leaving something behind? What are you giving? What are you leaving?
If you have thoughts on this write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts click on the box below.
If you would like a rough draft of either or both of these sermons write me and I will send them to you by email.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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