
Christmas Eve @ GCN
Pastor Brian Schafer
December 24, 2024
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Luke 2:8-11
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
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2 Ingredients that make for a good Christmas Movie:
(1) A good cast of characters.
(2) A predictable plot.
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Everything about the Christmas story feels wrong: The Wrong cast, the Wrong Time, the Wrong people invited to the gender-reveal party…
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QUESTION: Why did God choose to come to us, in Christ, like this?
ANSWER: Because this is exactly how God ALWAYS comes to us.
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Take your own notes here…
You can’t work hard enough, or be good enough, or smart enough to get to God. But God, in Christ, has come to you!
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Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray.
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Jesus is SALVATION.
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