Over the last five services, we have looked at Advent. We talked about how Jesus’ first Advent brought us Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. Last night we focused on the fact that God with Us is Jesus. The candles on the platform represent those five things. May we continue to celebrate Jesus’ first Advent, but may we also look forward to His second Advent.

Today, I hope to answer the question: Why did Jesus have to Come? We will look at one of the most familiar sections of Scripture as we learn not only about Christ but ourselves as well. I pray that this isn’t just another Christmas for you. Recognize Christ and worship Him!

Our message for today is titled: “Why did Jesus have to Come?”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: John 3:16-21

Supporting Texts: Revelation 21:1-8, Romans 2:5, Acts 4:12, John 14:6, Romans 1:28-32, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, Proverbs 7:8-10, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions:

Main Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Supporting Text: Micah 5:2 Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15, Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:34-35, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:14

Our points today:

Main Scripture: Micah 5:1-5

Supporting Text: Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 3:12-14, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:38-39, Romans 8:1, Ephesians 3:20, Isaiah 26:3, Colossians 3:15, Romans 5:1, 1 Peter 5:7

Our “Advent” sermon series will continue today with a focus on “Joy.” The Websters of the world will define Joy like this: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. John Piper would extend this by saying that: Christian joy is a good feeling in the soul, produced by the Holy Spirit, as He causes us to see the beauty of Christ in the Word and in the world.

In our Bibles, we see both happiness and joy, and it is hard to make the distinctions that I will propose in the message today. One may say that we are splitting hairs by seeking to differentiate happiness and joy when it comes to Biblical definitions. In our context today, we can manufacture happiness for a time, but true Joy is eternal and only comes from God.

As a reminder, the messages in this series will cover how God with us brings: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace before finishing up with showing how God with us is Jesus. I pray that you will celebrate the real Reason for the season!

Our message for today is titled: “God with Us Brings Joy.”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: John 3:26-30

Supporting Texts: Isaiah 3:9, Psalm 75:6-7, 1 Corinthians 3:5, 1 Corinthians 4:7, John 1:19-23, Hosea 2:16-20, Philippians 2:10-11, Hebrews 3:3-4

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions:

Today, we will continue with our sermon series on the “Advent” with a focus on “Love.” In 1 John 4:8, we find this bold statement from John: Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

In the midst of our sin, God sent His Son to rescue us. He sent His Son to take our place. He sent His Son to become sin for us and allow us to become His righteousness. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. In the midst of our sin, God sent Love!

As a reminder, the messages in this series will cover how God with us brings: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace before finishing up with showing how God with us is Jesus. I pray that you will celebrate the real Reason for the season!

Our message for today is titled: “God with Us Brings Love.”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: Titus 3:3-8

Supporting Texts: Titus 3:1-2, Ephesians 1:7, 1 Timothy 1:15, John 14:6, Isaiah 64:6, Ephesians 2:4-5, Romans 5:8, John 15:3, Ephesians 5:25-27, 2 Peter 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, Ephesians 4:30, John 1:12-13, 1 Peter 1:4, Galatians 3:29, John 15:12-13, 1 John 2:5-6, Ephesians 2:10

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions:

Today, we will kick off a 5-week sermon series as we look at the idea of Advent. As Southern Baptists, many of us aren’t familiar with this. Advent means “arrival.”

You may have heard of Christ’s first and second Advent. This is another way of saying His first and second coming. Jesus’ first Advent was His incarnation. At His virgin birth, He came as a Servant.

During the Advent season, we celebrate Christ’s first Advent, but we also look forward to His second Advent. As Israel longed for Messiah to come, as Christ-followers, we should long for our Savior to come again.

The messages in this series will cover how God with us brings: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace before finishing up with showing how God with us is Jesus. I pray that you will celebrate the real Reason for the season!

Our message for today is titled: “God with Us Brings Hope.”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: Matthew 12:15-21

Supporting Texts: Romans 14:5-6, Matthew 12:14, John 7:30, Isaiah 35:5-6, Revelation 1:7, Isaiah 41:28-29, Luke 9:35, Matthew 3:17, Luke 3:22, Philippians 2:6-7, Matthew 9:36, Matthew 24:4-6, Revelation 11:15, James 4:14, Jeremiah 31:35, Revelation 22:17

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions:

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Last week, our message title was: You are Free to do Good. We talked about not being deceived by ourselves or others. Finally, we saw that we are free from doing what the flesh wants. In Christ, we are free to do good.

Today, we will finish our study through the Book of Galatians. Years ago, a friend’s youth ministry was called “Be Real.” I thought about that a lot this past week. In Christ Jesus, we have been given a new life. When we find our identity in Him, we can truly “Be Real.”

Our message for today is titled: “We are Free to Be Real.”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: Galatians 6:11-18

Supporting Texts: 2 Corinthians 12:7, Galatians 4:15, John 9:2-3, 1 Corinthians 7:20-21, Luke 14:33, James 4:16, Philippians 3:4-7, 2 Corinthians 11:30, 2 Samuel 12:9

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions:

Last week, our message title was: Better Than GPS. The main idea of our time together was that the Holy Spirit is infinitely better than one of the best inventions of mankind, the Global Positioning System - GPS.

Today, we will look at the idea of being free to do good. The law of the land says: You scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours. The law of Christ says to love your neighbor as you love yourself. I hope that our time together will benefit you in your walk with Christ. May you seek to make Him known wherever you are.

Our message for today is titled: “We are Free to do Good”

Our points will be:

Main Scripture: Galatians 6:1-10

Supporting Texts: Matthew 9:36-38, Acts 15:10, 2 Corinthians 7:5-7, Galatians 5:14, Matthew 7:5, 2 Corinthians 10:17-18, Matthew 11:30, 1 Corinthians 9:4, Matthew 10:9-10, 1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Corinthians 9:6

Diving Deeper. After listening to today's message, consider asking yourself the following questions: