Dec. 28, 2025

Background:

• Christmas is a time of year families come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus
• The season is wonderful time filled with love, which was manifested in Jesus Christ

Key Sermon Points:

1. The wonders of God's love

• God is love and His love is immeasurable
• God promised that the seed of the woman was going to crush Satan's head (Genesis 3:14-15)
• The seed refers to the virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14)
• Jesus is the promise and God loved us that much to send His only begotten Son (John 3:16-17)
• God's love shows no favoritism
• Death for the believers is just a shadow (Psalm 23)
• It's important to give our lives to Christ

2. The wonders of Jesus' love

• Jesus loves us and his love knows no partiality for favor
• Why would Jesus love any of us enough to die for us?
  • Jesus set His glory aside to come from Heaven to do the work of the Father (John 17:4-5; Revelations 22:4)
  • Jesus showed us how to go through without sinning
• Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit
• Jesus, a King from Heaven, came being born as a child in a stable (Micah 5:2)
• Jesus, as a child, was teaching in the temple
• Everything in the Bible is because God wanted it so...and not by chance
• The Trinity is seen in the baptism of Jesus
• Jesus was tempted by Satan, and Jesus didn't wonder what to do...He responded with the Word of God
• Jesus came from perfection where He was never questioned, but was worshipped
• Yet He came to save the world...despite knowing that He would die for our sins
• Thus, we do not have to wonder about Jesus' love and that His love is the greatest gift to this world

3. The wonders of our love

• When we think of celebrating someone's birthday, we think about what to give them
• Yet on Jesus' birthday (i.e. Christmas), we buy gifts for others...and some tell their kids that the gifts are from Santa
• Now the world makes Christmas more about Santa than about Jesus
• Sin can start of small and then evolve into something bigger
• Have you ever wonder what Jesus wants from us on His birthday (instead of being caught up in the gift giving to each other)?
• Christmas is Jesus' birthday
• Jesus doesn't need silver and gold or material things...instead, we can share His love with the world
• Only 60+ percent of Christians think it's their job to witness to others...but it's all of our job to witness to others about Jesus
• It's not us, but the Holy Spirit that will convict and bring people to Christ
• Jesus laid down His life for us (1 John 3:16), and we ought to tell others about Him (as our gift to Him)
• Next year, before opening even one Christmas present, read the story of Christmas in Luke 2:1-20 because that's what Christmas is really about
• It's a time for us to tell others about Jesus
• We need to give love on Christmas and every day (1 Corinthians 13:13)