Messages on Christmas
The Wondrous Story-Part 3: They Saw and were Filled with Joy
Theme: Joy Joy produces intense feelings, especially when it is the response to a fulfilling experience. Matthew 2:9-10
The Wondrous Story – Part 2: Serenity
Theme: Peace Light is not just a vehicle for illumination, but also a hopeful expectation of peace. Luke 1:78-79
The Wondrous Story – Part 1: A Star Will Rise
Theme: Hope From a distant past, a voice heralded a propetic hope, realized in a stall in Bethlehem so many years later. Numbers 24:15-17
Part 1: A Community of Hope
Jesus brings hope of salvation, forgiveness, and eternal life. His teachings also bring hope for a better world through love, compassion, and selflessness. Isaiah 9:2-6
Part 4: The Advent of Love
Mary, a young teenager, when confronted by the revelation that she will bear the Messiah, responds with a message of love. Luke 1:46-55
Part 3: The Advent of Joy
What do heavenly beings and lowly shepherds have in common? Luke 2:8-11
Part 2: The Advent of Peace
Simeon, a man who waited eagerly for the coming of the Messiah, talked of the peace he experienced when he met the baby Jesus. Luke 2:25-32
Part 4: Divine Longing
The message of the angels proclaim a reality we all long for in one way or another. Grasping the heart of their message brings the hope of Christmas alive for everyone. Luke 2:14
Part 3: When the Pieces Come Together
For one old man, the arrival of Jesus answered many of the missing pieces to the puzzle of God’s Messiah. Luke 1:68-75
Part 1: How Will We Know?
It is one thing for a prophet to predict an event, it is another matter altogether to predict details of that event that make the prediction undeniable. Isaiah 11:1-5; Jeremiah 23:5-6
My Christmas Wish – Christmas Eve Service
Christmas has a way of either exposing our inner child or our inner Grinch. regardless, Christmas, when viewed through the lens of God’s love, becomes a season filled with wonder.
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