Episodes
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Christmas Eve (12.24.17)
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Opening: Christmas Carols
Welcome / Greeting
The Coming of Christ: How Jesus came into our world.
Bethlehem—house of bread.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Lk 2:4–7.)
Song: Silent Night
The Campaign of Christ: Why Jesus came into our world.
35 “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again... 40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (Jn 6:35 &40., CSB)
Song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Communion of Christ: Celebrating Jesus in our lives.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” (Jn 6:51, CSB)
54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day, 55 because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me....The one who eats this bread will live forever.” (Jn 6:53–58, CSB)
Song: O Holy Night
The Commission of Christ: Carrying Jesus into our world.
You give them something to eat.
16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children (Mt 14:16–21, ESV)
Closing: Go Light your World
Song: Joy to the World A Christmas Eve Celebration
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Why Christmas Matters? Wk 3 (12.17.17)
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
20 But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died. 21 So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. 22 Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. 23 But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. 24 After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. (1 Co 15:20–24, NLT)...45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. 46 What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. 47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. 48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. 49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. (1 Co 15:45–49, NLT)
Where is Jesus today? How is He operating as a Life-Giving Spirit?
At the Right Hand of the Father Mark 16:19-20
With Y'all Matt 28:18-20
In Small Groups Matt 18:20
In His Church 1 Cor 14:20-40
Let’s look at the small groups in the birth of Christ.--Luke 2 & Matt 2
Mary and Joesph..in a group
The Shepperds... in a group
The Angels...in a group
The Magi... a group
Herod..was alone
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Why Christmas Matters? Wk 1 (12.10.17)
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. (Ga 4:4–5, NLT)
Jesus was born during a time of:
- Political Discontent
- Prophetic Discontent
- Family Conflict
14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. 15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. 16 We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham. 17 Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. 18 Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. (Heb 2:14–18, ESV)
- Since we are human, God became Human.
- Jesus could not die, unless He became a man.
- Jesus came to destroy the devil, the one with the power of death.