Sermon: Outside the Box

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Text: Luke 2:8-20

The Nativity story, when viewed from the perspective that Jesus was born in a private residence, rather than a lonely stable set apart from the rest of society, enhances, rather than detracts, from the gospel message. This perspective further adds weight to the point that the gospel is for all people, even those “outside the box” that is frequently socially and religiously acceptable. This perspective is also more in line with Luke’s gospel theme in which it is the common people and outsiders that readily accept Jesus among their midst.