Luke 24:41-48 (New International Version)
41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.

44 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.

I. Embodied peace results in an embodied joy (vv. 41-43)
• We embody the Spirit of Christmas by experiencing

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• Advent means “coming” which means Christians embody

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• Don’t waste the

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by looking for things to do.
• Jesus came to earth as

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God so that we can have peace with God.
• Peace

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results in the peace

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to endure difficult situations.
II. Embodied peace and joy result from an embodied message. (vv. 44-45)
• An

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present lacks the power to determine our peace and joy.
• Doubt and despair is our reaction when we don’t embody the

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of Jesus.
• Embodied peace and joy will escape us if we do not spend quality time in God’s word and presence with God’s

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• The Christmas story is the basis for all other stories about going

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• The

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of home are unforgiveness, geography, over-work, and death.
III. Embodied message results in an embodied joy and witness (vv. 46-48)
• God intends for our

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to matter as much as our doing.
• Suffering and waiting will lead either to

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or

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• Repent means to be

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with God in our thinking and behavior.
• Gift-giving doesn’t get in the way of the Christ of Christmas, but rather helps us to better

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him.
• Joy always results in giving

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to the source.