The Birth of Christ Christmas

The Birth of Christ

Christmas

Jesus was born a king

But Jesus did not come to take away land rights

He did not come to take peoples’ possessions

Jesus came to take only one thing, “our sins”

Jesus came to remove the wrongs we inflict upon each other

The injustice in the world

Jesus did not come to setup laws, courts and prisons

Jesus did not come to force people to do anything

Jesus came to change the heart

The greatest gift of Christmas is Jesus

 And that gift is what people, called Christians, love the most

No king, no president has given more to the ethnic groups

People groups of the world

As a Christian in America you have a right as a people group

In fact it has been the Christians who have done more for America

 Than any other people group

So keep Christ in Christmas

Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, Wikipedia

The popularity of celebrating Jesus’ birth is

something Christians have done since His birth.

Although the date did not become unified until

an early Christmas sermon by Augustine who

tied the shortest day of the year to Christ’s birth.

The “Sun of Righteousness” prophesied by Malachi…

"Unto you shall the sun of righteousness arise,

and healing is in his wings."

Malachi 4:2

John describes Jesus as…

 “The light of the world”

John 8:12

Augustine claimed the birth date was on

the day of the year that had the

least amount of light and in His birth

Jesus brought light into the world.

The celebration of Christmas

is the celebration of Jesus’ birth.

The Christian celebration has reached

every part of the world where there are Christians.

This is a religious holiday.

To look at history and see the

celebration of the birth of Jesus is amazing.

The prophetic announcement of Isaiah…

  

For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and peace

there will be no end.

 Isaiah 9:6-7

Has held hope for Jews and Gentiles.

Yet, some like King Herod sought

to kill Jesus as an infant toddler.

Matthew 2

Jesus was born a king.

But Jesus did not come to take away land rights.

He did not come to take peoples’ possessions.

Jesus came to take only one thing… “our sins”

Jesus came to remove the wrongs

we inflict upon each other.

The injustice in the world.

Jesus did not come to setup laws, courts and prisons.

 Jesus did not come to force people to do anything.

Jesus came to change the heart.

Jesus came offering mercy and grace.

Christianity has grown not by

conquering land and possessions…

But by conquering hearts

Willing conversion.

Yet, many fear this Prince of Peace.

Many consider a threat this ethnic group

called Christians, who have in the model

of Jesus laid down their lives, lands and

possessions so others might have hope.

      

Sadly, there have always been

those who do not understand.

In America there is a voice of

Diversity without Christianity.

It is the voice crying for a

Christmas without Christ.

Jesus took this approach…

For God did not send his Son into

the world to condemn the world,

but to save the world through him.

John 3:17

Jesus knows the error of our way,

the wrongs we do,

naturally bringing condemning results.

Many want to continue in the dark.

Jesus did not come to force anyone out of the dark.

But He did come to be a light that

reveals how we should love one another.

It is this very message of hope that

Jesus came to give that has changed hearts.

The greatest gift of Christmas is Jesus and that

gift is what people, called Christians, love the most.

No king, no president has given more to

the ethnic groups, people groups of the world.

As a Christian in America, you

have a right as a people group.

In fact, it has been the Christians who have done

more for America than any other people group.

So keep Christ in Christmas.

Jesus is the only true hope.

  

Scripture Reading

Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV

6 For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace

there will be no end.

He will reign on David's throne

and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it

with justice and righteousness

from that time on and forever.

The zeal of the LORD Almighty

will accomplish this.

John 3:16-21

16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.   19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."