Unyime Apkan - December 22nd , 2019

Northbrook Bible Chapel

Christmas –the greatest birth day of all Luke 2:8-14 Christmas is a Time for Celebration Christmas is a Time for Salvation Christmas is a Time for Reconciliation A Time for Celebration What are you celebrating this Christmas? Made it through the year Being home with family Got a bonus at work Finished all your shopping Got the gift you were looking for Not celebrating anything, just trying to survive Luke 2: 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people Christmas is worth celebrating: Personal - I bring you Positive – Good news of great joy Universal – for all people Good News of Christmas is for you It does not matter Who you are What you have done Where you have been Where you are headed God loves you John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Galatians 2:20b …The Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me God is with you Matthew 1:22-23 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”(which means “God with us”) God is for you John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him Christmas is a Time for Salvation – Luke 2:11 What do you need to be saved from? Worry Debt People who hurt you Anger The Past –can’t seem to let go Bad habits Unforgiveness Injustice There has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord Galatians 4:4-5 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship Salvation Means Freedom from Sin and its consequences Guilt over the past Bitterness and resentment Addictive habits Fear of the future Fear of death Salvation comes through Faith By Grace Christmas is a Time for Reconciliation – Luke 2:14 Where will you like to see peace this Christmas? Peace with my parents, my kids Peace with other believers Peace in my mind and heart Peace with my neighbours Peace in my marriage Peace everywhere A Time for Reconciliation Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Romans 5:11 ..We also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation Phillipians4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus Jesus offers Peace with God Peace of God Peace with others Christmas is a Time for Celebration -Jesus birth day Christmas is a Time for Salvation -Jesus saves Christmas is a Time for Reconciliation -Jesus offers peace The best gift you can receive this Christmas is to: Accept Jesus as your Saviour Fellowship with Jesus through worship, prayer and Scriptures Unwrap your Christmas Gift - Luke 1:11