December 20 2015 Revealing The Purpose Of Christmas
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REVEALING THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS
Luke 2:8-20
Luke 2:10 – I bring you good news of great joy.
Five Wonderful Purposes of Christmas:
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 Saviour has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord.
Examples:
- Storm tossed sea Matthew 14:27
- At His resurrection Matthew 28:10
- At 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 sin.
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 recovers your lost condition.
Verse 11 – A Saviour 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 live a ransom for many.
John 12:47 – I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.
4. God reproduces His life in you.
Verse 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.
Verses 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.
