12/09/2025
We've been studying advent these past few weeks, but today's lesson really hit hard.
In summary, we talked about the wise men and the shepherds together; how God called two opposite kinds of people to Jesus:
• Shepherds: ordinary, poor, overlooked
• Wise men: educated, wealthy, respected
But both groups did something important:
They followed when God spoke.
They moved toward Jesus.
They worshiped Him when they arrived.
The lesson for us:
Jesus came for absolutely everyone.
For the quiet ones. For the curious ones. For the brave ones. For the unsure ones. For the ones who know a lot, and the ones still learning.
In Advent, we are all on a journey—like the shepherds and the wise men—moving closer to Jesus.
If Jesus welcomes both the least expected people and the most expected people, then there is a place for us too.
And there is a place for the kid who sits next to you.
And the one who gets on your nerves.
And the one who is always smiling or always struggling.
So here we are. Holding our shepherd staffs and wearing our wisemen crowns, asking if we are more like a shepherd—someone who’s surprised God notices you or more like a wise man—someone who loves to ask questions and search for answers? Asking what it looks like for us to move toward Jesus this advent; thankful that God called both
