1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,560 Today's Church Service is all about God's design the first Christmas. 2 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,160 Today's main scripture says, 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:25,600 On to us a child is born, on to us a son is given, and he shall be called mighty God, 4 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,720 Prince of Peace. 5 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,520 How did God design the first Christmas? 6 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,560 It all began when the angel came to Mary. 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:44,920 The angel told Mary that she would have a son, Christ the King, the Savior of the world, 8 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,960 the Son of God. 9 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:54,840 Afterwards, Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem, but when they finally arrived to Bethlehem, 10 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,360 there was no room for them left in any of the inns. 11 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,440 Think of an inn as a hotel, but all the rooms are booked. 12 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,760 The only room that was left for them was in a stable. 13 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,920 The Son of God was going to be born in a stable? 14 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:19,360 Yes, God orchestrated it, where Jesus would be born in a stable. 15 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:29,200 After Jesus was born, the angel of the Lord came to the shepherds and told them that Jesus, 16 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:37,520 Christ, the Son of God, has been born in Bethlehem, and you will find him wrapped in swaddling 17 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,920 clothes lying in a manger of feeding troughs. 18 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:47,400 And a multitude of angels surrounded them, saying, Glory to God in the highest. 19 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:53,440 And lately, the shepherds went to see baby Jesus. 20 00:01:53,440 --> 00:02:02,200 And just like the angel told them, they found the Son of God lying in a manger wrapped in 21 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,040 swaddling clothes. 22 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,160 For the scripture says, Now this is love. 23 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:15,120 Not that we loved him, but he loved us to send his son to die for us. 24 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Why did God design the first Christmas this way? 25 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:26,320 Well, we are going to answer that through these three points. 26 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:32,560 The reason why God designed the first Christmas this way was, one, humility. 27 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:40,280 God had to strip himself of his kingship, of his godship in order to come as a baby, 28 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:47,680 completely surrendered to what the will of God, the Father, told him to do. 29 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:56,640 So today, will you humble yourself and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? 30 00:02:56,640 --> 00:02:59,320 Number two, rescue. 31 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:05,720 God designed the first Christmas this way to rescue us, to reconcile us back to himself. 32 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:15,760 So today, will you accept the free gift of grace by accepting Jesus Christ into your 33 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,000 heart? 34 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,920 And number three, love. 35 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:27,800 The reason why God designed the first Christmas this way was to show us the depth of his love 36 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:32,960 and to give us the everlasting gift, eternal life. 37 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:41,360 So today, will you accept the love of Christ, God's free gift? 38 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:46,800 So if you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then this message will help 39 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:47,800 you. 40 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:53,080 But if you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your 41 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,600 heart to the Lord today, to receive Him into your heart. 42 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,120 Go to Romans 10, 9 through 10. 43 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:04,680 It says, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that 44 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,240 God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 45 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:13,560 For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto 46 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:14,560 salvation. 47 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:21,680 If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. 48 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:27,520 You are saved from all your sins, past, present, and future sins you may commit. 49 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,560 It's true this not, a free pass to sin anytime. 50 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:37,640 Instead, Jesus gives you power over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread the gospel 51 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:38,920 to others. 52 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:53,880 You are saved forever and your name is written in the book of life.