CHRISTMAS
LOVE
1 John 4:7-10
LOVE CAME DOWN…
…from God to earth… to the cross.
PUTTING CHRISTMAS IN A PROPER PERSPECTIVE
Matthew 1:18-21 Luke 2:8-12 John 3:16 Romans 5:8-10 1 John 3:16
– The reason for the season is sin.
– The motive for the season is love.
– The response to the season is up to us.
CHRISTMAS
HOPE
BREAKING THE SILENCE
Isaiah 9:6-7 Luke 1:26-33
God is shaking us to wake us!
NOW WE HAVE HOPE!
Matthew 1:21-23 Colossians 1:27 Romans 8:31-32
– God is with us.
– God is in us.
– God is for us.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SECOND CHRISTMAS
John 14:3 Matthew 25:34-36 Romans 13:11-14
Bringing hope to the world.
CHRISTMAS
PEACE
Philippians 4:6-7
The source of Peace is heavenly not Earthly.
Philippians 4:6-7 Isaiah 9:6-7
Luke 2:11-14 Galatians 4:4
Question: When Jesus was born, did the world need a
SAVIOR, a King, or PEACE?
Without Justification we will never have Peace.
Romans 5:1 Romans 5:6-11
Reference: I John 3:1
2 Timothy 1:12
Colossians 1:21-23
Concluding Scriptures
Want PEACE? Here It Is!
1 Thessalonians 5:23,24
Hebrews 13:20
CHRISTMAS
JOY
Psalm 98
Joy to the World!?
James 1:2-4 Hebrews 12:1-11 Philippians 1-4
– Biblical joy is not a result of where we are in life, but where we are in Christ.
The Source of Joy:
John 15:11 Galatians 5:16-23 Psalm 16:11 Romans 14:17 & 15:13
– Joy is a gift not a destination.
– Joy doesn’t come when you have everything, but only after you give up everything.
– Joy comes from a focus, not a feeling.