Just who is that baby in that manger scene you keep seeing?
What do you know about Him?
What does He mean to you?
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.
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.
1. Mighty : see the power in the manger
Luke 1:35
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit
will come upon you, and
the power
of the Most High will overshadow you. So the
holy one
to be born will be called the Son of God.
Eph 3:20
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably
more than all we ask
or imagine, according to his power
that is at work within us,
I Cor 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not a
matter of talk but of power.
Isa 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am
your God. I will strengthen
you and help you; I will uphold you
with my righteous right hand.
Col 11:1
being strengthened with all power
according to his glorious
might so that you may have great endurance
and patience, and
joyfully
2. God: see the glory in the manger
Ex 15:11
"Who among the gods is like you,
O LORD? Who is like you--
majestic in holiness, awesome in glory,
working wonders?
Ps 19:1
For the director of music. A psalm
of David. The heavens
declare the
glory of God; the skies proclaim the work
of his
hands.
Heb 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God's
glory and
the exact
representation of his being, sustaining
all things by his
powerful word. After he had provided purification
for sins, he
sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
in heaven.
This Christmas I need a
bigger perspective on
3. Eternal: see the hope in the manger.
Rom 5:3-5
Not only so, but we also rejoice
in our sufferings, because we
know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character,
hope.
And hope does
not disappoint us, because God has poured out his
love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom he has given us.
Rom 15:4
For everything that was written in
the past was written to
teach us, so that through endurance and
the encouragement of the
Scriptures we might have
hope.
The answer to all the world’s questions is Jesus
I Cor 1:20
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar?
Where is the
philosopher of this age? Has not God made
foolish the wisdom of
the world?
This Christmas, I need to trust
that:
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4. Eternal: see the love
in the manger.
John 3:16
"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.
Rom 8:39
neither height nor depth, nor anything
else in all creation,
will be able to separate us from the love
of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
This Christmas, I need love for:
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