Why Did Jesus Come at Christmas?
Scott Maze
Romans 15:8-13
Christmas Eve is really enjoyable on so many levels. After my last service, my wife, Traci and the three kids will gather together where only one gift will be opened - no matter how many times you might ask for more. We might drive around a little to see some Christmas lights around town at my wife's request. But we will have some finger foods and enjoy one another for a relaxing evening. Now that our kids are grown up, I don't have to think about staying up all night to assemble someone's present from directions written in Japanese only to discover there is one missing piece out of a thousand!
I'm really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. But what did God have in mind when He created Christmas? What motivated Him to bring Christmas to us? When we think about Christmas, we normally turn to passages inside our Bibles that give us the story of Jesus' birth. We want to hear about the angels, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. Yet, 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. Now you have to look for these breadcrumbs - they're not obvious at first. If we're not careful, we'll simply drive right by them.
Why did Jesus come, after all? Buried inside in our Bibles are God's reasons for creating the first Christmas.
1. Jesus' Came to Unite Us
''Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
''Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.''
10 And again it is said,
''Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.''
11 And again,
''P ...
Scott Maze
Romans 15:8-13
Christmas Eve is really enjoyable on so many levels. After my last service, my wife, Traci and the three kids will gather together where only one gift will be opened - no matter how many times you might ask for more. We might drive around a little to see some Christmas lights around town at my wife's request. But we will have some finger foods and enjoy one another for a relaxing evening. Now that our kids are grown up, I don't have to think about staying up all night to assemble someone's present from directions written in Japanese only to discover there is one missing piece out of a thousand!
I'm really glad God came up with the idea of Christmas. But what did God have in mind when He created Christmas? What motivated Him to bring Christmas to us? When we think about Christmas, we normally turn to passages inside our Bibles that give us the story of Jesus' birth. We want to hear about the angels, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. Yet, 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. Now you have to look for these breadcrumbs - they're not obvious at first. If we're not careful, we'll simply drive right by them.
Why did Jesus come, after all? Buried inside in our Bibles are God's reasons for creating the first Christmas.
1. Jesus' Came to Unite Us
''Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
''Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.''
10 And again it is said,
''Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.''
11 And again,
''P ...
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