Christmas Eve isn’t just the night before Christmas.
It has a unique identity, with traditions and an energy all its own.
While many people spend, a sleepy Christmas Day secluded with family, …
Christmas Eve is known for being busy, social, and – perhaps most of all – merry.
It’s filled with last minute shopping, (not me, I did almost all of it online this year).
Finishing up the gift wrapping,
Parties, etc.
Christmas Eve may also be the last chance, we have to see people for awhile, as friends, coworkers, and classmates, etc., spend the day traveling home for the holidays.
There is a lot of fun during this season…
But there can also be some issues.
It seems like some people don’t like to be happy.
The fraying, of the fabric of our social life today, is different than when I was a kid.
With the commercialism, that is so rampant. it can bring a false sense of spirituality.
And the clang of the cash register, is not the jingle of bells, we know, in the song, that calls us to warm memories.
Many of the People I talked to this month would say Happy Holidays, as a greeting, and I always answered with Merry Christmas.
Almost, every one of them would say, oh, yeah, Merry Christmas and would give a big smile.
Many people are told to greet people with Happy Holidays, so as not to offend anyone.
I say Merry Christmas because He’s the reason for the Holiday.
You see, Jesus Came to make things different.
Because Jesus makes things different, …..
1. Jesus Calls Us To Make A Difference In The Society.
So what are some of the positive ways to do that?
Smile at someone everyday.
If you’re by yourself, smile in the mirror..
Speak positive words of greetings.
Hug someone instead of ignoring him or her.
Build bridges instead of walls.
Love instead of hate.
Work together, not in opposition.
2. Jesus Impacts Individuals.
Yes, Jesus came to impact society, but He does it, one person at a time.
WE all matter to God.
When reading the Bible, I am so impressed, with the individual attention, Jesus gives to individuals.
He talked one on one with people, such as Nicodemus, Philip, Nathanael, Mary, Martha, John the Baptist, an invalid at Bethesda, Peter and many more.
We will never be lost in the crowd, when it comes to Jesus.
He knows each one of us individually.
The Bible says each individual is known so intimately, that even the number of the hairs on our heads are numbered.
And as I like to say, or the lack of hairs on our heads as well.
So whatever we’re going through, God will help us individually.
Break down the walls, that keep Him away from us, and be open to Him.
Read His Word, pray and listen.
3. Jesus Impacts Us Spiritually.
The bottom line of Christmas is, that it’s, a new life and a new beginning.
Probably the most quoted verse in the Bible is John 3:16 with good reason.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The spiritual impact, is a divine love, that reaches down to us, lasting for all eternity, to all who believe, and accept His love.
When we look at the nativity scene this Christmas, be reminded of why He came. I
It’s truly, a birth that should inspires us.
Merry Christmas Blessings To You All,
Pastor Chuck
It has a unique identity, with traditions and an energy all its own.
While many people spend, a sleepy Christmas Day secluded with family, …
Christmas Eve is known for being busy, social, and – perhaps most of all – merry.
It’s filled with last minute shopping, (not me, I did almost all of it online this year).
Finishing up the gift wrapping,
Parties, etc.
Christmas Eve may also be the last chance, we have to see people for awhile, as friends, coworkers, and classmates, etc., spend the day traveling home for the holidays.
There is a lot of fun during this season…
But there can also be some issues.
It seems like some people don’t like to be happy.
The fraying, of the fabric of our social life today, is different than when I was a kid.
With the commercialism, that is so rampant. it can bring a false sense of spirituality.
And the clang of the cash register, is not the jingle of bells, we know, in the song, that calls us to warm memories.
Many of the People I talked to this month would say Happy Holidays, as a greeting, and I always answered with Merry Christmas.
Almost, every one of them would say, oh, yeah, Merry Christmas and would give a big smile.
Many people are told to greet people with Happy Holidays, so as not to offend anyone.
I say Merry Christmas because He’s the reason for the Holiday.
You see, Jesus Came to make things different.
Because Jesus makes things different, …..
1. Jesus Calls Us To Make A Difference In The Society.
So what are some of the positive ways to do that?
Smile at someone everyday.
If you’re by yourself, smile in the mirror..
Speak positive words of greetings.
Hug someone instead of ignoring him or her.
Build bridges instead of walls.
Love instead of hate.
Work together, not in opposition.
2. Jesus Impacts Individuals.
Yes, Jesus came to impact society, but He does it, one person at a time.
WE all matter to God.
When reading the Bible, I am so impressed, with the individual attention, Jesus gives to individuals.
He talked one on one with people, such as Nicodemus, Philip, Nathanael, Mary, Martha, John the Baptist, an invalid at Bethesda, Peter and many more.
We will never be lost in the crowd, when it comes to Jesus.
He knows each one of us individually.
The Bible says each individual is known so intimately, that even the number of the hairs on our heads are numbered.
And as I like to say, or the lack of hairs on our heads as well.
So whatever we’re going through, God will help us individually.
Break down the walls, that keep Him away from us, and be open to Him.
Read His Word, pray and listen.
3. Jesus Impacts Us Spiritually.
The bottom line of Christmas is, that it’s, a new life and a new beginning.
Probably the most quoted verse in the Bible is John 3:16 with good reason.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The spiritual impact, is a divine love, that reaches down to us, lasting for all eternity, to all who believe, and accept His love.
When we look at the nativity scene this Christmas, be reminded of why He came. I
It’s truly, a birth that should inspires us.
Merry Christmas Blessings To You All,
Pastor Chuck
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