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Message
summary: Let
us never
forget the
main reason
Jesus came
into the world
was to save
sinners. He
was born to
conquer the
grave.
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"She (Mary)
will bear a
son, and you
shall call His
name Jesus,
for He will
save His
people from
their sins"
(Matthew
1:21). "For
unto you is
born this day
in the city of
David a
Savior, who is
Christ the
Lord" (Luke
2:11). "Here
is a
trustworthy
saying that
deserves full
acceptance:
Christ Jesus
came into the
world to save
sinners" (1
Timothy 1:15).
Most of our
readers will
be attending
special
services at
Christmas and
for many it
will include a
Christmas Eve
service. We
will pray,
sing
praises, hear
Scripture
readings and a
Bible-based
message.
Foundationally,
we will
declare our
belief that "Christ
Jesus came
into the world
to save
sinners".
On Sunday our service began with a newer song simply titled "Christmas Day". It's a joyful song proclaiming our Lord's birth with this chorus:
Sing all you people
The Lord almighty reigns
Sing every creature of God
Come bless His name
For He is good, for He is good
He was born to conquer the grave
Light of the world
The reason for Christmas Day
But
the line that
especially
gripped my
heart were the
words we sang:
"He was born
to conquer the
grave". What a
glorious truth
to consider
the entire
redemption
story when
celebrating
Christ's
birth. (A link
to the song as
sung in our
church this
last Sunday is
below.)
At
first glance
the epistles
seem to give
little
emphasis
regarding the
birth of
Christ. Apart
from the
historical
record in the
narratives in
Matthew and
Luke we have
no other such
information on
our Lord's
birth. It's
not mentioned
in the Acts of
the Apostles
or in any of
the epistles
with any
detail.
There's simply
no record of
the early
church
celebrating
Christ's birth
as we do
today, the
greater focus
was placed on
the
Resurrection.
But they
certainly
believed in
it! Paul
introduces a
saying that
apparently was
an early
creedal
statement of
the primitive
church. Today
we encourage
you to see it
as a Christmas
verse.
It
begins: "Here
is a
trustworthy
saying",
literally a
"faithful
word".
This simple,
easily
memorized
statement was
perhaps used
to teach and
reinforce the
faith in the
earliest
believers. It
was at the
time and
always will be
an absolutely
trustworthy
saying!
"That
deserves full
acceptance".
Although
surely most of
the world's
population has
not accepted
this truth;
from its
earliest
declaration,
to this day
and throughout
eternity it
nevertheless
deserves full
acceptance.
Brooksyne and
I have both
accepted this
truth and we
trust that
each of you
have as
well. It
is the very
heart of the
Christmas
message.
"Christ
Jesus came
into the world
to save
sinners".
This is an
absolutely
trustworthy
statement that
impacts the
lives of every
human born
into this
world. It is
the real
meaning of
Christmas and
it is always
good news
because it is
trustworthy
and true!
Today and
everyday let
us not forget
the reason
Jesus came
into the world
and consider
the difference
His coming
makes in our
lives. It's
not fake news,
it's the genuine
good news!
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, how
grateful we
are that Jesus
came into this
world to save
sinners; to
turn despair
to hope,
darkness to
light, and
death into
life. He was
born to
conquer the
grave. All
that we have
need of and
presently rely
on is
abundance from
Your generous
Hand. You are
worthy of our
trust and
deserving of
our fully
surrendered
life. From the
cradle to the
cross Jesus is
Lord of Heaven
and Lord of
earth. We
celebrate the
birth of Your
Son, Jesus,
our Savior.
Amen.
Christmas
greeting to
our readers:
We express our
appreciation
and love to
you, our
faithful daily
encouragement
readers. We
have met or
heard from
many of you
from all walks
of life and
from all
regions of the
world and we
are better for
it in our
spiritual walk
and our social
life. We
always enjoy
your feedback
and your
stimulating
comments that
affirm or
challenge us
to think
further on a
subject
matter. We're
even glad for
those of you
who take the
time to let us
know a link is
broken or a
date is wrong,
etc.
We are praying
for those
whose
Christmas
season may be
difficult this
year due to
pain or a
heartache you
are
experiencing,
and for those
who suffer
from a
significant
loss in your
life. May our
faithful Lord
meet you and
bring a deep
settled peace
in your heart
as you reflect
upon Him as
the Wonderful
Counselor,
Mighty God,
the
everlasting
Father, the
Prince of
peace. Focus
on the One who
was born to
conquer the
grave!
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Christmas
Day"
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on YouTube
Calvary Church
worship
service
This is the
song that has
the phrase "He
was born to
conquer the
grave."
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