THE RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT JESUS BRINGS (5 OF 5)
by Jason Dees
Scripture: Malachi 4:2
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The Righteousness That Jesus Brings (5 of 5)
Series: Christmas Series: Sons of Scripture
Jason Dees
Malachi 4:2
[Addressing the children] Guys we've made it; it's Christmas Eve. What do you hope to get for Christmas?
Christmas is fun because it's fun to get presents, it's fun to be with your family, it's fun when your parents get some time off of work, and we get to eat food and watch movies. Christmas is a wonderful time, it's a warm time, but I think it's easy to miss why Christmas is really so special, why it's so wonderful. You know one of the reasons that we love Christmas so much is that it's a time when we're (hopefully) not lonely, when we're not sad; it's a time when we aren't scared, when we aren't angry. For some people, at Christmas, they feel especially sad or especially lonely or especially angry, but you're not supposed to feel any of those things at Christmas. And so, in one way, because we enjoy so many good things at Christmas, it's a reminder that the world is not always like that, the world is not always as wonderful as Christmas. It can be a reminder of the pain and sadness and weight of the world. And that's okay because that's exactly what makes Christmas so wonderful. You see, at Christmas we celebrate something. We celebrate the birth of a baby, but not just any baby, a great rescuer baby who came to ultimately save us from all pain, and all loneliness and all sin. Ultimately, God, through this baby, became like us to save us from ourselves and to reunite us with God.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. I want to read to you the story of what actually happened at Christmas and what happened leading up to Christmas when God sent this baby to rescue, to bring light to and to heal this dark and broken world.
Text: Malachi 4:2
What an amazing story. I want to talk a little bit more about what it means, but first let's just thank God together that it is true. Let us pray.
You know, I love that description of Jesus - Ema ...
Series: Christmas Series: Sons of Scripture
Jason Dees
Malachi 4:2
[Addressing the children] Guys we've made it; it's Christmas Eve. What do you hope to get for Christmas?
Christmas is fun because it's fun to get presents, it's fun to be with your family, it's fun when your parents get some time off of work, and we get to eat food and watch movies. Christmas is a wonderful time, it's a warm time, but I think it's easy to miss why Christmas is really so special, why it's so wonderful. You know one of the reasons that we love Christmas so much is that it's a time when we're (hopefully) not lonely, when we're not sad; it's a time when we aren't scared, when we aren't angry. For some people, at Christmas, they feel especially sad or especially lonely or especially angry, but you're not supposed to feel any of those things at Christmas. And so, in one way, because we enjoy so many good things at Christmas, it's a reminder that the world is not always like that, the world is not always as wonderful as Christmas. It can be a reminder of the pain and sadness and weight of the world. And that's okay because that's exactly what makes Christmas so wonderful. You see, at Christmas we celebrate something. We celebrate the birth of a baby, but not just any baby, a great rescuer baby who came to ultimately save us from all pain, and all loneliness and all sin. Ultimately, God, through this baby, became like us to save us from ourselves and to reunite us with God.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. I want to read to you the story of what actually happened at Christmas and what happened leading up to Christmas when God sent this baby to rescue, to bring light to and to heal this dark and broken world.
Text: Malachi 4:2
What an amazing story. I want to talk a little bit more about what it means, but first let's just thank God together that it is true. Let us pray.
You know, I love that description of Jesus - Ema ...
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