Scripting the Flip – Christmas – The Outsider is Now the Insider

Josh Carstensen, Lead Pastor
December 15, 2024

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our Christmas series in Matthew chapter 2.

We all have a backstory. Even villains have backstories that we can sympathize with. So how do we know what's good and what's bad?

The Christmas story is full of characters with their own backstories. When we look at the stories of Herod and the wise men, what can we learn from the choices that they made when it comes to Jesus?

Through reading their stories, one thing becomes clear: we are all sinners in need of forgiveness.

Thank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on December 15, 2024, at 9:30am. You can find us online at nwhills.com.

Key Moments
00:00 Welcome
00:45 Message: Understanding Herod and the Wise Men
04:24 Herod's Troubled Reign
15:01 The Wise Men and Their Journey
17:31 The Encounter with Jesus
21:19 The Prophecy of Daniel
28:15 Herod's Response to Jesus
31:02 Our Need for Forgiveness

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