SF023 - CHRISTMAS DAY SEVICE - I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY (Luke 2 10)

Order of Worship

Tuesday, December 25, 2003

Welcome                                                                                         Tim McGhee

Scripture Reading                                                                      George Garber

Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96

Prayer                                                                                                                   

Praise & Worship

Hymn No.  249                                                            “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

Scripture Reading                                                                        John Gratner

Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20

Prayer                                                                                             John Gratner

Praise & Worship

Hymn No.  277                                                   “Hark!  the Herald Angels Sing”

God’s Word Proclaimed                                                                Tim McGhee

“I Bring You Good Tidings of Great Joy”

Luke 2:10

Time of Commitment

Benediction                                                                                    Tim McGhee

Luke 2:16-17 “And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.  Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.”

Luke 2:10

Introduction

The message of Christmas is a message of good tidings of great joy!

“We bring you good news,” “euaggelizo;” which means to announce good news, to evangelize, to proclaim the gospel. 

1A.      It is the News of God’s Grace

1B.      Heaven is a free gift (Romans 6:23)

2B.      Heaven is not earned or deserved

Ephesians 2:8-9  8For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, lest anyone should boast.

2A.      It is the News of Man’s Need.

1B.      Man is a sinner

Romans 3:23  23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

2B.      Man cannot save himself

Matthew 5:48 48Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

3A.      It is the News of God’s Person.

1B.      God is merciful (1 John 4:8b)

2B.      God is just

Exodus 34:7 7keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty….”

4A.      It is the News of God’s Provision.

1B.      Who Jesus is - Christ is the infinite God-Man

John 1:1, 14

2B.      What Jesus did

Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead to pay the penalty for our sins and to purchase a place in heaven for us.

Isaiah 53:6

5A.      It is the News of God’s Invitation

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!"  And let him who hears say, "Come!"  And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

1B.      Repent of your sin

Luke 13:3  3I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

2B.      Place our Faith in Jesus Christ alone (believe)

Mark 1:15 …Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

3B.      Publicly Confess our Faith in Christ

Romans 10:9-10 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  10For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Acts 2:41 41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized…