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*THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR DARK DAYS*
*Christmas Messages - Part 1 of 6*
*John 12:46*
*Rick Warren*
John 12:46 (LB) /"Jesus said, I have come as a Light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander in darkness."/
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*1.
EVERYONE HAS DARK DAYS*
~* Dark Days of Disappointment
/"I hoped for happiness and light, but trouble and darkness came instead."/
Job 30;26 (GN)
~* Dark Days of Distress
/"I have cried desperately for help, but still it does not come."/
Ps.
22:1 (GN)
~* Dark Days of Doubt
/"The one who walks in the dark does not know where he is going."/
John 12:35
~* Dark Days of Depression
/ "The thought of my pain... is bitter poison.
I think of it constantly, and my spirit is depressed."/
Lam.
3:19-20 (GN)
/ "Lover, friend, acquaintance - all are gone.
There is only darkness everywhere."/
Ps.
88:16 (LB)
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*Antidote:*
/"You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness!"/ 1 Sam.
22:29 (GN)
\\ *II.
HOW CAN JESUS DISPEL MY DARKNESS?*
1.
He will Encourage me when I'm disappointed.
/ "The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he sees those who have lost all hope."/
Ps.
34:18 (GN)
/ "The plans I have for you, says the Lord, are plans to prosper you, not to harm you... to give you hope and a future."/
Jer 29:11
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He will Strengthen me when I'm distressed.
/ "I have the strength for all things in Christ who empowers me - I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me."/
Phil.
4:13 (Amp)
/ "Even though I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me."/
Ps.
23:4 (GN)
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He will Guide me when I'm doubtful
/ "Jesus said, I am the Light of the world.
So if you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, for living light will flood your path."/
John 8:12 (LB)
/ "Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling."/
Ps.
119:105 (LB)
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He will Change me when I'm depressed.
/ "It is possible for light to turn the thing it shines upon into light also!"/
Eph.
5:13 (Ph)
/ "The light produces in people all that is good and right and true."/
Eph.
5:9 (Ph)
/ "... the darkness in our lives disappears and the new light of life in Christ shines in."/ 1 John 2:8 (LB)
\\ *THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR DARK DAYS*
*Christmas Messages - Part 1 of 6*
*John 12:46*
*Rick Warren*
One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the lights.
It seems that Christmas lights up the world.
The first lights go up in the November season when the stores begin to put up their lights -- those who want to get a head start on the buying season.
Then next the city lights go up.
Then neighborhood lights start going up.
All the lights go up on my neighborhood block.
Then the Warren's put up their lights.
December 21st is the winter solstice which is the longest night of the year and the shortest time of daylight in the year.
I got married on the summer solstice -- June 21st -- which happens to be the longest day of the year and the shortest night.
It's interesting when we're in the darkest part of the year, Christmas pierces the darkness with light.
Lights were important in the first Christmas.
The angels did the dazzling light show in the sky and the shepherds went to Bethlehem as a result and saw the baby Jesus.
The wise men saw another bright light in the sky -- a star -- and they followed it to where the Savior was born.
Light is a major theme in the Bible.
The Bible says in 1 John /"God is light and in Him is no darkness at all."/
The very first command that God gave in creation was, /"Let there be light."/
Jesus said, /"I am the light of the world."/
This is the very reason for Christmas.
John 12:46 /"Jesus said, `I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander in darkness."/
He's not talking about physical darkness here.
He's talking about personal darkness.
Everybody has dark days.
You don't want to get out of bed.
You're afraid to face the world.
You don't feel like it's worth the effort.
You just want to throw in the towel.
You don't want to see anybody.
We all go through dark days.
I want us to look tonight on the light of Christmas for your dark days.
I want us to look specifically at four types of dark days and how Christmas is the response to that through the life of Jesus.
Dark days of disappointment, distress, doubt, and depression.
You probably can relate to at least one of those.
*DARK DAYS OF DOUBT*
Job 30:26 /"I hope for happiness and light but trouble and darkness came instead."/
Have you ever felt that way? Hoping for one thing but was disappointed.
There's been a lot of disappointing news just lately in our society.
The economy going down, the unemployment rate going up.
There's lots of disappointing news.
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