What is so Special about Christmas

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER

What is So Special About Christmas?

Pastor Jerry Jackson

12.14.14

OUTLINE

WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT CHRISTMAS?

1. It proves we have a God we can TRUST He keeps His PROMISES

Psalm 56:4

I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?

Psalm 91:2

This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.

Isaiah 12:2

See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.

John 14:1

Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”

2. God came to EARTH to RELATE to Us

Colossians 1:15-16 (LB)

“Jesus Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all, and in fact, Christ Himself is the Creator who made everything...”

Philippians 2:7 (Amp)

“He became like men and was born a human being.”

3. Jesus was BORN for your BENEFIT

1 John 3:5 (LB)

“He became a man so that He could take away our sins...”

Philippians 2:6-8 (LB)

“Though He was God... He laid aside His mighty power and glory, taking the disguise of a slave and becoming like men. And He humbled Himself even further, going so far as actually to die a criminal’s death on a cross.”

1 John 4:9-10 (NLT)

“God showed how much He loved us by sending His only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. This is real love... that God sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”

4. You can KNOW God PERSONALLY

Romans 5:10-11 (NLT)

“We were restored to friendship with God by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, and we will be delivered from eternal punishment by His life. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God – all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us...”

Psalm 70:4 (LB)

“Let those who love your salvation exclaim, “What a wonderful God He is!”

Philippians 2:9-11 (GN)

“For this reason God gave Jesus the name that is greater than any other name... (One day) all beings in heaven, and on earth, and in the world below will fall on their knees, and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God.”