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Intro:
Intro:
Tonight, the title of my message is [The Spirit of Christmas].
Often times it is easy to get caught up in the business of Christmas that we can move past the real reason for our celebration.
My entire life I have always loved Christmas.
As a child it there was something about the season and in my home you could sense the spirit of Christmas.
I feel that I was part of the reason for the Christmas Spirit.
I always rushed mom in wanting to put up the Christmas tree.
I would get on the roof and hang the lights.
I had an older cousin tell me, Daniel one day you will outgrow all of that and lose your Christmas spirit.
I was insulted and I made a promise, that will NEVER happen to me!
The only problem, I think it finally caught up with me! Bekah told my mom, I think Daniel and I are bah humbugs this year.
Bekah shared with a friend, we even got a smaller tree.
She laughed and answered, you’re too young to make those downsizes that quick!
As I thought about this, it made me think of our relationship with the Lord.
When we get saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit we are excited.
We want more of God.
But as time goes on, if we are not careful we can become lethargic in our walk with God.
And I noticed it often happens around the busyness of the Christmas season.
Therefore, I want us to notice in reading Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth.
Notice the pivotal role of the Holy Spirit in the birth of Jesus.
I felt prompted to read the story of Jesus’ birth, and then I read it again and again.
There is something I noticed for the first time in reading Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth.
The thing that stuck out to me this time was the pivotal role of the Holy Spirit in the birth of Jesus.
As the angel was speaking to Mary, he assured her of her concern as to how she was able have a child.
The angel said the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Highest will overshadow you.
As we study His birth we realize that the Holy Spirit did more than just come upon Mary, the Holy Spirit orchestrated most of the events leading up to and surrounding the birth of Christ.
The Holy Spirit inspired the prophets of the Old Testament to write about the birth of our Savior.
The details and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus were already spoken to the prophets by the Holy Spirit.
prophecies he will be born of a virgin, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will be born of a virgin, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will be born in Bethlehem, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will be born in Bethlehem, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will enter the temple, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will enter the temple, is the fulfillment.
prophecies he will be of the lineage of David, is the
fulfillment.
prophecies he will be of the lineage of David, is the
fulfillment.
By the time Jesus was born it had been 400 years without the Lord speaking, it was these prophecies that caused a remnant of believers to await their coming messiah.
As these believers saw the fulfillment of the prophecies it was evident that God was keeping His word.
By the time Jesus was born it had been 400 years without the Lord speaking, it was these prophecies that caused a remnant of believers to await their coming messiah.
As these believers saw the fulfillment of the prophecies it was evident that God was keeping His word.
But the work of the Holy Spirit went beyond Old Testament Prophecy.
In and 2 there are five references to the Holy Spirit and all of these surrounding the events leading and following the birth of Christ.
Let’s look at them:
, as the angel is telling Zacharias that he is going to have son in his old age and he says…
, as Mary says hello to Elizabeth John the Baptist leaps in his mother’s womb…
, after John the Baptist is born…
, after John the Baptist is born…
, when the Prophet Simeon met Jesus for the first time…
To me the Spirit of Christmas is more than excitement about a holiday; it is more than the desire to give gifs, to me is the need for the Holy Spirit to show up in this place!
Including when the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary, the Holy Spirit is referenced at least five times at the story of Jesus birth.
This week as I was studying this, the Lord began to deal with me about the real Spirit of Christmas.
To me the Spirit of Christmas is more than excitement about a holiday; it is more than the desire to give gifs, to me is the need for the Holy Spirit to show up in this place!
There are a lot of spirits in this world.
There is the Spirit of the Antichrist, the spirit of the Age, there is a spirit of fear and a spirit of immorality.
But today, I want to be filled with the same spirit that prophesied about Jesus’ birth.
I want to be filled with the same spirit that overshadowed Mary.
I want to be filled with the same Spirit that filled Elizabeth when her baby leaped in her womb.
And I want to be filled with the same Spirit that led the Prophet Simeon to Jesus!
To me, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christmas.
Do we desire an outpouring of the Holy Spirit during this Christmas season?
Let’s look at the Spirit of Christmas, [It is a Spirit of Revelation], [It is a Spirit of Restoration], and [It is a Spirit of Renewal]
1. It’s a Spirit of Revelation
According to the Law and customs of those days, Jesus was to be presented at the temple.
While Mary and Joseph are at the temple with Jesus, who is just eight days old, the Holy Spirit leads the Prophet to them.
As soon as Simeon sees Jesus, he immediately knows that God has fulfilled the promise that Simeon would not die until he saw the Savior of the World!
Verse 32 is something that has been on my heart all week; the Holy Spirit shows Simeon that Jesus is the light that will bring REVELATION to the Gentiles.
What I love about this verse is that it shows the plan and purpose for Jesus coming to earth.
Though the Israelites were awaiting their messiah, Jesus did not just come for a specific group of people.
Even at eight days old, it is already spoken that through Jesus, he will bring revelation to everyone even the Gentiles.
The gift of salvation is not for a select group of people, it is not for a certain race, a certain gender, a certain age or are certain place, it is for everybody!
Had Jesus not come to give revelation the Gentiles, none of us would be here today!
But I want to point out this Christmas, that though God and sinner are reconciled, it was the Holy Spirit who came upon Simeon to tell future generations that this baby would one day die for EVERYONE!
No matter what you have done, how many mistakes you’ve made, where you’ve been, who you are and why you do the things you do, the Holy Spirit is here this morning to show you that Jesus is just for you!
I desire revelation like never before.
Today can be the day that God shows you exactly what you have been praying for and reveals to you the answer to your needs!
If you are ready for that revelation, just simply ask the Holy Spirit to take you deeper than ever before and to show you exactly what you need to see.
The Spirit of Christmas is a Spirit of Revelation!
2. It’s a Spirit of Restoration
Mary was a part of this faithful remnant that was looking for the coming Messiah.
Mary was a part of this faithful remnant that was looking for the coming Messiah.
She knew that the baby she was going to carry for nine months was to be the one who would save mankind from their sins, and restore a relationship with the heavenly father that was absent in their lives.
As the Prophetess (Holy Spirit Inspired) Anna looked at the Baby Jesus, she knew instantly that in this baby was going to be the restoration or redemption of God’s people.
Because of mankind’s sin, it was a requirement for Jesus to come and sacrifice His life so we could be restored to our heavenly Father.
Jesus is our restorer, he is our redeemer and he is our deliverer.
While we were still in our sins, Jesus arrived over 2,000 years ago to bring restoration.
And today, the Holy Spirit is continuing the work of Jesus!
It is through the presence of the Holy Spirit that we can walk in a restored relationship with God.
, No one comes to the father unless the one who sent me draws him.
, No one comes to the father unless the one who sent me draws him.
This Holy Spirit is God working in the church today.
So whenever there is any type of restoration in our lives, it is a result of the moving of the Holy Spirit.
I am confident that there is a Spirit of Restoration here this morning.
No matter what you’ve faced or what you are facing, God is the restorer and redeemer of all things!
God will restore whatever you have lost.
, “for the Kingdom of God is nor eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
If you have been down or depressed lately, the Holy Spirit is here to restore Joy.
If you have been troubled or distressed lately, the Holy Spirit is here to restore peace!
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