A LOOK AT CHRISTMAS, THROUGH THE SON'S EYES

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” We see Jesus as He was before His birth and ministry upon the earth. He was with God and was God, and through Him the world was made. He dwelt with God before time began and unfolded the creation of the world. He watched as man rebelled against God and the Garden of Eden was no longer a safe haven for man.  From His presence with God,  He beheld the terrible flood that would consume the whole earth and destroy all that had the breath of life—save eight souls and an ark full of animals. He would witness the unfolding of the history of men as they would fight and kill one another, and the chosen people of God would rise in victory in their faith and fall in defeat in their unbelief. The “time” would come as the fullness of all things had come, and He knew that to save men from their downward spiral of destruction and fear of death—He would have to become a man."The creative agent of all that is, of all that ever will be, became Jesus the Christ, the only begotten of the Father, the only anointed redeemer of Adam’s rebellious race. Complete God, complete man, charged with a duty to accomplish the impossible. He came to earth as one of us, grew like one of us, lived like one of us, and then died for the likes of us. He was a Man on a mission from day one. Our baby Jesus whom we remember today came with an overwhelming ambition to live and die to reconcile me! Praise His holy name forever and ever, Amen! (Pastor Tim Jupp)SONGS:MANGER THRONE, PHIL WICKHAMHERE I AM TO WORSHIP, TIM HUGHESGRATITUDE, I AM THEYMESSIAH, GAS STREET WORSHP