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Advent — one bright star over a small stable in the night

Born in a mangerLuke 2:1-7Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What details does Luke give about where and how Jesus was born?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What does it tell you about God that his Son's first bed was a manger?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • How will you make room for Jesus in the crowded rush of this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you invite to hear the real story behind the nativity scenes they see everywhere this season?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, the King of heaven arrived with no room, no crib, and no crowd — just cloths and a feeding trough. Thank you for coming so low to come so close to us.