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"Warned" -- Sermon from January 6, 2024

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FAIR WARNING: Today’s focus text takes us into a dangerous place: the wilderness! Across cultures the wilderness is dangerous place because it is where we encounter “the other.” The story of the wise men visiting Jesus is a wilderness story. The wise men are travelling to an unknown land with foreign customs and culture, they are entering a wilderness space and bringing with them the customs & culture of “the other”. The thing about the wilderness in the biblical story is that it brings change which can sometimes feel dangerous. The good news is that the change the wilderness brings can help us experience the true joy that comes when we embrace “the other” as God calls us to do.
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FAIR WARNING: Today’s focus text takes us into a dangerous place: the wilderness! Across cultures the wilderness is dangerous place because it is where we encounter “the other.” The story of the wise men visiting Jesus is a wilderness story. The wise men are travelling to an unknown land with foreign customs and culture, they are entering a wilderness space and bringing with them the customs & culture of “the other”. The thing about the wilderness in the biblical story is that it brings change which can sometimes feel dangerous. The good news is that the change the wilderness brings can help us experience the true joy that comes when we embrace “the other” as God calls us to do.
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