ChristMissed Part 1
December 2, 2023

Super Bowl:
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Cirque Du Soleil:
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Keeping

in Christmas.

Colossians

Sole

and the absolute and sufficiency of Jesus

Picture of Christmas Lights: https://cdn.christmaslightsetc.com/images/CategoryDetail/70327/led-christmas-lights.jpg

Clark Griswold:
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Celebration of Lights in Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon:
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Picture of Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park in St. Louis:
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“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives…” - Paul, Colossians 1.9
“so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way:” —Paul, Colossians 1.10a

“bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,” —Paul, Colossians 1.10b-11

“and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light.” —Paul, Colossians 1.12

“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” —Paul, Colossians 1.13-14

“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” —Jesus, John 12.46

Rescue of Chilean miners in 2010:
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Problem: Most people don’t realize they need to be

.

“For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” —Paul, Colossians 1.13-14

is all you need.

, , & of Jesus.

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” —Jesus, John 8.12