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• Next Sunday we will return to our normal Sunday service schedule.
• Tuesday Morning Communal Prayer is at 9am in the basement at Corner Coffee North Loop.
• Be sure to stop in Corner Coffee Downtown this week during Holidazzle. Show the barista your announcement card after 5pm to BUY ONE AND GET ONE OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE FOR FREE!
• Feed My Starving Children food packing event will be Tuesday, December 17 at 7:15pm at 401 93rd Ave NW, Coon Rapids. Use the QR code on the announcement card to reserve your spot and to get more details.
• Corner Church Youth Event at the Mall of America will be on Friday, December 20. We will meet at Corner Coffee North Loop at 6:30pm. Teens / Parents of teens, please RSVP for this event by texting Scott Woller at 612.801.9233.
• Corner Church Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be Tuesday, December 24 at 6pm at Corner Coffee Northeast.
• Join the Cairo missions trip prayer team. Please sign up right now by using the QR code on the announcement card!
• All 2024 Corner Church contributions need to be postmarked or submitted online by December 31st in order to receive 2024 tax benefits. Contribution receipts will be distributed by the end of January.

Dialogue Questions:

Why are shepherds (insignificant nobodies) invited to the “table”?
Why are the wise men (clear outsiders) invited to the “table”?

Dialogue Question:

Where could you find yourself and feel markedly awkward?

All alone in a quiet house
At a party crowded with strangers
At a gala feeling underdressed
At a shelter waiting for a meal
At a team meeting sharing your insight
At a family gathering participating in smalltalk
At a movie by yourself
At a movie on a blind date
At a busy restaurant by yourself
At a busy restaurant with a bunch of coworkers
Knocking on a stranger's door
Going back home
At a high school reunion
At a concert unable to find your friends
At the mall, bumping into one of your high school teachers
In an elevator with an ex

Dialogue Question:

What does it say to you that Jesus’ genealogy includes so many unexpected people?

Tamar
Rahab
Ruth
Bathsheba
King Manasseh
Mary

Dialogue Questions:

Why are “unexpected” characters central to Jesus’ life and ministry?
What perspective does it give you of Jesus?

Dialogue Moment:

I see you are an important part of Jesus’ story by:

Take It Deeper Questions
Read Matthew 2:1-12.
Would you rather have unexpected visitors occasionally or no visitors ever? Why?
Would it be more stressful to have shepherds or magi drop in at your house unexpectedly? Why?
How does the visiting of shepherds and magi build into our understanding of who Jesus is?
How does Herod’s response build perspective?
How are you challenged, focused, encouraged, and or confused by this text?

Bible Reading Plan
Matthew 1
Matthew 2
Micah 5
Hosea 11
Micah 6