December 22, 2024 · Pastor Jesse Stokes
Various Scriptures
Pastor Jesse Stokes
Christmas
God's Plan
Good News
Hope
Sin
Restoration
Grace
Reconciliation
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A MESSY MERRY CHRISTMAS
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What is the best Christmas Movie of all time?
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Christmas movies theme: beauty can emerge from messy and broken situations.
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Christmas main point: Jesus became like us and died for us, so he could restore us to the Father.
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The Christmas story is messy!
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Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. – Matthew 1:19
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Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Luke 5:31
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Matthew starts his Gospel with a genealogy: 1- Jesus is the Messiah; 2- Jesus came for broken people
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“The Book Of The Genealogy Of Jesus Christ, The Son Of David, The Son Of Abraham.” – Matthew 1:1
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“And Your House And Your Kingdom Shall Be Made Sure Forever Before Me. Your Throne Shall Be Established Forever.’” – 2 Samuel 7:16
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“and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,...” – Genesis 22:18
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4 Reasons we think God cannot use us: 1- Sin; 2- Reputation; 3- Age; 4- Limitation
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“and Jesse the father of David the king.” – Matthew 1:6
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Excuse 1: I am too sinful for God to use me
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“and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,...” – Matthew 1:5
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Excuse 2: My reputation has been damaged too much for God to use me
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You can have a false reputation because of…: 1- Your Mistake; 2- A Lie; 3- What someone in your family has done
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“…Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations,...” – Matthew 1:16-17
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Excuse 3: I am too young or too old for God to use me
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“…Isaac the father of Jacob,...” – Matthew 1:2
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Excuse 4: God cannot use me because of my limitations
