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good morning. The place was to each and everyone of you here at God's house this morning as we continue in our setting are serious to Advent this year. We're going to make up for last week as well week 3 theme was proclaiming. Yeah, we saw on Luke 2 verses 8 through 24 the you know Angels appeared to the Shepherds. The shepherd's then went and saw the Christ child and see where they went out and told everyone exactly what was happening there proclaiming that burst everybody know proclaiming. We have a such an awesome duty to Proclaim Christ first the Christmas, you know in amongst everything that happens in amongst our most awful difficulties. We still have that duty to Proclaim that birth But I want to say in Matthew 2 and that account the aspect of worship worship is such an important part of the Christmas season. When see in Matthew to wear the Magi or the wise man up here for some of that may have happened sometime later. But the magic came with the express purpose of worshiping the Christ child each part each person. Each portion of the Christmas story orcas was orchestrated just amazingly by God and just so perfectly because each part one specific purpose the purpose of Oz match I were to worship Christ today throughout this worship experience we have for you today, who is hope for the ages may you truly be ready to worship? Our worship is the best if we can get the God it was the best thing we can get back to him. So, you know, like we say remember we need to be proclaiming that we need to be worshiping the savior. Like I said, it's a pleasure to see each and every one of you here this morning. If you happen to be a guest with us for the first time, we ask that you would fill out that connect car that's on the right hand side of your bulletin drop me off and plate so we can have a record you've been with us and that we can be praying for you throughout this coming week will if you will stand with us or Toys R Us to come forward. Sorry, we're going to take up an offering we're going to sing We Three Kings as soon as we have prayer. Megalodon

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Who sing Hallelujah to God there is no other name worthy of our praise.

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In the beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Word was God who was what's going in the beginning for him? All things were they using nothing was made that has been made in him was life. And that life was the light of all mankind the word became flesh and made his dwelling Among Us the story The Glory of the one and only son who came from the father full of grace and truth.

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Give us a child is born to give us a son is given and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called wonderful counselor, Mighty God Everlasting father Prince of Peace of the greatness of his government and peace. There will be knowing it will rain on David's throne and over his kingdom. You shouldn't and uphold in love with Justice and righteousness from that time on and forever Brazilian. The Lord Almighty will accomplish fish the Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel which means god with sex

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Sing this chorus again. We give you honor. He gave you a prince of peace to say Korean song, please to say.

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I know it depends to make some nervous nervous when I go grab my Bible after 8 a.m. Why are presentation tonight? I won't be long but no.

But I can't hardly think about an opportunity to come together or we don't open God's word and specifically. Want to take a minute. I know that you're ready to get up and and I was hoping you pop up in the middle. That's it.

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Thank You choir for all your hard work and diligence in preparing for that over the last month or two and just

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Banana Republic matter what and I believe you are inside the church today. We've let people know that God only knows. And why the the first time at your heart the first thing that that got ever displayed to somebody is his love for them.

And I believe today. So many people in their life. Like make a mess of things that we begin to believe that the gospels not for us anymore that Jesus Christ and let's see what he says.

Every one of us there is not a person that doesn't fall under that blanket that God doesn't love you. Say what I went too far. And I've done too much. I'm too hard. I'm too cold. I'm too bitter. I'm too far away. I'm too callous and we're going to deal with that in just a second, but he said home and that encompasses every man woman boy and girl that are on the face of this Earth and that have walked the face of this Earth. There's not a one that God wouldn't pardon if they would be willing to accept him as a savior for under you he says For unto you the book of Romans chapter 10 verse 12 says for there is no difference in the Jew and the Greek many people say that Jesus was born just for the Jews. As we find the book of Romans we find there's no difference between the Jew and the Greek there's no different. Now. I understand a few you want to look at some things in Old Testament. You want to look at some promises a prophecy in the future. I do understand that. But listen, there is no difference in the June the great for the same Lord over all is Rich unto all that call upon him you say but there's promises for that the Jews down the road absolutely, but the promise of Salvation the promise of a messiah that the promise the promise of one coming to die for your sins was for you and me and the Jew alike. There's no difference. There's no difference in the Jew and the Greek you say but I'm not of a tribe. I'm not of this. I'm not of that he was born for you. So a savior now, he told them this Angel as he was talking to them for unto you this day is born a savior in the city of David. He said this this savior that is born and verse in the book of 1st Timothy 1:15. He says this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Jesus Christ came into the world. to save sinners

You say this message was for the shepherd's to go find the Christ to go to go prove that the name Emmanuel stood true throughout prophecy God With Us and know this message was for you that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Paul went on to say after he wrote that to Timothy of whom I am the chief not as to say I've done anything worse than you but but Sin is Sin there's not a one of us that have went without it. There's not a one of us that could that can claim an exemption from it ever asked if you're sitting in the Pew right now and you say but I have lived a sinless life. Well, you are now a liar and you have send see how that works. There's not a lot of us that that haven't fallen under the curse of sin. But Hallelujah there was a savior that gave his life for us that we didn't have to be bound to it that we didn't have to be condemned by it that that it didn't have to be our damnation the book of Galatians chapter 3 and verse 13 says Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law becoming a curse for us to listen when this Angel spoke.

Born this day in the city of David is a savior a savior. He is going to take your place and all of your debt. I'm reminded every month when I open up the mail, but I have debts. And I tell you if you think nobody loves you. Don't pay your bills. There will be people come after you and I have a note and I've got to pay those debts and I got to pay those debts and at the end of your life the Bible teaches us in the Book of Romans chapter 3 for the wages of sin is death. So what our sin accumulates throughout our life is Dad. That's what it's going to earn us. That's the paycheck given to us at the end of this thing through our sin. but but in that why were yet sinners Christ died for us. He died to pay that sinned then that that you could stand before God free and clear of that. So many people today there's so many people sitting on church pew saying I can't seem to get past. This Christ said I won't pay the debt for you. I want to take it away. I want to lift that burden off your shoulders. If you'll let him today a gift is no good if you leave it sitting under the tree a man. Too many people too many people coming to church and do I don't know what a view that are going together for Christmas. They're going to leave a present with your name on it unopened. I know I can't think of one of you in it. And if you have that attitude come see me after church and we'll talk about gratitude.

Something with your name on it. They wouldn't open it and hear God gave you the most precious gift. Jesus Christ in Salvation through Jesus Christ Some of you need to open that gift today. You need to accept it and receive it on yourself. And then finally and then finally he said that he Shepherds as they were talking. He said now front of you is Born This Day in the city of David a savior, which is Christ. The Lord in the number is 12 he went on and said in the Shell be a sign of the you shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a Manger Nellis and we're not we won't find the Babe wrapped in swaddling swaddling clothes. Thankfully, he live 33 1/2 endless years. He gave his life on the cross to Calvary is placed in a borrowed tomb and rose again on the third day and after he was seen him in 40 days of send it back to the Father in Heaven. The Bible record that is seated at the right hand of God constantly making intercession for us. And so don't go looking in the manger for him today. But this I want you to understand is that God can be found today. God can be found today to too many people too many far too many people even in the United States and in Western North Carolina sit on church pews and they're not finding God that they feel as if they're too far. He was too far so on and so forth the book of Acts 17:27 and we don't have a lot of time to go into the context of this but this is just simply says after they that should seek after the Lord of Happily. They might feel after him though. He be not far from every one of us.

And there's a big statement to get a hold of you. Say what I am not. I'm not close to God today. He is close to you.

You understand me? Although your heart and your mind might be far from him today. He is close to you. He's manifested his presence here today. I believe he has in a sweet way of worship. I believe that he spoke to your heart today. So many of you that feel like you're so far off you need to understand that you can find him today if you'll just look. If you'll just look the shepherd's didn't sit there in the field and say well we think he's down there and if we went down we might find him they didn't sit there and and in form a committee about how they should go find him. They got up and they went. Maybe today you feel a little far off. Maybe today you feel like you just can't get ahold of God. And the Bible clearly teaches us that if we're willing to seek after him to feel after him that we'll find him because he's not far from everyone of us. And so this year as we approach Christmas with we just 12 days away from Christmas or nine days. Excuse me. I'm still stuck back in last week 9 days away from Christmas. I wonder how many of us how many of us would sit back and honestly say I need to get in touch with the Lord. I need to get up from my place and I need to go find him. Maybe as we stand for a moment of invitation.