DIGGING DEEPER
WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 6 & 7, 2025
SERMON NOTES
The Hero’s Arrival:
Family Christmas Services
Big idea: God steps into our broken world to save us.
Challenge: Marvel at God’s mission to save the world.
Who is your favorite superhero and why?
Isaiah 9:2
Isaiah 9:5-7
Isaiah 11:9
Isaiah 53:4-12
“You are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins… ”
Matthew 1:21
“I bring you good news of great joy… a Savior has been born…”
Luke 2:10–11
DIGGING DEEPER
Who is your favorite superhero, and why? What qualities do they have that make them a hero?
How can ordinary people be “heroes” in everyday life?
How is Jesus different from the superheroes we know from comics or movies?
How can thinking of Jesus as a “Hero” change the way you think about Christmas?
What does it look like for you to “marvel” at God’s mission to save the world? How can we marvel at God both quietly (like Mary) and loudly (like the shepherds)?
Read Isaiah 9:2-7. Make a list of the good things that will come through God’s Hero who rescues us. Which one is most compelling to you and why?
Read Isaiah 53:4-12. How does Jesus save by suffering rather than by using power or force? What is so powerful about that, and why do we need it so bad?
What’s one thing you can do this Christmas season to point someone else toward Jesus, the greatest Hero?
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