Summary: Luke 2:1-7 What woud your life be like without Christmas? - no family gatherings - no Christmas gifts - no Christmas traditions - no decorations - no Christmas trees - No Jimmy Stewart’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” Jesus' coming, changed history: - we number our calendars by it - largest religious celebration of the year Luke 10:27 Johann Sebastian Bach wrote on all his songs "Soli Deo Gloria" (Soley to the glory of God). Without Jesus coming, there would be: - no God with us - no victory - no salvation from our sin (Isa. 53:1-12) - no victory over satan (1 John 3:8) - evil would win instead of Jesus (Isa. 9:6) - no fulfilled prophecies - no resurrection from the dead - no hope for today or tomorrow (Luke 2:10-11, John 1:1-14, 2 Cor. 5:17) - no new life - no starting over (John 1:10, 12, 3:16-17, 1 Peter 3:18, John 1:12) Believe and receive the real Jesus, not the image or idea of Jesus
