Today's Church Service is all about God's design the first Christmas.
Today's main scripture says,
On to us a child is born, on to us a son is given, and he shall be called mighty God,
Prince of Peace.
How did God design the first Christmas?
It all began when the angel came to Mary.
The angel told Mary that she would have a son, Christ the King, the Savior of the world,
the Son of God.
Afterwards, Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem, but when they finally arrived to Bethlehem,
there was no room for them left in any of the inns.
Think of an inn as a hotel, but all the rooms are booked.
The only room that was left for them was in a stable.
The Son of God was going to be born in a stable?
Yes, God orchestrated it, where Jesus would be born in a stable.
After Jesus was born, the angel of the Lord came to the shepherds and told them that Jesus,
Christ, the Son of God, has been born in Bethlehem, and you will find him wrapped in swaddling
clothes lying in a manger of feeding troughs.
And a multitude of angels surrounded them, saying, Glory to God in the highest.
And lately, the shepherds went to see baby Jesus.
And just like the angel told them, they found the Son of God lying in a manger wrapped in
swaddling clothes.
For the scripture says, Now this is love.
Not that we loved him, but he loved us to send his son to die for us.
Why did God design the first Christmas this way?
Well, we are going to answer that through these three points.
The reason why God designed the first Christmas this way was, one, humility.
God had to strip himself of his kingship, of his godship in order to come as a baby,
completely surrendered to what the will of God, the Father, told him to do.
So today, will you humble yourself and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?
Number two, rescue.
God designed the first Christmas this way to rescue us, to reconcile us back to himself.
So today, will you accept the free gift of grace by accepting Jesus Christ into your
heart?
And number three, love.
The reason why God designed the first Christmas this way was to show us the depth of his love
and to give us the everlasting gift, eternal life.
So today, will you accept the love of Christ, God's free gift?
So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help
you.
But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today, to receive Him into your heart.
Go to Romans 10, 9 through 10.
It says, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that
God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus.
You are saved from all your sins, past, present, and future sins you may commit.
It's true this not, a free pass to sin anytime.
Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel
to others.
You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life.