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OPENING
The role of the Prophets is Preparation
Preparation begins with repentance
Repentance begins with confession
Repentance + Confession = Fruit of the Holy Spirit
And the role of the Angels is Proclamation
The angels proclaimed the peace of Christ to the shepherds
We must possess the Peace of Christ to proclaim peace to others using heavenly wisdom
Now let’s take a look on what role the shepherds had
TEXT: THE BIRTH OF JESUS LUKE 2:15-20
Then the role of the Shepherds is to “spread the word”
The word about the Joy that the Lord brings to this world when He first came in a very humble manner
Whenever we come to His season, you see the word “Joy” (Greek chara-hara) all over the place
But a lot of people don’t really understand what it meant… it is easily mistaken by many with the the word happiness… but they are not the same…
Happiness is based on “happenings”.. when you you go to happy place, you experience happiness… Disney Land!
Happiness is Temporary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined the “happiness” as “pleasurable or satisfying experience”.
A state of well being and contentment
On the other hand, Joy is eternal
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defined it as “a source or cause of delight”
Joy is a character, commitment, choice
To find true joy we should know the “ABC that Kills Joy”
Barriers of Joy
Destroyers of your joy
KILL JOY #1: ANXIETY
You cannot be joyful and fearful at the same time
Distress is the opposite of delight
When looking at a nativity while listening to a Christmas melody
Looking at a nativity while listening to a Christmas melody is delightful
What many people don’t know about is how stressful it was for Mary
First of all, when she was told that she was to become the mother of Jesus, she was only about 13 or 14, or 15 years old the most
She asked the angel, “how will this be since I am a virgin?”
The angel answered, “the Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will over shadow you.”
How would she explain that to her parents, to her fiancee?
She is in a little town, imagine the gossip that went around about her pregnancy… that’s a lot of stress that could lead to anxiety
And then a few days before she has given birth, she had to hop on to a donkey to go to Bethlehem for the census… it was about 2 to 3 days trip
And there was no hotel, no motel, end up staying in a stable.
What could be more stressful than that?
And when she delivered her baby Jesus, she was alone, without her mom, without her sisters, no midwife
The very first Christmas produced enormous anxiety not just to Mary but to a lot of people in that generation.. but Mary decided to:
TRUST GOD AND ACCEPT HIS PLAN
Luke 1
Question: What are you anxious about this Christmas?
What are you anxious about this Christmas?
KILL JOY #2: BITTERNESS
Bitterness over hurt will keep the joy out of your life
You cannot be joyful and resentful at the same time
We all have our share of hurts.
They are only different in size and form but each of us had our share of it
Maybe some of us were abused sexually or verbally, or abandoned by your parents
Maybe some of us were betr
Or maybe you’ve been cheated on!
You’ve been your hurt, and you also hurt somebody
Maybe you’ve been betrayed
Joseph was hurt.. he felt betrayed when he found out that her fiancee was pregnant
But instead of being bitter about it, he did not expose her to public disgrace and he had in mind just to divorce her quietly
Betrothed was greater than engagement.
This usually took place a year before marriage.
From the time of betrothal the woman was regarded as the lawful wife of the man to whom she was betrothed but they are not to sleep together until they are finally married
But instead of being bitter about it, he did not expose her to public disgrace and he had in mind just to divorce her quietly
Easton, M.G., 1893.
Easton’s Bible dictionary.
Jospeh chose to:
OFFER GRACE AND LET THE PAIN GO
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Bitterness is the most worthless emotion on planet earth
you cannot be joyful and bitter at the same time
Joseph passed the character test and he was blessed to become the earthly father of Jesus Christ
Question: Do you want to be bitter or do you want to be blessed this Christmas?
KILL JOY #3: CONFUSION
If you’re confused, you can’t have joy
In most of my counselings, a lot of people are actually confused!
They do not know where their lives are headed
How do i know the direction of my life?
Everyone was confused during the first Christmas.
Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the magi are confused
In their confusion, the wise men chose to:
FOLLOW GOD’S LIGHT ONE STEP AT A TIME
Follow God’s light one step at a time
Seek, Follow, Found and Worship - 4 stages of spiritual growth
The wise men invested, time, money energy
God didn’t give them a map.. just a guiding light
Why wouldn’t God give us a map?
God gave you a compass.. the Bible
the guiding light is God’s Spirit
Question: What area of your life do you encounter confusion?
How do you plan to navigate out of that confusion?
CLOSING
What area of your life do you encounter confusion?
How do you plan to navigate out of that confusion?
Recap the story of Veronica
CLOSING
Veronica is a PK… both of her parents are Pastors
After their church split she begun to question God
When exposed to the worldly environment, she kept her belief with her
Met an outspoken atheist musician, they started dating
Her father has to let her go…
Their church prayed for God to bring her back
Broke up with her boyfriend… yoga and smoking pot
Older sister living in Houston, they started talking.
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