Contributed by Daniel Haas on Dec 24, 2008
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Why did they have to lay this poor child in a manger? It’s not said that they were too poor to afford a decent place, but there simply was no place in the inn. Come on: They knew she was pregnant. Traveling with an expecting woman you make reservations, d
                
                    
                        Sermon on Christmas Eve 2008: Christ is born
Birth: Luke 2:1-7
    * Down-to-earth story
    * Political context
    * Not a cute family scene, but privacy issues
    * The powers of the time: Roman Emperor and Governor, Oppressors
    * Joseph and Mary humbled themselves and followed the order to
                        
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