Fountain of Life Church
12/19/21 - The Light into Darkness
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Matthew 1:18–25NKJV
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John 1:1–14 NKJV 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.In The Beginning Was The WordEverything except God has a beginningIn the Beginning, there was only The Wordand This Word Was with GodThis Word was GodWhatever He Spoke Was - IsEverything that is, was or will be comes from This WordEverything we can see had this beginningAnd everything that We cannot seeThe eternal, self existent God had no beginning HimselfHe always was, and always will beOutside of time and space, yet occupying all of itevery square inch of the universeEvery moment of time, and beyondHe ISFrom the highest mountain, to the deepest abyssFrom the closeness of this room to the furthest galaxyFrom the microscopic germs and viruses, to the greatest stars, and black holesHe IsAl Things Were Made By HimNot only is God Omnipresent in this Universe, everything in it was created By HimThere was a time when nothing existed except Him - And nothing before HimHe alone stretched out the heavens by HimselfAll matter and energy, Dark matter and dark energy - Made by HimEverything that lives and everything that does not live - Made by HimConsider for a moment the awesomeness of our God!If you have never considered His awesomeness you will not fully comprehend the wonder of ChristmasAnd Without Him, nothing was made that was made!Reminds me of the joke about the scientist who thought he could create a man - get your own dirt.To those who do not believe, this seems like such a grandiose statement that it is not credibleBut, to those who have considered, and believe, Nothing else could be true.All things had to have a beginning- Yet, something with intelligence and power, must have brought about that beginningThe big bang theory is preposterous, and to anyone who seriously and objectively considers it, it falls under the weight of its own absurdityAnyone who believes that all the matter and energy in the universe, was once compressed to the size of a pin head, and suddenly exploded into everything that is, should have no problem believing in a God who created everything that is, Ex NihiloWe believe in a God who created everything that is, Ex Nihilo - out of nothing (Heb. 11:3)If, anything “could” be created without God, surely someone would have figured out how to do it by nowAnd consider the beginning of life - not a single cell of anything has ever been made to live, even though we know and have all the ingredientsEven though we can split an atom, and examine the very molecules that make up cells, yet, of the things that are not alive, we cannot make even the simplest virus to liveand, of all the things we can make, we must use that which is already here ---Without Him, nothing was made that was made!And there is so much more than we can even see -other life, other beings, angels and demons, and things we have never imagined -so much is written in the Bible, and much more is not written -Our God truly is an Awesome GodIn Him Was Life, and this Life was the Light of MenAnd now we can get in to the Christmas storyIn Him, The Word, Jesus Christ, is Life!We have life in HimThe abundant lifeWe have become so accustomed to this we often take it for grantedThis is the light - the good - the joy of menIf there is anything good in you, it is from Him.Although we have all fallen short of His glory - because of sinWe have all earned the judgement of deathwe have all become enemies of God through wicked works,Yet we were, every single one of us, created in the image and likeness of GodWe were not created to sin against Himwe were created to be like HimTo emulate HimTo Love like Himto Live Like HimIn Him is that Life, and LightThe Light Shined into DarknessThis is what Christmas was about -Into this darkness of all mankind lost from GodInto this world of dead works and ritual, and violence and evilShone the light of Jesus ChristHe came to His Own - To give us LifeTo set the example for usto demonstrate life by faith, and by the SpiritTo pay the penalty that we could not bearSo that we may inherit the eternal life He intended for all of usThe darkness could not comprehend this lightthe darkness could not stop it, and does not understand itthe darkness rejects itJohn 3:19–21 NKJV 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”Before Him, there was not path out of the darkImagine No ChristmasWE enjoy the Christmas treesthe lights and ornamentsthe gifts and givingthe family meals, and Christmas partiesYet, none of these were before Jesus was born in the mangerAnd all of these are only byproducts, extras, of the wonderful reason He cameWhen we consider it, we really do want to shout Joy to the World!Before Him, we could not “come to the light”But now, every one who wants to can, come to the Light -And no amount of darkness or evil can stop you!He is the True Light, who gives light to every man coming into the world!He Came to His Own, and His Own Did Not Receive HimBut as many as received Him --- every one who was willing to receive HimTo Them He gave the right to become sons of God!That is your right - if you will come to HimNo man can give you this rightno amount of wealth can buy itno power on earth can take it awayno demon or angel can limit this rightIf you will come to HimIf you will receive HimJohn 1:14 NKJV 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.The Word became FleshThis wonderful God, chose to become a man - to become flesh - to live among us,. and now, within us.We have beheld His Glory - and still doHe is full of grace and truthThe truth will set you freetrutht hat confronts your sintruth that admits you inability to save yourselftruth that acknowledges the state of eternal damnation that we are in without HimTruth that demonstrates His infinite love for ustruth that he set aside all the glory of heaven - more than we can fathom - demonstrate this love to youTruth that there is no other path that leads to salvation.Truth that there is not other name whereby you may be savedGrace, that grants you eternal lifeGrace, through faith, that forgives all your sinGrace that replaces your judgement of condemnation with a gift of eternal lifeGrace that allows you to be accepted in HimGrace that allows you to love like Him, and now, live in Him and for HimGrace that allows you to be, part of the body of Christ, and a citizen of the kingdom of God!Merry Christmas! John 1:1–14NKJV
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