Christmas 2018

More than a baby in a manger

JESUS IS DEPICTED BY..

History and art paint Jesus as weak and frail

Some religions even have Him on a cross

Many in this season, as just a baby in a manger - long open box for animals to eat from

JESUS IS...

More than a baby in a manger

STRONG was strong enough in character and will to stand up to angry mobs and religious persecution.

PASSIONATE enough to lay down his life for sinners who forsook God.

COMPASSIONATE enough stop everything for a child in need.

DISICIPLINED enough to wrestle with his feelings/emotions to the point of sweating blood.

Great PHYSICAL STRENGTH and overwhelming LOVE to endure..

Brutal whipping

Beatings from those He came to save

Torture and shameful death reserved only for the lowest of criminals

Jesus is more than a baby in a manger

HE IS...

OUR PRINCE OF PEACE - quiets our souls in a chaotic world

OUR SALVATION - Jehovah Tsidkenu - OUR Righteousness.

Removed the separation

Tore the veil

So we can experience no greater love and reflect His love to the world around us.

HE IS THE COMING KING

FINAL CHAPTER IS VICTORY.

FIRE IN HIS EYES/SWORD IN HIS MOUTH

WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR

TAKE HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE

JESUS IS MORE THAN A BABY IN A MANGER… HE IS...