Message Action PlanTHE REAL NEWS ABOUT CHRISTMAS
December 17-18, 2016
Tom Holladay
"I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people." Luke 2:10b(NLT)
1. CHRISTMAS IS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
Fake News: Christmas is for Christians.
"He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives." 2 Peter 3:9b (NCV)
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people." Titus 2:11 (NIV)
"For God does not show favoritism." Romans 2:11 (NIV)
"God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life." John 3:16(NCV)
2. ALL PEOPLE CAN HAVE GREAT JOY.
Fake News: I don't deserve it.
"So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift." Romans 4:16a(NLT)
"Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness." Psalm 145:3 (NLT)
"I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him." Romans 15:13a (NLT)
3. GREAT JOY STARTS WITH GOOD NEWS.
Fake News: You can find joy where you want to.
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Luke 2:11-12 (NIV)
"The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself—that it begins and ends with faith." Romans 1:17a (NCV)
"I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people." Luke 2:10b(NLT)
4. GOOD NEWS MUST BE TOLD.
Fake News: People will figure it out for themselves.
"After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child." Luke 2:17 (NLT)
"So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ." Romans 10:17 (NLT)
"And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?" Romans 10:14b (NLT)
"Jesus said to his followers, 'Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.'" Mark 16:15 (NCV)
Action Plan: Invite at least one person to come to a Christmas Eve service with you. Share the video at Saddleback.com/Christmasinvite or invite someone personally. Pray for them each day that they will join you at one of the services this Christmas. For Christmas service times and locations, go to Saddleback.com/Christmas.
