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12/26/21 - The Light into Darkness
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      • Luke 2:1–20NKJV

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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.
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    In The Beginning Was The Word

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    Everything except God has a beginning
    In the Beginning, there was only The Word
    and This Word Was with God
    This Word was God
    Whatever He Spoke Was - Is
    Everything that is, was or will be comes from This Word
    Everything we can see had this beginning
    And everything that We cannot see
    The eternal, self existent God had no beginning Himself
    He always was, and always will be
    Outside of time and space, yet occupying all of it
    every square inch of the universe
    Every moment of time, and beyond
    He IS
    From the highest mountain, to the deepest abyss
    From the closeness of this room to the furthest galaxy
    From the microscopic germs and viruses, to the greatest stars, and black holes
    He Is

    Al Things Were Made By Him

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    Not only is God Omnipresent in this Universe, everything in it was created By Him
    There was a time when nothing existed except Him - And nothing before Him
    He alone stretched out the heavens by Himself
    All matter and energy, Dark matter and dark energy - Made by Him
    Everything that lives and everything that does not live - Made by Him
    Consider for a moment the awesomeness of our God!
    If you have never considered His awesomeness you will not fully comprehend the wonder of Christmas
    And 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 credible
    But, 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 beginning
    The big bang theory is preposterous, and to anyone who seriously and objectively considers it, it falls under the weight of its own absurdity
    Anyone 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 Nihilo
    We 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 now
    And 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 ingredients
    Even 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 live
    and, 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 God
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    In Him Was Life, and this Life was the Light of Men

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    And now we can get in to the Christmas story
    In Him, The Word, Jesus Christ, is Life!
    We have life in Him
    The abundant life
    We have become so accustomed to this we often take it for granted
    This is the light - the good - the joy of men
    If there is anything good in you, it is from Him.
    Although we have all fallen short of His glory - because of sin
    We have all earned the judgement of death
    we have all become enemies of God through wicked works,
    Yet we were, every single one of us, created in the image and likeness of God
    We were not created to sin against Him
    we were created to be like Him
    To emulate Him
    To Love like Him
    to Live Like Him
    In Him is that Life, and Light
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    The Light Shined into Darkness

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    This is what Christmas was about -
    Into this darkness of all mankind lost from God
    Into this world of dead works and ritual, and violence and evil
    Shone the light of Jesus Christ
    He came to His Own - To give us Life
    To set the example for us
    to demonstrate life by faith, and by the Spirit
    To pay the penalty that we could not bear
    So that we may inherit the eternal life He intended for all of us
    The darkness could not comprehend this light
    the darkness could not stop it, and does not understand it
    the darkness rejects it
    John 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.”
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    Before Him, there was not path out of the dark
    Imagine No Christmas
    WE enjoy the Christmas trees
    the lights and ornaments
    the gifts and giving
    the family meals, and Christmas parties
    Yet, none of these were before Jesus was born in the manger
    And all of these are only byproducts, extras, of the wonderful reason He came
    When 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!
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    He Came to His Own, and His Own Did Not Receive Him

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    But as many as received Him --- every one who was willing to receive Him
    To Them He gave the right to become sons of God!
    That is your right - if you will come to Him
    No man can give you this right
    no amount of wealth can buy it
    no power on earth can take it away
    no demon or angel can limit this right
    If you will come to Him
    If you will receive Him
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    John 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.
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    The Word became Flesh
    This 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 do
    He is full of grace and truth
    The truth will set you free
    trutht hat confronts your sin
    truth that admits you inability to save yourself
    truth that acknowledges the state of eternal damnation that we are in without Him
    Truth that demonstrates His infinite love for us
    truth that he set aside all the glory of heaven - more than we can fathom - demonstrate this love to you
    Truth that there is no other path that leads to salvation.
    Truth that there is not other name whereby you may be saved
    Grace, that grants you eternal life
    Grace, through faith, that forgives all your sin
    Grace that replaces your judgement of condemnation with a gift of eternal life
    Grace that allows you to be accepted in Him
    Grace that allows you to love like Him, and now, live in Him and for Him
    Grace that allows you to be, part of the body of Christ, and a citizen of the kingdom of God!
    Merry Christmas!
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