Following the Light of Christmas

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3. Following the Light of Christmas Following the Light of Christmas Today: “Seeking theLight” Dec. 19: “Reflecting the Light”

4. Following the Light of Christmas God knows our need for light… Following the Light of Christmas What was the very first thing God created? Genesis 1:3 “God said let there be _____ and there was _____.” (NIV) light light

5. Following the Light of Christmas God knows our need for light… Following the Light of Christmas On a clear, dark night the light of a candle can be seen ___ miles away! 30

6. Following the Light of Christmas God knows our need for light… Following the Light of Christmas God’s light illuminates our way and stills our fears... 2 Samuel 22:29 “You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.”

7. Following the Light of Christmas God knows our need for light… Following the Light of Christmas God’s light illuminates our way and stills our fears... Psalm 27:1 “The LORD is my _____ and my salvation--whom shall I fear?” light

8. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Isaiah foretold Isaiah 9:2 “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”

9. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Isaiah foretold Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

10. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Gabriel foretold Luke 2:26, “God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth… to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph… the virgin’s name was Mary… ‘You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.”

11. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Angels announced Luke 2:10-11 “But the angel said to them (shepherds), ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the city of David (Bethlehem) a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.’”

12. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Shepherds sought Luke 2:15 “When the angels had left them and gone back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’”

13. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Wise men sought Matthew 2:1-2 “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea… Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.’”

14. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Wise men sought Matthew 2:1-2 “After they had heard the king (Herod), they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.”

15. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Wise men still SEEK Him! S E E K et Christ apart as Lord (1 Pet. 3:15) valuate what’s important liminate what’s not (1Cor. 10:23) eep His Word in your heart (Ps. 119: 105, 130)

16. Following the Light of Christmas God sent His Light…Jesus! Following the Light of Christmas Next Sunday: “Reflecting the Light of Christmas” Join us and invite a friend!