The Worst Part of Christmas - Pastor Kelly Goins

Waiting. It's the worst part of Christmas for kids—and often the hardest part of life for adults.

Pastor Kelly Goins from Watts Bar Community Church delivers a message that cuts to the heart of everyone who's been waiting: waiting for healing, waiting for change, waiting for breakthrough, waiting for God to move.

Through the powerful story of a man who waited 38 years at the Pool of Bethesda, Pastor Kelly reveals why Jesus asked what seems like an insensitive question: "Do you want to be healed?" The answer exposes something deeper than physical ailments—it reveals how we can become comfortable in our brokenness, using our pain as a crutch and our circumstances as an excuse.

This Christmas message reminds us that Jesus didn't come 2,000 years ago to leave us where He finds us. He came to move toward our mess, speak life over our deadness, and offer grace that relentlessly pursues us.

If you've been waiting for something to change, if you've given up hope that your situation could be different, this message is for you. Because the Father is still working.

Key Themes:

-The challenge of waiting and what it reveals about our hearts

-How Jesus moves toward brokenness, not away from it

-Why comfort in our pain can be more dangerous than the pain itself

-The reckless love of God that never stops pursuing us

-Taking the first step toward healing and freedom

Series: Worst Christmas Ever - Week 2

Speaker: Pastor Kelly Goins

Church: Watts Bar Community Church, Decatur, Tennessee

Scripture: John 5:1-17

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