The Scandal of Christmas

Christmas was never clean or comfortable — it was scandalous, misunderstood, and offensive to the religious establishment. This 3-week youth ministry sermon series takes students beyond the sanitized nativity scene to discover the radical, counter-cultural reality of Jesus' birth and what it cost Him to enter our world. Your students will explore why the Messiah's arrival was an outrage to first-century Jews, what it means that God chose weakness over power, and how the scandal of Christmas still confronts us today. Perfect for youth groups wrestling with identity and what it truly means to follow Jesus, this series connects ancient scandal to modern faith with rich cultural context and challenging biblical truth.