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Christmas and the Mess E3: Crimes Against Humanity (Mt. 2:1-18)

Christmas and the Mess E3: Crimes Against Humanity (Mt. 2:1-18)

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We often forget that the Christmas story involved a genocide that made Jesus' parents displaced refugees in a foreign country. But this part of the story mattered to Matthew's audience, who had just gone through their own crimes against humanity in the sacking of Jerusalem. And it matters to anyone living in difficult and chaotic circumstances, wondering if God is still watching, and if he still cares.


Christmas and the Mess: In this Advent teaching series, we unpack the question: "When God moves powerfully, what does it actually feel like for the people involved?" The answer may surprise and unsettle us: It's a lot messier that we'd like.


The Living Water Network is a ⁠⁠decentralized network of relationships⁠⁠ unified by a love for Jesus and his Kingdom, an affirmation of ⁠⁠microchurch⁠⁠, and a desire to reach the hard places in the world characterized by violent conflict, persecution, crushing poverty, and compromised rule of law. This podcast is a place for collected teachings that are useful to those within the network.


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