The Christmas Playlist | Part 4 – The Wonder of Christmas!

Luke 1:28-29 (NIV)

The angel said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” ²⁹ Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

Luke 2:18 (ESV)

All who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

Christmas Wonder #1 –

God Is … Us!

Matthew 1:23 (NLT)
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”

John 1:1-3 (NLT)

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He existed in the beginning with God. ³ God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.

John 1:14 (MSG)
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.

Jesus became fully human so we can know –

God “!”

Hebrews 4:15-16 (MSG)

We don’t have a high priest (Jesus) who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. ¹⁶ So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give.

Jesus became fully human so that we might –

“Get !”

John 14:9 (NLT)

(Jesus says) – “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!”

John 1:14 (MSG)
The Word became flesh and blood … we saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son!

Christmas Wonder #2 –

God Is … Us!

Luke 2:11 (NASB)
(The angel said to the frightened shepherds) – “… Today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

Matthew 1:21 (MSG)

(The angel said to Joseph) — … Name him Jesus— “God saves”—because he will save his people from their sins.

Jesus came to save us “from” something, our !

Jesus came to save us “by” something, his !

Hebrews 2:14-15 (NLT)
Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. ¹⁵ Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.

Jesus came to save us “for” something, an amazing !

John 10:10 (MSG)

“I came so you can have real and eternal life, more and better life than you ever dreamed of.”

John 14:1-3 (NLT)

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. ² There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? ³ When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.”

Christmas Wonder #3 –

God Can Be … Us!

Revelation 3:20 (NLT)

“I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share … as friends.”

Ephesians 3:17 (TLB)

I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him.

Recommended Book — My Heart, Christ’s Home — Robert Munger