Proclaiming Jesus
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Proclamation
As we are nearing the end of our Advent series can you feel the excitement build
When we started this it was the expectation of Hope
That Jesus Himself is our only Hope
LIGHT THE CANDLE
14 ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 ‘In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
The days are coming when God will fulfill that promise completely
Church that is the second coming of Christ
When Jesus comes back the second time it will be to gather those who belong to Him to Himself
The first time Jesus came was to deal with sin
That is what He did, Jesus died on the Cross to pay your debt of sin and my debt of sin
There is HOPE in Jesus because He is coming back!
Then we talked about preparation of Peace
That Jesus Himself is our Peace
LIGHT THE CANDLE
3 A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 4 “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; 5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
As believers in Jesus Christ we are to be calling on people to get right with Jesus before He comes back
Because listen when He comes back, it will be to late to get right with Jesus
Church this is our role
We are to be a light we are to be preaching and teaching the truth so that people will know that Jesus is the only way to Hope, Peace, and Joy
That Jesus is the only way to Life!
Then last week we talked about Proclamation of Joy
That Jesus Himself is our Joy
LIGHT THE CANDLE
6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
That because Jesus is who He says He is, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace
There is joy in that!
Church you and I have Hope, Peace, and Joy in Jesus
And remember last week we said that there is no hope, peace or joy apart from Jesus that you can only get hope, peace, and joy through a personal active relationship with Jesus
And Church this morning that is what we are talking about
Proclaiming just that
Proclaiming Jesus
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
LIGHT THE CANDLE
Church last week was a brith announcement of what Jesus would be
This morning it is announcement that He is here!!
Church this morning understand this
Jesus has come
vs 11
A savior has been born for you and I
A SAVIOR
Someone to come and save you and I!!
Church that is our HOPE, PEACE, and JOY this morning that our savior has been for to us
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
Jesus says that He is the one and only way
When Jesus was born that is what they said
Jesus is not one of many different ways or just one of a few ways
But Jesus is the absolute only way to God the Father, Jesus is the absolute only way to Hope, Peace, and to Joy
And church that what we are to be proclaiming to the world
17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
The often overlooked verse
Jesus did not come to rain judgement on the world but that they might be saved from the judgement of a righteous God
This morning church let us proclaim that Christ has come to save us the first time
That Jesus came and died on the cross to pay your debt of Sin and to pay my debt of sin and to pay each and every persons debt of sin
That is what we are to be proclaiming Church and people can accept that free gift of salvation if they will only repent and believe
That is what the angles was proclaiming in Luke 2 to the shepherds and we should be proclaiming that
We should also be proclaiming that Jesus is coming back to gather His people and church we are a day closer
CLOSING
As we come to the close this morning and the band comes up
I wanted to share with you something that will on Monday Evening something they are calling the Christmas Star
Dare I say it but creation is proclaiming the coming Christ in what people are calling the Christmas Star
This happens about every 20 yrs but the planets are usually separated by 1 degree or about the width of 2 of our moons
But for the first time in 397 years July 16th, 1623 on Dec 21st they will be .1 degree apart or about a 1/5 of the moon
Church what a great opportunity to share about the coming Christ during this time
As the Band begins to play
Maybe you are here this morning and do not have HOPE, PEACE, or JOY meaning you have no personal relationship with Christ this morning
I would invite you to the front and someone can meet with you and share with you through scripture how you can begin a personal relationship with Jesus Christ this morning
Or maybe you need to spend time at the altar praying
The altar is open