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Scripture: James 4:13-17

Big Idea: It’s not a better plan—It’s trusting God.

1. How not to face the new year.

• Don’t presume about next year.
• Don’t panic about next year.
• Don’t procrastinate about next year.

2. How to get ready for 2026.

• Start with God
• Evaluate your motives
• Trust God not the plan
• Get into the Word
• Step out in faith

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Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Big Idea: The perfect gift is freely available to you.

1. God gave you the perfect gift.

2. The perfect gift is for you.

3. The perfect gift transforms you.

4. The perfect gift can’t be purchased—you receive it by faith.

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Scripture: Mathew 2:1-12

Big Idea: This Christmas, people are searching for something to fill the emptiness, but only Jesus fulfills.

1. People are searching for something to fill the emptiness.

2. People are looking in the wrong places, which deepens the emptiness.

3. God reveals a way to you.

4. Jesus is the only gift which fulfills your soul.

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-11

The devil's Strategy

• Encouraging pride so God opposes you
• Stirring anxiety so you forget that God cares for you
• Inflicting suffering to make you question God's goodness
• Promoting isolation so you think you are alone in your suffering

Five Ways to Resist the devil

1. Practice humility
2. Give your worries to God and leave it with him
3. Stay alert and stand firm in the faith
4. Stay rooted among God's people
5. Embrace suffering

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Speaker: Steve Hill

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Big Idea: Good leaders must become extraordinary followers.

1. Church leaders must follow Jesus.

• Followership precedes Leadership.
• Character is critical.
• God never asks leaders to be perfect, but He demands they be trustworthy.

2. Church leaders care about people.

• Willingness
• Eagerness
• Meekness
• Humility

3. Church leaders serve with pure motives.

4. Church leaders will be rewarded by Christ.

Welcome to the 2025 Grace Community Fellowship Drive-Thru Nativity on December 19 & 20 at 6:30-8:30 pm!

Please pause the narration between each station for the best audio and visual experience.

Chapters:

• (00:00) Welcome
• (00:06) The Star of Bethlehem
• (00:54) The Inn at Bethlehem
• (01:50) The Shepherds
• (03:07) The Manger
• (04:10) The Wise Men
• (05:22) The Gift
• (06:22) Farewell

We hope that you will enjoy this audio narration as you travel through each nativity scene.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a blessed New Year!

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Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Big Idea: Suffer well to reflect Jesus.

1. Suffering recognizes reality. (v.12)

2. Suffering represents Jesus. (v.13-16)

3. Suffering refines character. (v.17-19)

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Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Big idea: It doesn’t matter when Christ returns—what matters is that we live prepared every day.

1. Think clearly so you can pray effectively.

2. Be quick to forgive people.

3. Stop complaining and start sharing.

4. Use your gifts to serve others.

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Scripture: 1 Peter 4:1-6

Bottom line: We can leave the past behind by living with the attitude of Christ.

1. Jesus lived, suffered, died, and rose from the dead

2. Jesus’ resurrection changes everything

3. Jesus modeled how we can live

4. We can change our minds

5. We are not alone

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Speaker: Steve Hill

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-18

1. Unity: You and we, not you and me.

• Like-minded – shared convictions
• Sympathetic – shared emotions
• Love one another – shared family
• Compassion – shared burdens
• Humility – shared dependence

2. Living on three levels.

• Evil for good – Satanic level
• Good for good, evil for evil – Human level
• Good for evil – Jesus level

3. When life is unfair, remember that…

• I’m blessed by God
• Don’t fear their threats
• Acknowledge Jesus
• Be ready to give answers