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The Savior, the Messiah is born - Don't be afraid! Merry Christmas Luke 2:8-14 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Like the shepherds, when you see “the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified”. Only holiness without sin can stand God’s radiance. The Lord i...

Jesus on My Terms? Merry Obedience/Christmas! Imagine expecting a savior all your life and when He shows up he is not in the package you expected and accepting him will cost you everything you are. Ruined wedding and honeymoon? Reputation is what people think of you but it may not be what you really are. Most of us work very hard for good reputation and sacrifice our real self which can only be found in truth. This Christmas meet a man who found and held unto the truth at the expense of his reputation. Joseph met Jesus and accepted Him in Jesus’ terms not at his own terms. Joseph obeyed the voice of God at the expense of his reputation. Jesus will cost you everything including dying to self. Please read this version of the Christmas account in Matthew 1:18-23: 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and n...