No Christmas Without Christ
Luke 2:7, And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
The world today is trying to take Jesus Christ out of Christmas. But without Jesus, there is no season of rejoicing. Christ is the reason for the season. A Holy God becoming a Man is the miracle of the holiday. Jesus is the Savior of this world, but the world rejected Him at His birth and crucified its Lord.
John 1:10, 11 & 14,
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
I. No Clothes
Jesus was born to die. At His birth, His mother wrapped Him in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger. At His death, Mary wrapped Him in linen and laid Him in a borrowed tomb.
Mark 15:46 & 47,
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
II. No Crib
Jesus' crib was a bed of hay. During His earthly ministry, Jesus had no bed or roof over His head. The precious Lamb of God, who came to take away the sins of the world, was laid to sleep with the animals in a stable.
Luke 9:58, And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
III. No Room
Sadly, the inn and the world has no room for Jesus. People today have no time for Christ because their lives are too busy. They have no need for a God Who is not politically correct. They have no room in their lives for a Savior, who gave up heavens glory, to be born in a manger, only to grow up without a home and to die on a cross for their sins.
Luke 12:16 - 21
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich tows night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
The world today is trying to take Jesus Christ out of Christmas. But without Jesus, there is no season of rejoicing. Christ is the reason for the season. A Holy God becoming a Man is the miracle of the holiday. Jesus is the Savior of this world, but the world rejected Him at His birth and crucified its Lord.
John 1:10, 11 & 14,
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
I. No Clothes
Jesus was born to die. At His birth, His mother wrapped Him in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger. At His death, Mary wrapped Him in linen and laid Him in a borrowed tomb.
Mark 15:46 & 47,
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
II. No Crib
Jesus' crib was a bed of hay. During His earthly ministry, Jesus had no bed or roof over His head. The precious Lamb of God, who came to take away the sins of the world, was laid to sleep with the animals in a stable.
Luke 9:58, And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
III. No Room
Sadly, the inn and the world has no room for Jesus. People today have no time for Christ because their lives are too busy. They have no need for a God Who is not politically correct. They have no room in their lives for a Savior, who gave up heavens glory, to be born in a manger, only to grow up without a home and to die on a cross for their sins.
Luke 12:16 - 21
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich tows night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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