Jesus: The Light of the World at Christmas
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"Today we are talking about His light being revealed, but as we remember back to last week and pre-Jesus' birth, right, there was widespread darkness. Isaiah 60 verse 2 says, Darkness as black as night covers all of the nations of the earth, but, big but, the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you." [00:00:12] (29 seconds)
"Jesus is coming, and we understand that the integrity and the character of who God is is that He does what He promises, but we get to Jesus' birth, and the light of the light of the world. The light of the world is revealed to the earth, into this darkness that was, and in many ways still is, but the opportunity of light is there through Jesus' life." [00:00:41] (31 seconds)
"Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. Don't be afraid, he said. I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior, yes, the Messiah, the Lord has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David, and you will recognize him by the sign." [00:02:02] (27 seconds)
"When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, Let's go to Bethlehem. Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph, and there was the baby lying in the manger." [00:02:50] (19 seconds)
"After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them." [00:03:09] (29 seconds)
"The shepherds' job is to care for the flock. Whether it's lambs or whether it's, goats. They would meander along with this flock and they would go with them. They had a very nomadic lifestyle going from pasture to pasture just trying to find some amount of area for these animals to graze. They lived outdoors." [00:04:41] (26 seconds)
"Do you ever feel that your job is not that important in the world? Or that maybe you don't do it as well as you maybe hoped you could? Or you feel like you have a lot to learn. I'm kind of in that spot where I'm being stretched into so many different places right now, most of them in very, very good ways, but yet I'm being stretched." [00:06:03] (22 seconds)
"God reveals so many times through scripture that it's not the important things of this world. It's not having all of the money. It's not having all of the fame and the prestige. That's not what he desires for us. He desires for us to come to him with a pure heart of worship." [00:08:38] (23 seconds)
"What are your priorities throughout the Christmas season? As we looked at our schedule going up for the next month, there is very little time to be spent doing nothing. We had Jacob's band concert last week. I had a meeting for volleyball that starts in January. I had a practice for playing out on Main Street and then we actually played out on Main Street." [00:10:46] (26 seconds)
"Paula mentioned earlier I was at the dollar store yesterday and at the end of my transaction, yeah I bought, Leon's laughing at me because I bought zip ties. Don't ever buy zip ties at the dollar store. Not worth it. Anyways, I digress. I was at the end of my transaction, and they said, oh, do you want to donate 50 cents to something? And I said, sure, let's do that." [00:12:24] (30 seconds)
"So as we enter through the Christmas season and we see who we are revealed through this season, take this opportunity to bring the light of Jesus in, to turn that light up, not to put it under a basket on the floor, not to kick it under your bed, but to let it sit on a stand where it can be shown around. Remember, there was darkness. In many ways, there still is darkness." [00:16:28] (31 seconds)
"The light of the world is established and lived his life and he's given the Holy Spirit to each and every one of us to present the gospel out to a world that needs it because it is hurting so bad. As I talk with this young man, he feels that there is nothing for him to do. There's no right move to make." [00:20:33] (26 seconds)
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"Jesus is coming, and we understand that the integrity and the character of who God is is that He does what He promises, but we get to Jesus' birth, and the light of the light of the world. The light of the world is revealed to the earth, into this darkness that was, and in many ways still is, but the opportunity of light is there through Jesus' life." [00:00:41] (31 seconds)
"Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. Don't be afraid, he said. I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior, yes, the Messiah, the Lord has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David, and you will recognize him by the sign." [00:02:02] (27 seconds)
"When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, Let's go to Bethlehem. Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph, and there was the baby lying in the manger." [00:02:50] (19 seconds)
"After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them." [00:03:09] (29 seconds)
"The shepherds' job is to care for the flock. Whether it's lambs or whether it's, goats. They would meander along with this flock and they would go with them. They had a very nomadic lifestyle going from pasture to pasture just trying to find some amount of area for these animals to graze. They lived outdoors." [00:04:41] (26 seconds)
"Do you ever feel that your job is not that important in the world? Or that maybe you don't do it as well as you maybe hoped you could? Or you feel like you have a lot to learn. I'm kind of in that spot where I'm being stretched into so many different places right now, most of them in very, very good ways, but yet I'm being stretched." [00:06:03] (22 seconds)
"God reveals so many times through scripture that it's not the important things of this world. It's not having all of the money. It's not having all of the fame and the prestige. That's not what he desires for us. He desires for us to come to him with a pure heart of worship." [00:08:38] (23 seconds)
"What are your priorities throughout the Christmas season? As we looked at our schedule going up for the next month, there is very little time to be spent doing nothing. We had Jacob's band concert last week. I had a meeting for volleyball that starts in January. I had a practice for playing out on Main Street and then we actually played out on Main Street." [00:10:46] (26 seconds)
"Paula mentioned earlier I was at the dollar store yesterday and at the end of my transaction, yeah I bought, Leon's laughing at me because I bought zip ties. Don't ever buy zip ties at the dollar store. Not worth it. Anyways, I digress. I was at the end of my transaction, and they said, oh, do you want to donate 50 cents to something? And I said, sure, let's do that." [00:12:24] (30 seconds)
"So as we enter through the Christmas season and we see who we are revealed through this season, take this opportunity to bring the light of Jesus in, to turn that light up, not to put it under a basket on the floor, not to kick it under your bed, but to let it sit on a stand where it can be shown around. Remember, there was darkness. In many ways, there still is darkness." [00:16:28] (31 seconds)
"The light of the world is established and lived his life and he's given the Holy Spirit to each and every one of us to present the gospel out to a world that needs it because it is hurting so bad. As I talk with this young man, he feels that there is nothing for him to do. There's no right move to make." [00:20:33] (26 seconds)
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