Sunday, December 24, 2017

ADVENT 2017, Christmas Eve, LOVE

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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