"Americans are mired in idolatry. This is perhaps at no time more evident than during the Christmas season. What idols do we worship? We often point out the consumerism that eclipses the meaning of the holiday, but as Mary Austin points out, there are others that might escape our notice. Perfectionism, that belief that if can host the perfect holiday party or keep a perfect house, is a false god we often believe will offer us wholeness. Busy-ness, too, can give us a false sense of worth. These sermons use the words and ...
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"Americans are mired in idolatry. This is perhaps at no time more evident than during the Christmas season. What idols do we worship? We often point out the consumerism that eclipses the meaning of the holiday, but as Mary Austin points out, there are others that might escape our notice. Perfectionism, that belief that if can host the perfect holiday party or keep a perfect house, is a false god we often believe will offer us wholeness. Busy-ness, too, can give us a false sense of worth. These sermons use the words and actions of Paul to call out these false gods, to reveal our idolatry and its cause: our longing for the true source of peace. Once we have determined the cause of our love/hate relationship with the Christmas season, we can begin to pursue the counter-cultural cure. Meeting God at the Mall shows us there is no obstacle too great to prevent us finding our way back to the peace we can find only in our loving Savior"--
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