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Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021
Prelude
Welcome
Lighting Of The Advent Candle
*Hymn Angels We Have Heard On High 278
Special Somewhere In Your Silent Night Gwen Gates
*Hymn O Holy Night 285
Christmas Offering
Prayer
Scripture Luke 2:1-7
Message: ENJOYING A FEAR-NOT CHRISTMAS
Candle lighting Silent Night 253
*Hymn Joy To The World 270
*Benediction
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December 24, 2021 Luke 2:1-7
enjoying a fear-not christmas
Defeating the Fears that Hold Me Back
I. Mary faced the fear of __________________.
“Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. So the angel said, ‘Do NOT BE AFRAID, Mary, for God has decided to bless and use you! You will have a Son, and you are to name Him Jesus...and He will be the Son of God, and His Kingdom will never end!’ Then Mary asked, ‘But how can this be?’” Luke 1:29-34
II. Joseph faced the fear of _________________.
“Now this is how Jesus Christ was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, being a good and righteous man, decided to break off the engagement quietly, so it would not disgrace Mary publicly. But after he had considered doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because the child in her is from God’s Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18-20
III. Shepherds faced the fear of _________________.
“That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory flashed and surrounded them. They were terribly frightened, so the angel said to them ‘Do NOT be afraid!’” Luke 2:8-10a
NEXT STEPS
1.______________ to God’s plan _____________.
“Mary responded, ‘I am the Lord's servant, and I am willing to accept what-ever God wants for my life!’” Luke 1:38a
2._________ listening to the voices of _________!
“Whatsoever is not based on faith is sin.” Romans 14:23b
3.__________ singing praises to the ___________!
“Then Mary sang, ‘With all my heart I praise the Lord! I rejoice in God my Savior, for He notices and cares for me, a simple servant girl!... He has blessed me, and He is the Mighty One who is holy... He is All-Powerful... He can do anything... He meets all our needs...and He keeps his promises!’”
Luke 1:46-56
4.__________ firmly on God’s _____________!
“Elizabeth said to Mary, ‘You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what He said.’” Luke 1:45 (NLT)
The Greatest Promise:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that who-ever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 (NIV)
“The hopes and fears of all the years are met in THEE tonight!”
from “O Little Town of Bethlehem”