The Heart of Christmas - Part 3 - The Hope of Christmas Brings Joy - a podcast by Steve Dow

The Hope of Christmas brings Joy
John 1:14
December 10, 2023
Jesus was born to bring JOY! A joy that is not dependent on circumstances.
John describes the Incarnation of Jesus-God putting on skin and living as one of us among us.
The birth of Jesus gives us reason to live in Joy.
1. We can have joy because God came to us.
Life can look like a messy disaster from out perspective, but if we look closely, we might
see God coming near us to bring us joy!
Christianity is the ONLY world religion where deity does what is necessary to unite with
humanity.
Romans 5:8 teaches us there isn’t a nice or naughty list, rather God’s grace is offered to
us generously and without cost!
2. God loves us just as we are, and loves us too much to leave us that way.;
You are LOVED by God. Not just tolerated or put up with but LOVED!
Key to understanding abiding joy: Jesus came full of grace and truth.
Grace- Greek Charis-meaning favor, kindness, or a gift of blessing.
Truth-Greek-Aletheia-meaning divine reality revealed to man.
Jesus holds grace in one hand to allow us to be accepted into the family of God
and truth in the other hand to show us areas of our lives that must be
transformed. 1 John 4:9
Joy is the result of Grace.
We can experience joy in our lives no matter the circumstances because God is
with us, and God is for us!

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