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Discovering the Light of Christmas Faith
 
*Discover the light of Christmas faith by…*
 
*1.
Looking at pictures of faith*
* *
·        Look at a picture of Lucy
 
/At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" /
/He called a little child and had him stand among them.
And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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/Matt 18:1-4 NIV/
 
 
·        Look at a picture of Mary
 
/"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
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/ The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
For nothing is impossible with God." /
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/ "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
"May it be to me as you have said."
Then the angel left her.
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/Luke 1:34-38 NIV/
 
*2.
Knowing the principles of faith*
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·        It takes Childlike faith to seek God’s kingdom
 
/And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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/Matt 18:3-4 NIV/
·        It takes Confidence in the Author of our faith
 
/Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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/Heb 12:2 NIV/
 
 
·        It takes Courage to take the next step
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/"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
"May it be to me as you have said."
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/Luke 1:38 NIV/
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Taking a practical step of faith*
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Your next step of faith:
 
·        Come and see
 
·        Go and tell
 
·        Trust and obey
 
 
Questions to consider: Which step of faith do you need to take?
Will you take that step of faith?
\\ ·    Show /LWW/ trailer
 
We’ve just watched a preview of the upcoming film, /The Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe,/ opening Dec 9…
 
Perhaps you are asking…Why are people making such a big deal about this movie?
Why are you encouraging people to go see it?
Why are you preaching a sermon series about it?
Why are we going to have a small group study about it?
Because it is a story that reminds us that our life is a story.
It reminds us that some of us have lost our story.
And it reminds us that there is a larger story…
 
It beautifully illustrates *The Story* within the story…
 
On its surface, /The Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe,/ is a fantasy story about 4 children from our world who stumble into the fantasy land of Narnia through a magical wardrobe.
They meet all kinds of creatures including talking animals, mythological beasts, dwarfs, and the evil White Witch.
They eventually join Aslan the Lion, the True King, in battling the Witch and freeing Narnia from her evil grasp….
This story is only one in “The Chronicles of Narnia,” a series of seven books that tell the history of Narnia.
/The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe/ offers more than meets the eye of the casual reader.
Beneath the surface of this story is the story within the story…
 
We discover so much as we think about this story…
 
We discover the the light of Christmas…
 
You see in /The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, /Narnia is held in bondage under the spell of the evil White Witch who has rendered it “always winter and never Christmas.”
There hadn’t been a Christmas for a hundred years…..Narnia needed to discover and experience the light of Christmas…and so do we.
The light of Christmas…
·    Faith
·    Hope
·    Love
·    Joy
 
Today we will begin to look beneath the surface of this story and *Discover and experience the light of Christmas…Faith*
 
You see within us is desire to go further in…to take the next step in the journey of faith.
Some of you come to this Christmas season…feeling like it is “always winter and never Christmas.”
You’ve not experienced the magic of Christmas in long time.
And there’s gotta be more to life than this cold, bland, predictable existence called your life.
[Give examples of boredom with life…
 
Joyless job
Mundane marriage
Failing finances
Fractured family]
 
You’re right…there is.
Christmas time reminds us of our need to respond to God with steps of faith…to the mystery and majesty of Christmas…the impossible…the unimaginable…Christ’s incarnation.
How can we discover the light of Christmas…again…the light of Christmas faith?
*Discover the light of Christmas faith by…*
 
*1.
Looking at pictures of faith*
 
I love to look at pictures.
Pictures have a way of speaking to me…and you.
Someone has said…Pictures are worth a thousand words.
I believe that is true.
You see, some pictures make us:
·    laugh,
·    happy,
·    inspire us
·    sad,
·    cry,
I want to show you some pictures that will *encourage us*… to walk by faith.
There are two pictures that we need to see today to encourage us to walk by faith.
First of all let’s…
 
·    * Look at a picture of Lucy*
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Lucy is the youngest in the family but the first to find a way into Narnia.
It is no accident—she is the one who’s the most curious and open and willing.
Listen to how it happened…
 
[Read excerpt from book pp.
5-7]
 
Lucy is a picture of faith.
As this picture of faith develops over time we see several things.
Because of her simple faith…she is picked on by her brother…Edmund.
But in the end she is crowned Queen Lucy the Valiant.
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