It's Christmas! There is love with Christ.

We are in our fourth and final week of our Advent series It’t Christmas. A quick review

Week one we we discuss there is hope with Christ. There is hope when you don’t know what is to come. there is hope in what God has promised. Week two we look at there is peace with Christ. In a world that where there is there is no peace. We can find peace with live a life with Christ. Last week we a there is joy with Christ. and how we can have joy no matter what we are going through with Christ by our sides.

This week we are going to talk about love. We are a continue the Christmas story this morning i Luke 2. open your bible if you like

There is Love with Christ!

Love is one of those topic that you can send a lot of time on. I have a question for you.

Who do you love the most?

wife or husband, a child or children, family. Do you have one person? and you pick just one? love the most more than anything.

Its hard to pick right. l

the word love can mean so many different things in the english language. It can be mean brotherly love, family love with parents and kids, it can me love between husband and wife. Love can mean many many different things. its hard to pick one person we love the most.

Why does Christ love us?

what can we see from the birth of Christ in how God loves us.

Luke 2:1–20 CSB

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. 2 This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, 5 to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant. 6 While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 Then she gave birth to her firstborn son, and she wrapped him tightly in cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 8 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: 11 Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: 14 Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors! 15 When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 They hurried off and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger. 17 After seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told.

Why does Christ love us?

I am going to be honest with you all. I was unsure of how I could answer this question would out sounding to churchy. so I ask my kids.

Evie said- sometime do nice thing for other people

Porter said - because he made us

Addie said - because we are his children

He came has a baby

totally depended on someone else. He could a have come as adult but he didn’t. Christ came into this world just like you and I did. Jesus was both human and divine at the same time. He came as a baby so he can be that bridge between God and us.

Christ is our shepherd

we tend to over look the about the shepherds.

The shepherd of the day was not a rich man job. they were out all day and all night watching the herds. They were sometime look at as drifters and dishonest troublemakers. The where jus simple people but the also were sin. Just like me and you. SO why did the Angel come to them?

It was to show us that no matter what you do Christ is still our Shepherd. He guild us directs us when go astray. Help us find green pasture.

He died for us

John 3:16 CSB

16 For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

He die for us.

There is love with Christ!

when you except christ.

who do you love the most?

should be Christ.