Luke 2:1-20 – So This is Christmas – The Birth of Jesus is the story where God sends His angels to declare the birth of His Son Jesus to the world. So This is Christmas is where people in the United States will surpass $1 trillion in retail spending for Christmas; Is there more to this holiday season than spending money and receiving gifts? Two-thousand years ago Jesus was born in humble beginnings revealing that Jesus meets us in the lowest places. No matter where you’ve been and what you’ve done Christmas is a call to redemption. The angel’s message reminds us of the tidings of Christmas, which is the Good News of Jesus! Luke 2:1-20 – So This is Christmas – The Birth of Jesus calls us to respond with a sense of urgency to share the Gospel through the Christmas story!
So This is Christmas – The Birth of Jesus:
Our Flesh Wants Peace by Material Prosperity
The Prophet Micah wrote: “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on My behalf.”
God Doesn’t Waste our Pain & Problems
In the Book of Job is says : “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? “Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!’ ” Job 38:4-11 (NLT) https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/job/38/4-11/s_474004
Even in the Lowest Places Jesus Meets Us
The Good Tidings of Christmas is THE GOSPEL – His Great Love for Us
The Message from Heaven:
Don’t be Afraid
Good News for ALL People
The Savior We Need is Here
God & Man Reconciled
The Apostle Paul wrote: “You who were once far away from God. You were His enemies, separated from Him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now He has reconciled you to Himself through the death of Christ in His physical body. As a result, He has brought you into His own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault.
What is Your Response to Christmas?
A sense of urgency
Sharing the Good News with Others
The Book of Romans says: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
Embrace the Call of God Upon Your Life
