I. EXORDIUM:
Do you have JESUS in your heart?
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that our celebrations even CHRISTmas celebration, the real meaning is JESUS, if you don't have JESUS in your heart, your celebration is fake.
IV. TEXT:
Luke 2:7 (Amplified Bible)
2:7 And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room or place for them in the inn.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for by Your Grace we are enriched and super abundantly provided.
2 Corinthians 8:9 (Amplified Bible)
8:9 For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).
Ephesians 3:20 (Amplified Bible)
3:20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—
VI. TITLE:
First CHRISTmas of JESUS
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: Luke, the beloved physician
B. Date written: Before 70 A.D.
C. Purpose: To give a connected and orderly narrative of the life of Christ as seen by eye witnesses,—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
D. To whom written: Addressed to Theophilus, an unknown person. —Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
E. Main Theme: Jesus of Nazareth is the perfect Son of Man who came "to seek and to save that which was lost",—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
F. Key words: Jesus the Son of Man.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
G. Key verse: Luke 1:4 (Amplified Bible)
1:4 [My purpose is] that you may know the full truth and understand with certainty and security against error the accounts (histories) and doctrines of the faith of which you have been informed and in which you have been orally instructed.
VIII. MAIN BODY:
We celebrate JESUS every time, and every moment of our lives. For believers, CHRISTmas is every moment, but for unbelievers, there's no CHRISTmas because there's no JESUS in their hearts. We don't celebrate the birthday of JESUS because we don't know the exact date, and there's no reason to celebrate because of the lowly manger.
A. JESUS was brought forth as Son - no expensive doctors, no premium nurses by His side
"And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn;"
Virgin birth is a symbol of the Messiah.
Isaiah 7:14 (Amplified Bible)
7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us].
JESUS reminded us that He left Heaven and the luxuries of it, and He became sin for us to be the righteousness of GOD.
Galatians 4:4 (Amplified Bible)
4:4 But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to [the regulations of] the Law,
2 Corinthians 5:21 (Amplified Bible)
5:21 For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness].
B. JESUS was wrapped in strips of clothing - no expensive clothes, straps to wrap his body.
"and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes"
2 Corinthians 8:9 (Amplified Bible)
8:9 For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).
When people or even managers set goals or standards, they set it as attainable or practical goal that they can achive. GOD never does that. When GOD sets standards, it's Divine standards, no human being can attain it, no religion can achieve it, only the Son of GOD who is GOD can attain and achieve it for us.
John 1:14 (Amplified Bible)
1:14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.
Psalms 22:6 (Amplified Bible)
22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; I am the scorn of men, and despised by the people.
What matters to JESUS is our salvation and healing, He never planned Himself to be extravagant in this world, though He can because is King of kings and Lord of lords. His priority is us not His own convenience and comfort.
C. JESUS was laid in a feeding trough - no water beds, no expensive premiums beds
"and laid Him in a manger,"
Isaiah 53:3 (Amplified Bible)
53:3 He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him.
Isaiah 40:5 (Amplified Bible)
40:5 And the glory (majesty and splendor) of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.
D. JESUS has no room in the inn
"because there was no room or place for them in the inn."
Inn - house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers. During those days, inn is a place of sin, where entertainers are, it's a tavern. A tavern nowadays is a beer garden.
Make room in our hearts for the LORD JESUS.
Revelation 3:20 (Amplified Bible)
3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.
IX. CONCLUSION:
The first CHRISTmas is not a happy event to be celebrated, there's no reason at all to celebrate CHRISTmas itself, but there's infinitely uncountable reasons to celebrate the Celebrant - JESUS. Now CHRISTmas in our time is all a deception, you spend thousands of dollars on fine clothing, foods, beds, CHRISTmas lights, CHRISTmas trees, gifts but even the Celebrant does not even care where He will lay His head. So think about the next time you celebrate, do you have JESUS in your heart, if not all your celebrations are vain and empty. But as for us, we celebrate JESUS every moment of our lives.
Hebrews 12:2 (Amplified Bible)
12:2 Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Psalms 110:1 (Amplified Bible)
110:1 A Psalm of David. THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool.
Colossians 3:1 (Amplified Bible)
3:1 IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
1 Corinthians 15:25 (Amplified Bible)
15:25 For [Christ] must be King and reign until He has put all [His] enemies under His feet.
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