stair to-heaven
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John 1:14
STAIRS FROM HEAVENSTAIRS FROM HEAVEN
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● ● The Christmas story includes a big step down The Christmas story includes a big step down from glory, honor and praise…a good model for me from glory, honor and praise…a good model for me to follow.to follow.
● ● A life lived genuinely and compassionately is A life lived genuinely and compassionately is convincing and powerful.convincing and powerful.
● ● I need to do more than tip my hat to the baby I need to do more than tip my hat to the baby Jesus…it is time to emulate the grown up One.Jesus…it is time to emulate the grown up One.
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WORSHIP THROUGH SONG
WORSHIP THROUGH SONG
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THE STORY OF A GOD WHO CAME DOWN …THE STORY OF A GOD WHO CAME DOWN …DIVINE DESCENTDIVINE DESCENT
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300 PROPHECIES TOLD OF THE MESSIAH'S 300 PROPHECIES TOLD OF THE MESSIAH'S BIRTHPLACE, QUALITY LIFE AND HORRIFIC BIRTHPLACE, QUALITY LIFE AND HORRIFIC
DEATHDEATH
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WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT OF WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT OF THE FINAL DRAFT …GOD THE FINAL DRAFT …GOD COMING TO LIVE AMONG COMING TO LIVE AMONG
US!?US!?
● ● The Old Testament The Old Testament record is one of record is one of special messengers …special messengers …Judges, Priests and Judges, Priests and ProphetsProphets
● ● Yet the big surprise Yet the big surprise was ‘God so loved the was ‘God so loved the world that he gave his world that he gave his Son’!Son’!
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● ● Yikes! This is Yikes! This is unique…nothing like the unique…nothing like the behavior of Greek gods.behavior of Greek gods.
● ● In flesh and blood In flesh and blood Jesus demonstrated the Jesus demonstrated the essence of God’s love, essence of God’s love, character and purposecharacter and purpose
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Remembering the Greatest Remembering the Greatest Promise Keeper even to the Promise Keeper even to the death on a cross.death on a cross.
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I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. I have chosen to follow Jesus as my Lord and trust Him as my Savior.
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Returning to God out of our Returning to God out of our abundance. A gift of thanks.abundance. A gift of thanks.
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THE LESSON IS CLEAR…TO REACH AND THE LESSON IS CLEAR…TO REACH AND TOUCH THE LIVES OF THE LOST AND LONELY TOUCH THE LIVES OF THE LOST AND LONELY
WE NEED:WE NEED:
● ● TO MOVE INTO THEIR SPACETO MOVE INTO THEIR SPACE ● ● RESPECT THEIR CULTURERESPECT THEIR CULTURE ● ● WALK ON THEIR TURFWALK ON THEIR TURF ● ● SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE ● ● MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THEIRMAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THEIR STORIES AND GOD’S STORY STORIES AND GOD’S STORY ● ● IT’S HOW PEOPLE BEST COMPREHENDIT’S HOW PEOPLE BEST COMPREHEND LOVE AND COMPASSION LOVE AND COMPASSION ● ● JESUS PERFECTLY MODELED GODLY JESUS PERFECTLY MODELED GODLY PERSUASIONPERSUASION
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THE WORLD REJECTS RELIGION AND THE WORLD REJECTS RELIGION AND HYPOCRISY, BUT IT HAS GENERALLY HYPOCRISY, BUT IT HAS GENERALLY
RESPECTED JESUSRESPECTED JESUS
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● ● The Christmas story includes a big step down The Christmas story includes a big step down from glory, honor and praise. A model of humility from glory, honor and praise. A model of humility and compassion that I will follow.and compassion that I will follow.
● ● I will live a life that is genuine, compassionate, I will live a life that is genuine, compassionate, convincing and powerful.convincing and powerful.
● ● I will more than tip my hat to the baby Jesus I will more than tip my hat to the baby Jesus …I will emulate the grown up One.…I will emulate the grown up One.
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Christmas: Christmas: God came to usGod came to usResponse: Response: Be there for othersBe there for others