Why Celebrate Christmas

I. Jesus Christ is the Word -

*Similar to - “In the beginning”

*He is the Message or News - “the Word”

a. Jesus Christ is God Eternal. - v. 1-3

He, Himself, is the One who created all things and is therefore, the Creator.

He rules over His own creation and is therefore, the Ruler.

*Important verses that clearly communicate “the Word” is referring to Jesus Christ , , , b. Man is separate from the rest of Creation. - v. 4-5

, , , b. Man is separate from the rest of Creation. - v. 4-5

b. Man is separate from the rest of Creation. - v. 4-5

i. All people have a “light”, or knowledge, of God. (Created in God’s own image )

ii. All people still reject God despite their knowledge of Him. (Sin)

*Because of all people have been tainted by sin after the Fall of Man, all have a darkened and useless knowledge of God. A knowledge that cannot save them from their sin and damned state. (An acknowledgement of God versus a personal relationship with God)

II. God sends the True Light -

a. The Christian’s job is to point the world to the True Light, Jesus Christ. - v. 6-7a

a. The Christian’s job is to point the world to the True Light, Jesus Christ. - v. 6-7a

i. Pastor Andy, Miss Stacy, Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, and myself are here to point you to Jesus Christ and the salvation He gives.

b. The True Light that saves is Jesus Christ. - v. 7b-8

i. Jesus Christ is the True Light, or the only saving knowledge, by which one may obtain forgiveness and eternal life with God; the Way, the Truth, and the Life. -

*The candles are an illustration of the Light of Christ that lead us to eternal life

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III. Conclusion

The truth behind why we celebrate Christmas is this - that God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the Savior of the World, into the world as a man to save us from our sin. The infant born of a virgin in a manger in the Bethlehem, would eventually suffer, die on a cross, and rise again to grant us forgiveness and eternal life with God forever.