2008.12.07 Celebration

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Celebration!Celebration!

ChristmasChristmas

What are you celebrating this Christmas?

The first purpose of Christmas is celebrationcelebration . .

“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the

people.” Luke 2:10

Christmas is worth celebrating:

• It is personalpersonal. “I bring youyou good news…”

• It is personal.

• It is positivepositive .

“…of great joy…”

• It is personal.

• It is positive.• It is universaluniversal. “…for all the people…”

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, so that whoever believes in him

will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

God LovesLoves You.

Ever since the creation of the world, God’s invisible nature, namely his eternal power and deity have been

clearly seen in what is made so mankind is without excuse.

Romans 1:21

God LovesLoves You.

God is love.

1 John 4:8

God LovesLoves You.

Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love.

Ephesians 3:19

God LovesLoves You.

God WithWith You.

• F alse

• E vidence

• A ppearing• R eal.

“Where can I flee from your presence? Where can I go from your Spirit?”

Psalm 139:7

God WithWith You.

“I will never leave you; I will never forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5

God WithWith You.

“When you go through deep waters, I will I will be with yoube with you.. When you go through rivers if difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2

God WithWith You.

“This is my body, which is given for youfor you.”

1 Cor. 11:24

God ForFor You.

“If God is for usfor us, who can be against us?”Romans 8:31

God ForFor You.

“I know the plans I have for youfor you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for

evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremiah 29:11

God ForFor You.

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do

with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

God ForFor You.

God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world.

John 3:17

God ForFor You.

“I will cleanse them for all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the

guilt of their sin and rebellion against me.”

God ForFor You.

“And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them;””

God ForFor You.

“they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide

for it.”

Jeremiah 33:8-9

God ForFor You.

2008.12.07 Celebration

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