Christmas-07 - What is Christmas All About

What is Christmas All About?

John 1:1-18

 “Christmas”

Introduction –

A.  Mention Scripture – Lk 2

1.   Classic story of Christmas

2.   Jesus birth – no room in the Inn

B.  What happened on that day

1.   Not merely a story about a cute baby

2.   Not merely the birth of a hero

3.   Redemptive act of almighty God

C.  Read - John 1:1-5

D.  Who is Christ?

I.     Christ Is: (John 1:1-3)

A.  Word of God (Jn 1:1)

B.  God (Jn 1:1)

C.  Creator (Jn 1:3)

II.  Christ was born to bring: (John 1:4-5)

A.  Life (Jn 1:4) – Redemption/salvation

B.  Light (Jn 1:5) – Reveal God/way of salvation

III.        Why should I care? (John 1:14-18)

A.  What Christ did (Jn 1:14)

1.   Became Flesh

2.   Dwelt among us

3.   Showed His glory

4.   Full of grace

5.   Full of truth

B.  How we benefit (Jn 1:16-18)

1.   Received the fullness of God (Jn 1:16)

2.   Grace upon Grace (Jn 1:16)

3.   Grace and truth revealed (Jn 1:17)

4.   God explained (Jn 1:18)

Conclusion (John 1:9-13)

A.  How do I take advantage of what Christ has done?

1.   True light – be enlightened (Jn 1:9)

2.   Know Him (Jn 1:10)

3.   Receive Him (Jn 1:12, 13)

a.    Children of God

b.   Those who receive Him

c.    New birth, of God

B.  What Happened at Christmas?

1.   Man is separated from God

2.   God revealed Himself to man

a.    Through Scripture

b.   Through Christ

C.  The Life of Christ       

1.   Fullness of deity, bodily (Col 2:9)

2.   Experience our lives, without sin (Heb 4:15)

D.  Christmas is more than a cute story of a baby 

1.   Christ was born to die (redemption)

2.   Christ revealed God

3.   God became one of us to save us

E.  What can we do?

1.   Recognize who Christ is – God in human form

2.   Realize what Christ did – Revealed God to us – Redeemed us

3.   Believe the truth

4.    Accept the grace