25TH DECEMBER 2022
THEME: - SHALOM
OCCASION:
- CHRISTMAS DAY
SCRIPTURE
TEXT
o
ISAIAH 9:2-7
o
TITUS 2:11-14
o
LUKE 2:1-14
OPENER:
- “GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE TO MEN ON WHOM HIS FAVOUR
REST.”
INTRODUCTION
WHAT
IS PEACE?
Peace
is the state of calm. Freedom from strife or discord; harmony in personal
relationship with God (Life Application Study Bible)
EXPOSITION
OF THE SCRIPTURE
Luke
2:14 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom His favour
rests.” Some of the Jews waiting for a Savior to deliver them from Roman rule;
other hoped the Christ (Messiah) would deliver them from physical ailments. But
Jesus, while healing their illnesses and establishing a spiritual Kingdom,
delivered them from sin His work is far-reaching than anyone could imagine.
Christ paid the price for sin and opened the way to peace with God. He offers
us more than temporary political or physical change – He offers us a new heart
that will last for eternity (Life Application Study Bible)
HOW
DO WE KNOW THAT WE BADLY NEED PEACE?
Ø Because
we walk in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death (Isaiah 9:2a
and Matthew 4:15-16)
Ø Because
we are humbled (Isaiah 9:1)
HOW
DO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE PEACE?
We
know that we have peace when…
o We
see great light (Isaiah 9:2b)
o There
is no more distress and gloom (Isaiah 9:1a)
o We
will be honored (Isaiah 9:1c)
o We
will be enlarged and our joy increased (Psalms 4:7; 119:162)
WHAT
PREVENTS US FROM GETTING PEACE?
o
Fear (Luke 2:9b, 10a)
HOW
CAN WE GET PEACE?
We
can get peace when…
o We
call on the Lord … (Isaiah 62:6b; 60:18)
o The
angle of the Lord appears to us and the glory of the Lord shines around us
(Luke 2:8,9)
WHAT
WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE HAVE PEACE?
We
shall…
o Be
glorious (Isaiah 9:1)
o Praise
the Lord (Luke 2:13-14, 20)
CONCLUSION
Luke
2:14 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom His favour
rests.” Amen
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