January 1, 2020 marks a new day, new month, new year, new decade. It is big without the cherry on top of 2020 vision. And when we mark it tends to make us stop and think. And that is where we want good vision. And I don’t think anyone can help us do that better today than Job. Mentioning Job is synonymous with suffering; but we forget, Job’s story begins and ends with him having everything. The bulk of his life was spent in peace, prosperity and happiness. So, who better to help us look back on a good or a bad year?

We have been looking into the Christmas story to learn from characters like Mary, Gabriel, Simeon what they did that made Christmas special for Jesus. I’d like to conclude that series here tonight with the wise men from the east. Let me read from Matthew 2:1-12.

We have been looking into the Christmas story to learn from characters like Mary, Gabriel, Simeon what they did that made Christmas special for Jesus. I’d like to conclude that series here tonight with the wise men from the east. Let me read from Matthew 2:1-12.

There is something about being a child that makes this time of year so magical, so wonderful. We’ve been talking about what makes a great Christmas, and it really revolves around being a child, doesn’t it? Which is interesting because Jesus said you won’t find God or heaven if you don’t have the faith of a child.

There is something about being a child that makes this time of year so magical, so wonderful. We’ve been talking about what makes a great Christmas, and it really revolves around being a child, doesn’t it? Which is interesting because Jesus said you won’t find God or heaven if you don’t have the faith of a child.

We are in the midst of a Christmas series where we are looking at what we can do that would make a great Christmas for Jesus. We put all kinds of effort into a great Christmases for ourselves or for those we love, but it is about Him, right? What are we doing to give Jesus a great Christmas? So far we have got some help with this from Jesus and then Mary, and now today we return to the Christmas story and look at an angel for some help on giving Jesus a great Christmas.

We are in the midst of a Christmas series where we are looking at what we can do that would make a great Christmas for Jesus. We put all kinds of effort into a great Christmases for ourselves or for those we love, but it is about Him, right? What are we doing to give Jesus a great Christmas? So far we have got some help with this from Jesus and then Mary, and now today we return to the Christmas story and look at an angel for some help on giving Jesus a great Christmas.

How do we make it a great Christmas for Jesus? Last week we got some help from Jesus Himself. We saw that what can make a great Christmas is to want what God wants or a desire to do the will of God. We saw Jesus desire the will of His Father, even above His own desire. So Jesus gives us the example, the starting point. And today we will learn something from Mary that adds to this gift of doing God’s will.

How do we make it a great Christmas for Jesus? Last week we got some help from Jesus Himself. We saw that what can make a great Christmas is to want what God wants or a desire to do the will of God. We saw Jesus desire the will of His Father, even above His own desire. So Jesus gives us the example, the starting point. And today we will learn something from Mary that adds to this gift of doing God’s will.

I am guessing most of us have some ideas of what would make a great Christmas: a certain present, a trip or family gathering, everyone just get along. Now, we are in a room of people who largely believe Jesus is the reason for the season, right? I mean I hate to sound like a cliché here, but it is His birthday. The only one we really need to be thinking about having a good Christmas would be Him, right? So that is what we are going to study this Christmas: what we can do so that Jesus has a good Christmas.