December 9 2012 Experiencing Christ At Christmas
/EXPERIENCING CHRIST AT CHRISTMAS
Luke 2:8-20
Luke 2:10 - I bring you good news of great joy.
Five Wonderful Facts.
1. God reaches out to every person.
Verses 8-9 - And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them.
Job 36:7 - He does not take His eye off the righteous.
Isaiah 64:8 - We are all the work of God’s hand.
2. God releases your fears.
Verses 10-11 - Do not be afraid, a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord.
Examples:
• The stormy sea. Matthew 14:27
• At His resurrection. Matthew 28:10
• The Last Supper. John 14:27
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins.
John 16:33 - But take heart, I have overcome the world.
Matthew 6:33 - Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all those things will be given to you as well.
3. God wants to recover our lost position.
Luke 2:11 - A Savior has been born to you.
Luke 19:10 - Jesus said, for the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
Matthew 20:28 - I did not come into the world to be served, but to serve and give My life a ransom for many.
John 12:47 - I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.
4. God can reproduce His life in you.
Luke 2:14 - Peace to men on whom His favor rest.
John 10:10 - Jesus said, I have come that you might have life and have it to the fullest.
2 Corinthians 9:15 - Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.
5. God needs your response.
Luke 2:16-17 - So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in a manger. When they had seen Him, they spread the word.
John 6:47 - I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.
