Luke 2: The awesome saviour of BethlehemIn those days Caesar Augustus issued a

decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.

Census: Source of power and taxWho is out in the cold

Age 65% 16-64 19% 0-15 16% 65+

Single/Couple 58% Couple 26% Single 16% Single DWS

Adults (Kids) 41% 2+ & None 30% 1 & None 29% 1+ & Some

Ethnic 80%White British 14% Not white 5% White other

Speak English 91% All 4% Some 4% None

Religion 59% Christian 25% None 16% Other

Limiting illness 82% Not at all 9% Little 9% Lot

Unpaid care 90% None 7% 1-19hrs/wk 4% 20+hrs/wk

Housing type 64%

Owned house 18%

Other rented 18%

Social rented

House (av) 2.4 People 5.4 Rooms 2.7 Bedrooms

Cars/House 42% 1 32% 2+ 26% None

Qualifications 50%

Non graduate 27% Graduate 23% None

Employment 65% Employed 30% Inactive 4% Unemployed

Working week 58% 31-48 hrs 29% <31 hrs 13% 49+ hrs

Industry 53%Other service 28%

Public service 19% Production

Occupation 40% Other 31% Managerial 29% Technical

Birth Country 87% UK 8%

Rest of World 5%

Rest of Europe

Resident in UK 87% Born in UK 7% 10yrs+ 7% <10yrs

The awesome saviour of BethlehemRevelation 12

1A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

2She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.3Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven

heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.4The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth,

so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.5She gave birth to a son, a male child,

who will rule all the nations with an iron sceptre. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.

7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

8But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.9The great dragon was hurled down-- that ancient serpent called the devil, or

Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

Luke 2: The awesome saviour of BethlehemBelonging:

Family & All the people (not “no room” or “out in the cold”)

Power:(not census: Source of power and tax) Terrifying and glorious Making things right (peace)For the benefit of others (manger)

Luke 21In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a

census should be taken of the entire Roman world.2(This was the first census that took place

while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)3And everyone went to his own town to register.4So Joseph also went up

from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Belonging: Family & All the people (not “no room” or “out in the cold”)Power: Terrifying and glorious; Making things right for the benefit of others

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

11 Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests."

Belonging: Family & All the people (not “no room” or “out in the cold”)Power: Terrifying and glorious; Making things right for the benefit of others

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Thank God for his Word to us

Belonging: Family & All the people (not “no room” or “out in the cold”)Power: Terrifying and glorious; Making things right for the benefit of others

Luke 2: The awesome saviour of BethlehemBelonging:

Family & All the people (not “no room” or “out in the cold”)

Power:(not census: Source of power and tax) Terrifying and glorious Making things right (peace)For the benefit of others (manger)

Be still, for the presence of the lord