Celebration: Good News, Great Joy, All People
Christmas is more than an old story. It’s a reason to celebrate right now. We’re invited to let go of shame and fear, to accept the joy only Jesus brings, and to carry that good news into a world that still feels a lot like midnight. Senior Pastor David Rose opens up Luke 2, and he presses us to ask where we see ourselves in the story. Are we the lost one, the older brother on the outside, or someone ready to come home? Real joy means trusting that “God has come to us because we can never get to Him,” and believing that “He has come to pay the penalty for our sin, that He can adopt us back into His family, just like the prodigal son, that we can come to ourselves and realize we have wasted everything and only the father can restore us.”
If you’ve ever wondered if the Gospel is for you, don’t miss this. Christmas isn’t just about what happened; it’s about what Jesus is doing now.
Key Takeaways
- God says Christmas is a message of good news
- God says Christmas is a message with great joy
- God says Christmas is a message meant for all people
The Gospel
If you have questions about what it means to be a Christian, we would love to talk with you about it.
Reach outThe Gospel isn’t a reward for the good, it’s God’s rescue for the lost. Like Pastor David put it,
“The bad news is, no matter how good you might be, or how hard you might work, or how impressive your resume may be, that in comparison to God, you are broken…there’s an eternal chasm that can never be bridged until Jesus bridged it for us.”
Christ closed that gap, lived sinlessly, died in our place, and rose again. All your shame and striving can end at the cross. You don’t need to earn your way back because He already paid for you to come home.
Have you received this good news? Will you stop running, stop performing, and trust what Christ did for you? The gift isn’t just for them or for then. It’s yours, right now. If you want to know what it means to follow Christ, please reach out. We’d love to talk.