This Christmas Pastor Vlad speaks on the true reason for the season. How Jesus is the true Emmanuel, God with us.

Sermon Notes:

Matthew 1:23

Mystery of the Stable:

- Jesus was born in the stable. That’s where lambs are born.

- Place of birth of God’s Son.

- Unworthy of divine royalty – dirty, dark, defiled.

- Son revealed through it.

- Doesn’t draw attention to itself.

- Became known because Jesus was there.

Christmas is a MIRACLES.

No Miracles = No Christmas.

Anyone who was about connected to Jesus, miracles started to them...

Christmas is about EMMANUEL

God is with us verses we are with God

Joseph - LORD WAS WITH HIM - Success followed David - LORD WAS WITH HIM - Victories followed Jesus - GOD IS WITH YOU

When you are with God, you know His PRESENCE, when God is with you, you know His POWER

Presence of problems is not proof that God is not with you.

Presence of storm is not indication of absence of Christ

Presence of fire is not sign that Jesus’s is gone

Psalm 23

Don’t fear the shadow of death.

Don’t stay in the valley...keep on walking.

He will bring you to the other side.

Learn to eat in the presence of your enemies. Anoint your head with oil of gladness.

Go from not enough to more than enough. Mercy + Goodness follow me Follow me