"Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
Luke 2:10-12 (NKJV)
One thing I have noticed in talking to people is that someone will miss the point about something, by getting sidetracked by something else. Sometimes people get so caught up in insignificant facts and information that they miss the main point. For example, in various sports there are so many statistics and so much information you can learn about that you almost forget the basic elements of the sport itself. Whether it is sports, or anything else, we have to be careful that we do not get so caught up in some details that we miss the overall point.
Christmas is when believers celebrate the birth of Jesus, but some people miss that point. For some people, Christmas is just about presents and time with family, which is good, but those things are not why we should celebrate Christmas. Some Christians are bothered because others do not recognize Christmas for what it really is, or because Christmas is so secularized. But in spite of that, we should not miss the real point to the story of Christmas. We need to keep our focus on Jesus coming to the earth to save us from our sin, that is the real point to Christmas.
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year in many ways. The main reason that Christmas is so wonderful is that it is when Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Many people and churches will go over the story of the birth of Jesus from Luke 2, which is such a great story about how Jesus came to the earth as a baby. Then, Jesus went on to live a god-pleasing life and die on the cross for our sin. That is the main point of Christmas, and that is why we should celebrate Christmas, even though many people miss the point.
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
Luke 2:10-12 (NKJV)
One thing I have noticed in talking to people is that someone will miss the point about something, by getting sidetracked by something else. Sometimes people get so caught up in insignificant facts and information that they miss the main point. For example, in various sports there are so many statistics and so much information you can learn about that you almost forget the basic elements of the sport itself. Whether it is sports, or anything else, we have to be careful that we do not get so caught up in some details that we miss the overall point.
Christmas is when believers celebrate the birth of Jesus, but some people miss that point. For some people, Christmas is just about presents and time with family, which is good, but those things are not why we should celebrate Christmas. Some Christians are bothered because others do not recognize Christmas for what it really is, or because Christmas is so secularized. But in spite of that, we should not miss the real point to the story of Christmas. We need to keep our focus on Jesus coming to the earth to save us from our sin, that is the real point to Christmas.
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year in many ways. The main reason that Christmas is so wonderful is that it is when Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Many people and churches will go over the story of the birth of Jesus from Luke 2, which is such a great story about how Jesus came to the earth as a baby. Then, Jesus went on to live a god-pleasing life and die on the cross for our sin. That is the main point of Christmas, and that is why we should celebrate Christmas, even though many people miss the point.
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