Weekend Reflections

This past weekend, we began a new series called More than a Baby . . . Here are some of the highlights…

At Christmas we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus but we do Him an injustice and ourselves no good if we leave him in the manger

If we keep Jesus in the manger we can keep Him out of our lives . . . If we keep the baby in the crib we can keep Him out of our business

Jesus came to be more than a baby . . . Isaiah starts by saying Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor

Jesus came for sick people . . . Broken people . . . Needy people  . . . That's all of us . . . We all need help somewhere

As our Wonderful Counselor . . . Jesus understands every hurt we feel . . . Every problem we face . . . Every part of us that is broken . . . And He still loves us  . . . No judgment . . . No condemnation . . . We come to His thrown of grace and find mercy and grace

We have to be willing . . . To carve out time to meet with Jesus every day or what good is His wisdom, His knowledge . . . His perspective

We have to be brutally honest with Him . . . Besides, He already knows . . . Nothing we "let Him in on" will be a surprise

We have to listen . . . Not just talk . . . There is a time for talking . . . But at some point we have to be willing to sit quietly before Him and listen

We have to be willing to obey . . . Consistently . . . Not just selectively

Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor  . . . We can see Him anytime . . . Any place . . . For any reason . . . Awesome!

Comments

[Darrel Robertson]

George your upcoming sermon hits the proverbial Christian nail right on the head, especially the part Being "brutally honest with him" because once you do this God can use you as you are just as he did Paul, realizing you are now weak, he now can make you strong!.

There is no way getting around the fact worldly fame will not put your name in the "lambs book of life". Only repentance identifying with your lord that we are worthless without his saving grace.

And yes you are so wright in saying "he is more than just a baby
at Christmas time" because if we look closely enough at that baby in that manger we will see the shadow of a old rugged cross cast down upon it.
And those precious hands that were so soft and tender as a new born babe were soon going to be placed upon a cross and spikes driven through them.
And that precious newborn head that many kissed will soon have a set of 2 1/2 in thorns placed and shoved into its brow.
And that new baby's voice that is crying out for comfort for his mother, will soon be crying out in pain and agony in death asking why his heavenly father has forsaken him him.

All for what? all for us.

All I can say is....SICK-UM GEORGE! let those hear what Christmas is all about.