Just The Beginning

It's Christmas time, so we love to talk about Jesus' Birth-Let's start by reading that story in the Bible

Jesus’ Birth:

Read Luke 2:1-20

Jesus is the ultimate gift-Why?

            -B/c he is fully God and full man!

At Christmas we focus on His birth, but that’s just the beginning of the story.  His perfect life without sin, death on the cross, and resurrection are what make him our Savior.

Read Mark 15:22-37

If His death was the end of the story, Jesus wouldn’t be our Messiah, so let’s see what happens next.

Read Matthew 28:1-10

So you see, that sweet baby in a manager was just the start of the Christmas story and miracle!

People often say that Jesus is the greatest gift of Christmas-that is true, but what He gave us by being human, dying on the cross, and raising from the dead, those are the real gifts we should be sharing with others at Christmas: Forgiveness and Eternal Life

Coffee Filter:

Here’s my soul-it starts out clean and fresh, but soon I start sinning

What are some sins we all do on a regular basis? (Write the sins they name on the coffee filter in WASHABLE marker)

Now it’s dirty and I can’t wipe these off myself (get out a rag/napkin and try to wipe the words off)

The only thing that can truly get these sins from my soul is the blood of Jesus (take cup with red-food coloring dyed water and pour it over the filter slowly)

(Hold up the coffee filter) See, the sins are gone! Also, if I were to dry this filter back out, would it ever be white again? Why not? B/c once you ask Jesus to forgive your sins and have faith that He will do that, you belong to him forever.  AND you will have eternal life with him forever. 

Closing prayer.