Luke 2:1-7
“Is it possible to miss Christmas when it’s all around you?”
1. Busyness. (The Innkeeper)
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Luke 2:6 "…there was no room for them in the inn."
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Luke 2:7 "So Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger."
2. Familiarity. (The Religious Leaders)
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"Oh well, it's
3. Fear. (King Herod)
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"Where is the baby born to be the King of the Jews?"
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But when you invite Christ into your life, He doesn't make you more religious.
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1 Timothy 6:21 (LB) "Some people have missed the most important thing in life – they don't know God."
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"Stop, look, and listen."
1. STOP filling your life with less important things.
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Psalm 39:6 "All nce for God adds hours to each day."
2. LOOK closely at why Jesus came.
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Matthew 2:8 "Go and make a careful search for the child."
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No one is going to get into heaven on their own.
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Jeremiah 29:13 "You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart."
3. LISTEN to the good news of Christmas .
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Luke 2:10-11 "The angel said, ‘Fear not, I bring you good news of great joy! …a Savior has been born for you – He is Christ the Lord!'"
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John 10:10 "Jesus said, ‘I have come so that you may have life and have it to the fullest!'"
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John 3:17 "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save the world through Him."
Stop.
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1 Peter 2:24 (NCV) "Christ carried the burden of our sins on the cross so that we could stop living for sin and start living for what is right. His wounds heal us."
Look.
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Isaiah 45:22 (NLT) "Let all the world look to Me for salvation. For I am God and there is no other."
Listen .
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2 Corinthians 6:2 (TEV) “Listen to what God says: This is the hour to receive God’s favor! Today is the day to be saved!”
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It is a message of life and love.
MERRY CHRISTMAS