"The Light of Christmas"
December 17-18, 2016

INTRODUCTION

John 1, 9 and Isaiah 9
Christmas is celebrated by the …why?
Everything about Christmas is about light…

Often we live in .

Jesus lives in the light, He is the light.

John 1:1, 4-5, “In the beginning was the Word…⁴In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”

I. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

He is the of the world.
John 1:4, "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men."
But the world…the darkness did not it.
Darkness desires to wrap around the light and it off so we live lost and hopeless.
Vs. 5 - The darkness has not and cannot overtake or overwhelm the light.

II. THE DISTRESS OF DARKNESS

Two ways to end up in :

Be in a place with ,

Or be in a place with light, but no ability to see it… , blindfold, etc.

Isaiah 9:2, “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.”
John 9:1-1 - Man born blind is like many of us…living in the light, but to the light.

III. THE LIGHT THAT DELIVERS

Isaiah 9:1, “There will be no more gloom...” - For those who feel lightly esteemed, passed over, unnoticed.
Whatever darkness is hammering you, He wants to come to set you .

Vss. 6-7, “For a child will be born to us...and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace...to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore.”

, means He is full of wonder. He can do in your world what we can never do.
He can deliver and restore you.
The light of men, our Father…He restores to us.
Nothing is too < for Him.
He doesn’t just offer peace He can introduce its in you and me.

CLOSE

Reveleation 21:23, “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did illumine it, and the Lamb [the Lord Jesus Christ] is the light thereof.”

John 12:46, “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”

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