Reforming the Feminine ContentHo, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas
I remember Christmas 2002 at Mars Hill Church quite well. It was my first Christmas in Seattle and at Mars Hill, and I remember my initial horror when I figured out the link of the title of this Christmas sermon with the content.
The whores in Jesus’ lineage. That’s it in a nutshell. The churches in which I grew up didn’t preach much on whores and certainly didn’t title their sermons in such a scandalous way. But I have to say that sermon got my attention and stuck with me. Listen to it if you have time. If you don’t have time, here’s the basic idea. Women who were disdained in their society because of their sinful sexual activities are redeemed by God. Their stories are transformed. They are no longer remembered in the history of the church as whores but as the mothers of the lineage of Jesus. These women remind us that, while our culture may exploit women from multiple angles, our Savior has long been in the business of loving us, transforming us, and giving us His name.
This is WHAT HE DOES. Redemption. Reconciliation. Restoration.
. Therefore we have Hope.
Wendy-
thank you for highlighting the amazing way that Jesus redeems. That He pursues and pulls us out of our whoredom, thanks for posting this.
This is so true and so needed Wendy…thank you for this!
Scandel-disdain(shame)-redeemed/reconciled/RESTORED. This deeply impresses my heart today as it can apply to so many areas of life. Thanks, Wendy.