THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Luke 2:8-14

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. GLORY TO GOD

1. Christ’s Person, the Glory of Israel in His Incarnation [Luke 2:32] A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

2. Christ’s Passion, the Glory of Redemption

[Luke 24:26, 1 Cor. 2:8, Gal. 6:14]

-Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

- Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

- But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

3. Christ’s Presence, the Glory of the World

[Luke 21:27, Jude 25, Rev. 1:6]

-And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

- To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for  ever. Amen.

-And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

II. AND ON EARTH PEACE

1. The Presence of the God of Peace

[Rm. 15:33, 16:20, 2 Cor. 13:11, Phil. 4:9]

-Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

-And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

-Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

- Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

2. Peace with God [Romans 5:1, 8-9]

-Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

- But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

3. Peace of God [Phil. 4:7, Col. 3:15]  

-And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

-And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

III. GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN

1. God’s Will is Salvation [2 Peter 3:9]

-The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2. God’s Will is Submission [Jm. 4:13-17]

- Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

3. God’s Will is Transformation [Rm. 12:2, Heb. 13:21]

-And be not conformed to this world: but be ye trans-formed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

-Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.