2014 is
quickly coming to a close and the New Year 2015 is just on the horizon. This week many of us will be traveling to
visit family and friends for Christmas.
Be careful out there on the highways and byways of life. Stop.
Look. Listen. Be patient with those around you. I hear that Christmas is one of the most
stressful times of the year. Why? Well, I’m thinking that too many of us spend
more than we should. We often don’t get
enough rest. Our normal routine is
affected by shopping, traveling, and visiting.
And more than anything else, we forget what the holiday season is about;
Christ Jesus coming into the world to teach us and to show us what love really
is.
The sermon
this week on Sunday morning (21st) is entitled “Why did my Savior
come to earth?” Our text is taken from
Luke 4:16-20. Jesus had just been
baptized. He had endured the devil’s
temptations. He had returned to
Nazareth, His hometown. It was
Saturday. He entered the synagogue as
His custom was and was handed the Old Testament to read. He turned to Isaiah 61:1-2 and read this
passage. He then said these words to
those who were present there; “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your
hearing.” He was telling the truth as He
always did, but those who heard His words were filled with anger and attempted
to kill Jesus then and there. They
didn’t and couldn’t because His time had not yet come. Isn’t it amazing that Jesus fulfilling
Isaiah’s prophecy could be so disturbing to those who were watching and waiting
on this very prophecy to be fulfilled?
Our world today desperately needs to hear gospel preaching. We need healing for our brokenness. We need freedom from the chains of sin. We need to see, to understand God’s will for
us. We who are downtrodden and oppressed
need liberty. We need Jesus in our lives
today and every day. It is my sincere
desire every day to show and share God’s love embodied in His only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ. How about you?
2015 can be the greatest year yet for you and
your family. Consider your life, what
you have done, good or bad and what you are doing now. Consider where you are. Are you where you should be, where you want to
be, where you need to be? Consider who
you look to for authority, inspiration, pleasure, and guidance. Consider all the possible “why’s” as to how
you got where you are. Now decide if the
person you are is who you need to be. If
the person you are is the person you need to be, great. Keep on keeping on. However, if the person you are is not the
person you need to be, then make a decision to make a move. Remember that the longest journey begins with
but a single step. Jesus extended the
greatest invitation ever in Matthew 11:28-30.
He said, “Come to Me.” How about
it? The church of Christ meets at 9607
Watterson Trail in Jeffersonville, Kentucky every Sunday morning at 9:30 for
Bible study and then at 10:30 for worship together. We meet at other times too for worship, fellowship,
study, and prayer. End the year with a
revival and begin the coming year stronger than ever before.
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