Making Room Leader Guide: Sharing the Love of Christmas

Often our Advent preparations have an inward focus as we prepare for the significance of God breaking into our world through the birth of the Christ child. But in a closer examination of the Advent story we quickly learn that the focus of the coming of the newborn king is outward.In this book and Advent study Dr. Ed Robb explores the warmth of welcome at Christmas following interactions with Mary and Joseph the shepherds and the magi. Just as Jesus made room in Gods kingdom for a host of people that society wanted to leave on the margins beginning with the appearance of the shepherds we too should be asking ourselves who we can make room for this Christmas.Perhaps it is to the people in your community or the newly immigrated family in town that doesnt speak your language. Or maybe its the next-door neighbor who just settled in from yet another corporate move? The story of Christs birth encourages us to widen our borders and increase our sense of communityand make room for others.The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the four-week study including session plans activities and discussion questions as well as multiple format options.