Tis the Season – Christmas at RockCreek

Tis the Season – Christmas at RockCreek

¹At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. ² (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³ All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. ⁴ And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. ⁵ He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.

⁶ And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. ⁷ She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.”

Luke 2:1-7

TOUGH TIMES CAN CAUSE US TO

• To others.
• To ourselves.
• To from community.
• To God.

²³ “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.’”

Matthew 1:23

QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING THIS CHRISTMAS

• Can an anxious person find ?
• Can guilty people find ?
• Can sinful people find ?
• Can discouraged people find ?
• Can I find for my doubts?
• Can I be ?

BECAUSE GOD IS WITH US…

        1.  We have the of forgiveness.

¹⁶ “For this is how God loved the world: He gave^[g] his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”

John 3:16-17

        2.  We have His in our lives.

¹³ For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”

Philippians 4:13

        3.  We have a for the future.

¹² Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

John 8:12