Sermon Note Christmas Service
Pastor Prince
Let Jesus happen to you. That is the reason for the season.
Luke 2:14
“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
The purpose of Christmas has been forgotten. For most people is to make money. The whole purpose of Christmas is that God is loving you by sending His Son Jesus Christ to die for you.
Luke 2:6-7
So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
He was born at the right time. The fullness of time has come, God sent forth His Son
Galatians 4:5
to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
He was not born for the purpose to born into this world. He was born to die.
The very first sin, sin has been transferred down to generation by blood stream.
The foetus only receive nourishment from mother and not the blood.
Mary has sin in her blood and cannot transfer that to the baby she was carrying.
He received the supply from mother but not the blood. He received His blood from the Father Emmanuel.
Only His blood can wash away our sin.
It must be royal sinless blood of God Himself incarnated in human flesh. To shed His blood. His death was not an accident.
Jesus came to die.
No one could kill Him.
Luke 4:29-30
and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.
Death cannot touch Jesus. Jesus has no sin in His blood. He knew no sin He did no sin, in Him is no sin. He is there in yours and my place.
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Takes away! Not covered.
When He was born, the mother wrapped Him in swaddle cloth.
He was not born in a manger. He was laid on a manger. They will put dry grass there so that animals can feed from the manger.
Is a picture this baby has come to die.
All the troubles in your life. All the hard aches and selfishnesses is result of sin.
One of the reason Jesus died is to conquer death.
Jesus conquered death for you and me.
The wages of sin is death. The gift of God is eternal life.
Hebrews 2:14
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
Through death, God cannot die.
Through death He might destroy Him who had the power of death.
Hebrews 2:15
and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Fear of death.
There is no fear of flying, it is fear of dying if plane crashes.
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
By dying on the cross He destroyed the power of death.
Death came because of sin.
God’s plan for man is to have peace and not die.
Psalms 8:5
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
God allowed Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. But man became proud. Thinking by taking this tree, they will become better.
They think God is holding back.
We have a hard time believing God is hearing us when we pray. They believe if we say something the devil will take advantage of that.
We think of the baby lying on the manger. His purpose was to die for our sins.
God loves you and me.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God SO loved the world
Genesis 2:17
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
God never purpose for man to have disease, and have grey hair and die.
All the signs Jesus talked about.
If you believe on Him, when Jesus comes again we will receive a brand new body. We will live perpetually in the young immortal body when He comes again
Philippians 3:21
who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
When Jesus comes again we will be clothed with immortal body.
This mortality will put on immortality
Where was the price paid to conquer death? At the cross! At the cross He conquered the devil.
The lamb sacrifice.
On that cross He carried your sin and my sin. He took our diseases
Forget NOT ALL His benefits
Psalms 103:3
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
God cannot punish us. He was casted out so we can be brought in.
Psalms 103:2-5
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Testimony –
A sis from US. Her mum was diagnosed with skin cancer on her face. This sis and her husband watch Pastor Prince sermons. They learnt how to discern holy communion
Her mum was nervous to go through the surgery. The day before the surgery they watched the NCC Service. They heard a testimony of how a man went through the surgery to remove throat cancer but when he was opened they could not find the cancer. They believed for their mum.
The doctor could not find any cancer on her mum and she did not need to go through the surgery. She saw her cancer on the cross.
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There is a devil out there. He hates you. There is a God who loves you. He paid the price for you to be healthy and strong. This same God, He redeemed your life from destruction.
Because of sin, there is attack that comes with it.
Jesus on the cross shed His blood and that blood is redeeming blood.
Redeem means to buy you out from destruction.
One of the benefits of God, confess His benefits.
Christmas is His death on the cross and His resurrection that saved us. He heals all our diseases and redeem us
Psalms 103:4
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Crown – all around you
Is the favour of God covering you.
Everywhere you go you have favour.
Lovingkindness – favour
You are surrounded crowned with glory all around you. Everywhere you go you have favour.
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Psalms 103:4
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
When God crowns you, you sense you are the beloved.
You are not trying to ℓσνє, you are the beloved.
You can even overlook evil done to you.
The eagle actually has enemies.
The eagle’s enemies are crows. They always come behind them. They hope the eagles will submit.
The eagle does not fight back. The eagle flys higher.
The benefit is God has crowned us with lovingkindness and compassion.
God’s people are eagles.
You just go higher when people criticise you.
Don’t come down their level.
Just fly higher. Enjoy the fresh air that the crows cannot come.
Forget not ALL His benefits
God can renew your youth like the eagles.
Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
The Lord came to visit them in the at home kind of atmosphere.
When God said He wants to renew our youth like eagle, believe Him.
God is not limited by science. Miracle transcend science
God sent Jesus for us to feed on Him. Use Him as my nourishment. Use Him as my righteousness. Those who use Him drew from Him
This Christmas, take more from the Lord.
There was no room for them in the inn.
Jesus was born in poor family.
He became poor so that you and I can become rich.
Borne at the cross.
The world is filled with Selfishness, self-centreness
The nature of the lion is to devour a lamb
Jesus Christ came to conquer sin.
At the cross Jesus came to conquer the sin of cancer. You hate the cancer. The more you love the person you hate the cancer. Sin is like cancer in man. Sin destroy everything good God has for you.
The bible called Jesus the last Adam.
By the first man, by one man disobedience we became sinners. By last Man obedience (at the cross) we all became righteous.
You do righteous thing because you are righteous. He makes you righteous.
God wants to invade your life.
God loves you and don’t want to judge you.
Jesus became sin at the cross. He did no sin. He became sin by receiving our sin.
Jesus did not do any sin.
Put your trust in Jesus will go on to eternity.
Life on earth is temporal. Choose life. Choose Jesus Christ.
