{"id":31004,"date":"2022-12-14T07:57:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T20:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?p=31004"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T04:55:59","slug":"familiarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/familiarity\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Familiarity\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&amp;#8216;Familiarity\u2026\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-14T07:57:47+11:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"[et_pb_section fb_built=&quot;1&quot; _builder_version=&quot;3.22&quot;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&quot;3.25&quot; background_size=&quot;initial&quot; background_position=&quot;top_left&quot; background_repeat=&quot;repeat&quot; custom_padding=&quot;0px||0px|||&quot;][et_pb_column type=&quot;4_4&quot; _builder_version=&quot;3.25&quot; c...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"7.0\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2FFamiliarity-.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Ffamiliarity%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=31004-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Familiarity-.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 7:41 &#8212; 7.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Read&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s said that <b>familiarity breeds contempt<\/b>. Christmas celebrations can at first fill us with awe.\u00a0But with the passing of\u00a0the years, we can become indifferent and sometimes even cynical about them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Whenever familiarity produces contempt, we are potentially in danger. We can disengage and become weary and cynical. Amidst the familiar trappings of Christmas, it\u2019s easy to become blind and deaf to the overwhelming significance of the humility of God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">How many of us have become so familiar with the account of Jesus\u2019 birth that its reality and true meaning no longer touches our hearts. We forget that it fulfilled God\u2019s promise made seven centuries before, that a young woman would bear a son whose name would be <b><i>\u2018Immanuel\u2019 \u2013 God with us<\/i><\/b> (Isaiah 7:14).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>How would we respond if we celebrated Christmas only once every ten years?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s important to think about this, for <b>Christmas celebrates the birth of one who stands unique in history<\/b>. We see in the Gospel records the integrity of his character, his compassion for the needy, the profundity yet simplicity of his teaching, and his extraordinary powers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Hegel,\u00a0the German philosopher observed, \u2018One of the lessons of history is that we don\u2019t learn from history\u2019. <b>Secular progressivism\u2019s outright denial of the reality of the uniqueness of Christianity\u2019s founder is one of the tragedies of our age<\/b>. Jesus Christ is not just great: he is goodness incarnate. His voice is the voice our world desperately needs to hear and heed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Indeed, every generation needs to hear or rediscover the Gospel truth.\u00a0Furthermore, it is up to all of us who believe to play our part in ensuring that God\u2019s gospel is effectively passed on to the younger generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As we endeavor to do this it\u2019s very easy to forget the lessons of the past. We\u2019re tempted to ask, \u2018Is God really in control?\u2019 \u2018Does he really care?\u2019 \u2018Will his Spirit continue to open blind eyes and unstop deaf ears?\u2019 Has he left us alone to fend for ourselves?\u2019 \u2018Is there any hope for the future?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the time of Isaiah the prophet, it seems that these kinds of questions were in the mind of King Ahaz when he was confronted by the Assyrian threat on his northern border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Into this situation Isaiah spoke: <b>\u2018Keep calm Ahaz. God will give you a sign \u2013 any sign, all you have to do is ask\u2019<\/b> (Isaiah 7: 10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But Ahaz was not interested in any sign. Even though God had given him this special offer, Ahaz refused. Second Kings, chapter 15 reveals that <b>Ahaz chose to do it his way<\/b>: he paid tribute to the Assyrian king, hoping the danger would disappear. Ahaz turned his back on the familiar \u2013 what was known from Israel\u2019s past. Prayer and listening to God\u2019s Word were not part of his response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We can be like Ahaz. We ignore the enormous influence for good that Christianity has had on the western world and <b>look for human solutions, not God\u2019s solutions<\/b> to the challenges we face. We have allowed a liberal, secular progressivism to drive our thinking. And tragically it\u2019s happening in many churches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet what does the current wisdom of the world have to offer? In its apparent care for the needy, secular progressivism <b><i>appears<\/i> to resemble Christianity<\/b> in that it encourages love and compassion, tolerance and the relief of poverty and injustice. But at its center it is myopic and cruel because it teaches that life as we know it is the only life. It ignores the lessons of history revealing that God not only exists, but that he has acted in great humility to serve us in our greatest need: our need to be rescued from our self-absorption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For the first Christians, the incarnation and the events of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God were real. Their familiarity with these truths didn\u2019t weaken their faith but enhanced it. Their lives were rooted in God\u2019s promises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The daily insecurities of the decaying Roman Empire with its organized persecutions didn\u2019t affect their basic confidence. They looked for the day when Christ would return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Indeed, they heeded Jesus\u2019 words: <i>\u2018Stay awake at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man\u2019<\/i> (Luke 21:36).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Familiarity with the Christmas story can breed an indifference to the miracle of the incarnation and the uniqueness of Jesus. <b>Are you praying that the Spirit of God will keep your faith vital and fresh, confident in God\u2019s promises?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Are you also praying that God\u2019s Spirit will awaken hearts that have grown cold towards him because familiarity has bred contempt? Recent research shows that one-third of those who have not been in church for some time would accept an invitation to go to church. Christmas is a great time to invite them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>A prayer<\/i>.<\/b> Lord, we beseech you, pour out your grace into our hearts; so that, knowing the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection by his cross and passion. We ask this through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You may like to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BE4DDB5whyk\"><i>Jesus Shall Reign<\/i> from Keith and Kristyn Getty<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=16KYvfIc2bE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>\u00a9 John G. Mason<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Support the Word on Wednesday ministry \u2013 One-time gift <b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/give\/\">here<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&amp;#8216;Familiarity\u2026\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-12-14T07:57:47+11:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT7M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&amp;#8216;Familiarity\u2026\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"7.0\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2FFamiliarity-.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Ffamiliarity%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=31004-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/Familiarity-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Familiarity-.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 7:41 &#8212; 7.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>It\u2019s said that familiarity breeds contempt. Christmas celebrations can at first fill us with awe.\u00a0But with the passing of\u00a0the years, we can become indifferent and sometimes even cynical about them. Whenever familiarity produces contempt, we are potentially in danger. We can disengage and become weary and cynical. 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