A Baby Changed Everything!

Here with Us- Immanuel = meaning "God with Us" Mat 1:23 "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). That name was first Given to Jesus by the Prophet Isaiah 700 years before His birth: Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. A Baby Changed Everything! Church we have great opportunity to highlight our great hope in Christ this Christmas season- let's do that- Let's herald (Proclaim) His coming like the shepherds did - "Col 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Col 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. Col 1:29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me." We need to keep celebrating the Birth, death and resurrection of Jesus our lord- Amen Even the world is getting over the commercialism of Christmas - it's a drag for some - some are just celebrating the best they can knowing this is a special time to relax and enjoy a break- I believe there are more and more cynically asking "Where is this Prince of Peace in a world filled with so much trouble"? But the real Christmas message goes far deeper. . It answers all the great questions that plague the human race at this hour. . The Christmas message is relevant, revolutionary and reassuring to us today. . I believe it can be summed up in three words: a cradle, a cross and a crown. First, the cradle. On that first Christmas night, the Bible tells us about the angel coming to those fearful shepherds and saying, "Fear not, I bring you good news" (Cf. Luke 2:10).