How To Live a Grace-Full Christmas

Luke 2:36-40

Pastor Scott George

December 14th, 2025

Introduction

The story of Anna is tucked quietly into the Christmas narrative, but she shines with grace. Anna shows us that a grace-filled Christmas isn’t about busyness, but about living awake to God’s presence. Grace shaped her words, guided her actions, filled her heart with gratitude, and compelled her to share hope with others. As we move through this season, may her life help us reflect on what it means to live a Christmas marked not by chaos, but by grace.

Reflecting on the Passage

• What stands out to you about Anna’s devotion in Luke 2:36–37?
• How does Anna model a life of continual worship through “fastings and prayers night and day”?
• Why do you think she immediately responded with thanksgiving when Jesus appeared (Luke 2:38)?

Personal Application

• How might your words this season have the power to lift others up with grace?
• How can you view your age, experience, or season of life as a blessing rather than a limitation?
• What is one intentional way you can cultivate gratitude this week?

Exploring Faith

• "Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace."

– Jerry Bridges

How do these words challenge your view of good days and bad days?

• "Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected."

– Jonathan Edwards

• "Grace comes into the soul, as the morning sun into the world; first a dawning; then a light; and at last the sun in its full and excellent brightness."

– Thomas Adams

How might these quotes shape the way you experience grace growing in your life?

Community Impact

• How might God be calling you to speak words of life to someone who needs encouragement?
• What would it look like for us to create a culture of grace that stretches beyond December?
• Where can we as a church look for opportunities to share the real gift of Christmas?

Closing Thoughts

Anna reminds us that grace is not seasonal. It sustains, strengthens, and spills over into love, gratitude, and witness. As we celebrate Jesus, may we reflect Him in the way we speak, give thanks, serve, and share.

Let’s live a Grace-Full Christmas!

We hope these questions lead you into deeper conversations with God and with others. Join us again next week for more ways to dig deeper into God’s Word and grow in faith together. 

Grace and peace,

The Belle Isle Community Church Team