Text(s) to Read:
Luke 2:4-20 NIV
John 1:14 NIV
Main Points:
This Christmas, you can know God and see his glory by knowing Jesus as God’s Only Son.
Jesus was not:
Just a man used by God.
Just God with the appearance of man.
Jesus is:
God made flesh.
The Only Son of God
Emmanuel: God with Us.
God coming to be with us as one of us us called the Incarnation.
In the Incarnation:
God experienced life and death as one of us.
God revealed himself to us in a way he’d never done before.
God brought light into the darkness.
You can either reject Jesus outright, or you can accept his claim wholly. It’s a take it or leave it situation.
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I once saw a photo of a turtle lying on its back with its feet in the air. On it someone had cleverly added the word: “Stuck?” This picture was good for a laugh; however, the truth is this image resonates with an unfortunate number of people! It seems almost everyone wrestles with some form of feeling stuck: stuck in fear, stuck in exhaustion, or even stuck in purposelessness. It is a vulnerable and hopeless place to be, but what if I told you there is a way to start getting un-stuck?
If you feel like you can’t move forward because of your fear of rejection, fear of the future, or feelings of helplessness you should know that there is someone who will never leave you, who knows what the future holds and has a plan for you, and who has the strength to help you through any situation. If you are tired and stressed out from working too hard to be who you think you should be, there is someone who says, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” If you can’t find your purpose, there is someone who made each person with a purpose in mind.