Christ

 The Christ candle is lit on Christmas Eve.

But we didn't get to have a Christmas eve service this year because of a travel ban in our county. We did, however,  have service on Christmas Day!  Which I find wonderful!

So we combined a bit of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! With the advent, scripture and special music from the evening before and the songs for Christmas Day! 

📖 “For unto you is born this day, in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”   Luke 2:11   CHRIST IS OUR HOPE

LIGHT THE 1^st  PURPLE CANDLE

 📖 "Glory to God in the highest, PEACE on earth, good will toward men” Luke 2:14 

CHRIST IS OUR PEACE                 

LIGHT THE 2^nd PURPLE CANDLE

📖 “Behold, I bring you good news of a great JOY which will come to all the people…” Luke2:10   CHRIST IS OUR JOY

LIGHT THE PINK CANDLE

 📖 But God demonstrates His own LOVE for us in this:  While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 

CHRIST IS LOVE

LIGHT THE LAST  PURPLE CANDLE

Jesus Christ is all of these. He is the Greatest Gift, He makes all the other gifts possible, tonight we light the Christ Candle

LIGHT THE LARGE WHITE CANDLE

📖  ⁹ This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. ¹⁰ This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ¹¹ Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.                             1 John 4:9-12 

Prayer

📖 Romans 15:13 “ May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” 

 We thank you God, for your gift of Jesus Christ to the whole world.  We thank you that His coming makes HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE possible for every person in every nation. Encourage us to do our part to bring goodwill, and peace to our families, our churches and our neighborhoods and the world. Amen

What has been eveident to me through out all the Christmas season services is LOVE. Christ's love for each of us, enough to be born to this earth and to die on a cross for our sins.

Why do we celebrate Christmas....because Jesus love me!  because Jesus Loves ___________(insert your name!)  

We have HOPE because Jesus loves ______________!

We have PEACE because Jesus loves ______________!

We have JOY because Jesus loves ________________!

We can LOVE because Jesus loves _________________!

If we accept that gift of Love we will be so full of His love that it will overflow and we can give it away!

🎵 Give This Christmas Away

🙏My prayer is that you are so filled with Christ's love that you were able to give it away over and over this holiday season!❤️🎄