ADVENT 2017 – LOVE
Christmas Eve 2017
In
the Advent celebration cycle, this is the Love Sunday. It is also the Christ
Sunday because it is Christmas Eve. How appropriate that these two merge on
this day because Christ is the definition and demonstration of love.
John
3:16
(NKJV)
For God so
loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
1.
God gives us the
gift of His Son!
Isaiah
9:6 (NKJV) For unto us a Child is born, Unto
us a Son is given…
Luke
2:11
(NKJV)
For there
is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord.
We
need a Savior because we are sinners.
Romans
3:23
(NKJV)
for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Isaiah
53:6
(NKJV)
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the
iniquity of us all.
His
Name means “God Saves”! The angel declared to Joseph…
Matthew
1:21
(NKJV)
And she will bring forth a Son, and
you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His
people from their sins.
2.
God gives us the
gift of His love.
Romans
5:8 (NKJV) But God demonstrates His own
love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
Jesus
gave Himself knowing everything you would ever do!
3.
God gives us the
gift of His life!
Romans
6:23
(NKJV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
John
10:18
(NKJV)
No one takes my life from Me, but I lay it down of Myself...
What
is our response to His gifts? We give our lives to Him.
I
John 4:19
(NKJV)
We love Him because He
first loved us.
Romans
10:11,13
(NKJV)
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For
“whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
INVITATION
2
Corinthians 9:15 (NKJV) Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
COMMUNION
CANDLE LIGHTING
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