Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

Have you ever thought “Man, this is the worst Christmas ever!”? Sometimes Christmas is hard. But, the first Christmas ever was a pretty tough Christmas. In this series, Pastor Jamie Nunnally looks at the pregnancy, the emergency, and the nativity as we discover 3 keys to help you avoid having the worst Christmas ever. How to avoid having the worst Christmas ever:1. Adjust your expectations. 2. Embrace God’s perspective.3. Repurpose your pain. A classic nativity scene usually has Mary and Joseph, Jesus as a baby in a manger, angels, farm animals, shepherds, and wise men. Romans 15:8-9 “Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews[b] to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. 9 He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them.”You and I were there too in the heart of Jesus. We are the reason He came! Shepherds – Luke 2:8-17Shepherds were regular blue collar, hired hands.  Why shepherds? 1) Because God wants to save all (not just the wealthy and ed