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Story Review
Grinch did not like Christmas
could not stand the noise, the feasting, and singing during Christmas from the who’s of who-ville
wanted to stop Christmas from coming
stole all of the food, toys, presents, and decorations, lied to a little girl who saw him
after he had stolen everything, he paused to hear the sad crying sounds . . .
I will let the book tell you the rest
watch video
he was so touched that he returned everything and celebrated Christmas with them
Who is the Grinch in our lives?
Satan - liar, thief, destroyer, killer
he certainly does not like Christmas . . .
signals the beginning of our victory over him, sin, death
He wants to stop Christmas from coming . . .
how far will he go?
real far!
satan influenced this King to kill all the baby boys of Bethlehem
but Joseph was warned in a dream and they escaped
satan did not stop the first Christmas, but he will try to stop your Christmas, this Christmas
How will satan try to stop Christmas?
normally speaking, What things ruin Christmas for most people?
(wait for answers)
pressure: gift buying, wanting everything turns out perfect
family not being able to come together: events (military service, work, weather, family strife, distance, death)
someone acting out of line (drunk, use gathering as a opportunity to vent)
not having a romantic person in your life - no one to post pics with
not given time off from job
not getting the gift you wanted or feel you deserved
satan or one of his demons does not have power to arbitrarily attack your life (Job), but they can
talk to you (Jesus after fasting)
try to convince you
sway you
try to bring you down
trick you
lie to you (Eve)
try to define Christmas for you
Commercial check:
man pulls out a ring, Ahhhh, he went to . . .
Jared
Every kiss begins with . . . .
Kay
nothing wrong with advertising, but satan will have some women think that a Christmas is good if I get expensive jewelry
The Who’s rejoiced no matter what, why should we also rejoice?
They still made merry sounds
The Grinch had this revelation, “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store, Maybe Christmas means a little bit more”
yes, Christmas means more . . .
much more than all the hooplah around it
so let’s simply read about it
Most people who say Merry Christmas, beg to get time off work, plan, cook, shop, decorate, travel, and even do good deeds, will not hear these words this Christmas season
but this is the more, the real Christmas
How should we celebrate Christmas?
some people will have: hot chocolate in special mugs, warm fire, stockings hanging, tree standing, matching PJ’s, presents overflowing, family pictures sent out, big meal, caroling, lights on the house . . .
others will declare that we everything is pagan and refuse to celebrate at all
The Bible gives no definite guidelines on how to celebrate Christmas.
The only event Jesus told us to make sure we commemorate is His crucifixion through Holy Communion.
So Christmas is a great occasion, nothing wrong with celebrating (in my opinion), but it’s extra
if anything positive happens for Christmas, you’ve already won, it’s an extra celebration
if you don’t celebrate, you do you
what to include in the celebration . . .
that’s another discussion
The point tonight is that nothing about Christmas means more than the verses we read tonight
The Savior is born: Christ is Christmas, Christmas is Christ . . .
Whatever stuff you use to celebrate, remember, Christmas means more than the stuff
"It's okay to have stuff, as long as your stuff doesn't have you."
don’t let stuff mean more than Christmas . . .
which leads us to . . .
Honesty Check: All I need to have a “Merry Christmas” is _____________
or “I don’t need much, but I gotta have _________ for xmas to be xmas
now we know that the real answer is Jesus . . .
but where are we, really?
We are a work in progress . . . .
Honesty check! . . .
I have a strong feeling that most of us have something that the Grinch can take, that would ruin Christmas in our minds
Possible examples:
good health
my family around me
my spouse
my kids happy
clothes, food, and shelter
a little money in my pocket
I don’t need anything for me, but I really want presents for my loved ones
this is my personal list, lol!!!!! I’m trying to get better
how to use your answer, so that the Grinch can’t steal Christmas
be aware that these are some of the things that satan might try to attack, don’t allow yourself to be blindsided
example: argument betwen me and Sherry out of nowhere starts during Christmas
I am trying to watch a bowl game, she wants help in the kitchen, we’re both upset that we can’t buy more presents, and take it out on each other
know that you can have a merry Christmas without these things
There have been people in the hospital who’ve had merry Christmas, cheer you up
live up to what you just answered: if things not on your list go wrong, remember you said that you could still have a Merry Christmas without those things anyway
I didn’t put “getting a present” as important to me
don’t let the devil trick you into being sad about something that you really are not sad about . . .
He’s tricky!
“Hmph!
You did not get one present!
Nobody cares for you!”
Will Mr. Grinch steal your Christmas?
when something doesn’t go as plan, we love to say, “It just won’t be the same!” it might not, but you can still have a Merry Christmas
Be excited about the real meaning of Christmas and not just the commercial part of it!
I was thinking, why do we get so pumped up about our birthdays?
just celebrated my grandddaughter, Sunday
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