FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7
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From Darkness to Light (1 of 3)
Dear God: The Power of Prayer at Christmas
Jeff Schreve
Isaiah 9:1-7
I love Christmastime. Don't you love Christmastime? The sights and the sounds and the smells and the food and the worship. Everything is just more special at Christmastime. As the song says, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."
We're starting a new series for Christmas called The Dividing Line: A Baby Changes Everything. And that is so true. We mark time B.C., before Christ, and A.D., anno Domini, "the year of our Lord." We mark time by this baby because He changed everything.
Now, I want you to think about the fact that Jesus changed everything. When you just look at His life, from the outside looking in, Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago. As I said, we mark time by Him, so we can know Jesus wasn't born on year one. He was probably born at about 4 or 5 B.C. We know that because Herod died in 4 B.C., and Herod is part of the Christmas story. Herod killed all the babies 2 years old and under, the male children living in and around Bethlehem. So, Jesus couldn't be born after Herod. So, Jesus was probably born around 4 or 5 B.C. But we mark time by this One. And from the outside looking in, it's strange that we would mark time by Him. Why do I say that? Well, He was born in an obscure little town, O little town of Bethlehem. That was the place of His birth. He grew up in an even more obscure place, Nazareth. Nazareth was a greasespot, one stop sign-type town. They said of Nazareth, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Nazareth is poor. But that's where He grew up. Born to a peasant woman. Never traveled more than 200 miles in His whole life. Never wrote, in a traditional sense, a book. Never wrote, in a traditional sense, a song. Never made any money. Never went to college. Never held office. Never led a military troupe. Never did any of the things that we would normally associate with greatness, tha ...
Dear God: The Power of Prayer at Christmas
Jeff Schreve
Isaiah 9:1-7
I love Christmastime. Don't you love Christmastime? The sights and the sounds and the smells and the food and the worship. Everything is just more special at Christmastime. As the song says, "It's the most wonderful time of the year."
We're starting a new series for Christmas called The Dividing Line: A Baby Changes Everything. And that is so true. We mark time B.C., before Christ, and A.D., anno Domini, "the year of our Lord." We mark time by this baby because He changed everything.
Now, I want you to think about the fact that Jesus changed everything. When you just look at His life, from the outside looking in, Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago. As I said, we mark time by Him, so we can know Jesus wasn't born on year one. He was probably born at about 4 or 5 B.C. We know that because Herod died in 4 B.C., and Herod is part of the Christmas story. Herod killed all the babies 2 years old and under, the male children living in and around Bethlehem. So, Jesus couldn't be born after Herod. So, Jesus was probably born around 4 or 5 B.C. But we mark time by this One. And from the outside looking in, it's strange that we would mark time by Him. Why do I say that? Well, He was born in an obscure little town, O little town of Bethlehem. That was the place of His birth. He grew up in an even more obscure place, Nazareth. Nazareth was a greasespot, one stop sign-type town. They said of Nazareth, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Nazareth is poor. But that's where He grew up. Born to a peasant woman. Never traveled more than 200 miles in His whole life. Never wrote, in a traditional sense, a book. Never wrote, in a traditional sense, a song. Never made any money. Never went to college. Never held office. Never led a military troupe. Never did any of the things that we would normally associate with greatness, tha ...
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