CHRISTMAS IS FOR PURITY - PART 1 (1 OF 2)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Romans 6:14-19
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Christmas is for Purity - Part 1 (1 of 2)
Series: Christmas is for Purity
Scott Maze
Romans 6:14-19
In a California neighborhood this past Friday, one resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus with a double-barrel shotgun. Fox news had reported that Jesus points the weapon at Santa's dead body while Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pick-up truck. The creator, Ron Lake, says the work of art represents the commercialization of Christ. From the outlandish to the simple, however your family celebrates Christmas and whatever your history or your memories of Christmas, I want your celebration to value Jesus. Christmas is about the incarnation of Jesus Christ - where God becomes man. Yet, many have focused on the commercialized aspects of the season so as to dilute the very message of Christ's arrival in order to suit our own tastes.
The truth behind Christ is that Jesus Christ requires a great deal more than believing in the spirit of Christmas. The first Christmas represents real people who had their lives turned upside down - Mary and Joseph, the Shepherds, and the magi. The first coming of Jesus Christ was a disturbing event of the deepest proportions. Jesus did not come simply to add something extra to life. Instead, He came to deal with your spiritual insolvency where people rightly recognize the debt of their sin is overwhelming. And He intends to dominate more of your time than a two-hour Christmas special once a year. Jesus Christ is none other than God Himself. He came on a deliverance mission, to save sinners, in order to destroy the works of the devil.
Here is Today's Big Idea: God's Grace is Effective in Defeating Your Sinful Habits. Christmas Grace is Effective in Defeating Your Sinful Habits.
Many people, as you know, celebrate not much more than ''roasting chestnuts by an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at their noses.'' But Christians surely know enough to know that Christmas means more than that. ...
Series: Christmas is for Purity
Scott Maze
Romans 6:14-19
In a California neighborhood this past Friday, one resident decorated his lawn with a depiction of Jesus shooting Santa Claus with a double-barrel shotgun. Fox news had reported that Jesus points the weapon at Santa's dead body while Rudolph lays sprawled across the hood of a pick-up truck. The creator, Ron Lake, says the work of art represents the commercialization of Christ. From the outlandish to the simple, however your family celebrates Christmas and whatever your history or your memories of Christmas, I want your celebration to value Jesus. Christmas is about the incarnation of Jesus Christ - where God becomes man. Yet, many have focused on the commercialized aspects of the season so as to dilute the very message of Christ's arrival in order to suit our own tastes.
The truth behind Christ is that Jesus Christ requires a great deal more than believing in the spirit of Christmas. The first Christmas represents real people who had their lives turned upside down - Mary and Joseph, the Shepherds, and the magi. The first coming of Jesus Christ was a disturbing event of the deepest proportions. Jesus did not come simply to add something extra to life. Instead, He came to deal with your spiritual insolvency where people rightly recognize the debt of their sin is overwhelming. And He intends to dominate more of your time than a two-hour Christmas special once a year. Jesus Christ is none other than God Himself. He came on a deliverance mission, to save sinners, in order to destroy the works of the devil.
Here is Today's Big Idea: God's Grace is Effective in Defeating Your Sinful Habits. Christmas Grace is Effective in Defeating Your Sinful Habits.
Many people, as you know, celebrate not much more than ''roasting chestnuts by an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at their noses.'' But Christians surely know enough to know that Christmas means more than that. ...
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