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  CHANGING TIMES AND UNCHANGING THIRST
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The sermon highlights the unchanging quality of human nature,
despite the many changes in society and technology.

Topics: "Human Nature", "The Birth of Christ"
Scripture References: Psalm 42:1, Ecclesiastes 1:9, John 4:14, Hebrews 13:8

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A.W. Tozer reflects on the paradox of changing times and the unchanging
nature of humanity, emphasizing that despite the advancements in
civilization, the core of human nature remains constant. He illustrates
this point by contrasting the humble circumstances of Jesus' birth with
the modern world, highlighting that while technology and society evolve,
the fundamental human thirst for meaning and connection persists. Tozer
suggests that this unchanging thirst is most evident during Christmas, a
time that reminds us of our enduring needs and the simplicity of
Christ's arrival.

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There is a well-known saying which I think originated with the French,
that the more things change the more they remain the same.

The wisdom of this saying may be seen in almost every department of
human life, the reason probably being that of all the things that change
and still remain unchanged, there is no better example than human nature
itself.

And when do we see the unchanging quality of human nature more perfectly
than at Christmas-time? Consider the radical difference between today's
world and the world into which the Baby Jesus was born. Compared with
our twentieth-century civilization, everything surrounding the wondrous
Child was crude and primitive. Jesus was born in a stable, not in a
hospital; His mother was attended by a midwife, not by a skilled
scientist; His baby face was lighted by a tallow candle, not by an
electric bulb; He traveled into Egypt on the back of the lowly burro,
not by auto or streamlined train.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/changing-times-and-unchanging-thirst/
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