JESUS CAME TO DECLARE WAR (2 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:4-10
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Jesus Came to Declare War (2 of 4)
Series: Understanding Christmas: Why Did Jesus Come?
Scott Maze
1 John 3:4-10
I'm really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. What did God have in mind when He created Christmas?
Turn 1 John 3 (page 1303 in pew Bibles)
What motivated God to bring Christmas to us? When we think about Christmas, we normally turn to passages inside our Bibles that tell us the story of Jesus' birth. We remember the angels, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. But, scattered throughout your New Testament are breadcrumbs, little statements of why Jesus came. Like Hansel and Gretel so long ago, these breadcrumbs tell you why Jesus came to earth that first Christmas. If you're not careful, you'll simply drive right by them.
This is a series devoted to showing God's why behind Christmas. This morning, Jesus came to declare war.
Today's Scripture
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother'' (1 John 3:1-10).
Showing ''the Big Why'' behind God's idea of Christmas. The word we use to describe Jesus taking human flesh is Incarnation. Two times in this passage we are told why ...
Series: Understanding Christmas: Why Did Jesus Come?
Scott Maze
1 John 3:4-10
I'm really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. What did God have in mind when He created Christmas?
Turn 1 John 3 (page 1303 in pew Bibles)
What motivated God to bring Christmas to us? When we think about Christmas, we normally turn to passages inside our Bibles that tell us the story of Jesus' birth. We remember the angels, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. But, scattered throughout your New Testament are breadcrumbs, little statements of why Jesus came. Like Hansel and Gretel so long ago, these breadcrumbs tell you why Jesus came to earth that first Christmas. If you're not careful, you'll simply drive right by them.
This is a series devoted to showing God's why behind Christmas. This morning, Jesus came to declare war.
Today's Scripture
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother'' (1 John 3:1-10).
Showing ''the Big Why'' behind God's idea of Christmas. The word we use to describe Jesus taking human flesh is Incarnation. Two times in this passage we are told why ...
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