The Heart of Christmas
Palitha Jayasooriya
John 3:16
Introduction: As we go through the music of today and days gone by, we find that the 'Heart' is referred to over and over again. To take a few examples of songs that came out during different stages of my life, we find titles like 'Heart of Gold', 'A Good Heart', 'My Heart Will go on Loving You', and 'Your Cheating Heart'. (I guess these titles show how old I am!). That's because the heart is at the center of all life.
One of the meanings given by the Cambridge Dictionary for the word 'Heart' goes like this: ''The central or most important part'' (of a matter). That's how we come to the term ''Let's get to the heart of the matter''. Another description of the term ''the heart of the matter'' by The Free Dictionary goes like this: ''The most important, basic or fundamental essence or elements of an issue....or matter at hand. That brings me to the main thought in this sermon.
Proposition: Let's ensure we get to 'The Heart of Christmas' this year.
In this sermon, I would like to share 3 important characteristics (there are more), that I consider to be at the heart of Christmas.
1)The Heart of Christmas - Giving
''For God so loved the world that He GAVE His one and only Son...'' (John 3:16)
Illustration: Three chained prisoners were brought before a medical missionary at a leper colony. Horrified at the sight of the chains eating into their wounded flesh, the missionary ordered that the chains be removed, overriding the protests of the guards. He thereafter lovingly treated their wounds.
A few days later, the missionary had to travel on an overnight trip. Although concerned about the safety of his wife and child, after prayer, he started his journey. The following morning, when his wife opened the house windows, she was surprised to find the three men on her porch. Hearing that her husband was away, they had spent the entire night, guarding the family! (Adapted from a Devotional fo ...
Palitha Jayasooriya
John 3:16
Introduction: As we go through the music of today and days gone by, we find that the 'Heart' is referred to over and over again. To take a few examples of songs that came out during different stages of my life, we find titles like 'Heart of Gold', 'A Good Heart', 'My Heart Will go on Loving You', and 'Your Cheating Heart'. (I guess these titles show how old I am!). That's because the heart is at the center of all life.
One of the meanings given by the Cambridge Dictionary for the word 'Heart' goes like this: ''The central or most important part'' (of a matter). That's how we come to the term ''Let's get to the heart of the matter''. Another description of the term ''the heart of the matter'' by The Free Dictionary goes like this: ''The most important, basic or fundamental essence or elements of an issue....or matter at hand. That brings me to the main thought in this sermon.
Proposition: Let's ensure we get to 'The Heart of Christmas' this year.
In this sermon, I would like to share 3 important characteristics (there are more), that I consider to be at the heart of Christmas.
1)The Heart of Christmas - Giving
''For God so loved the world that He GAVE His one and only Son...'' (John 3:16)
Illustration: Three chained prisoners were brought before a medical missionary at a leper colony. Horrified at the sight of the chains eating into their wounded flesh, the missionary ordered that the chains be removed, overriding the protests of the guards. He thereafter lovingly treated their wounds.
A few days later, the missionary had to travel on an overnight trip. Although concerned about the safety of his wife and child, after prayer, he started his journey. The following morning, when his wife opened the house windows, she was surprised to find the three men on her porch. Hearing that her husband was away, they had spent the entire night, guarding the family! (Adapted from a Devotional fo ...
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