Tabor Baptist Church

Introduction

• The promise of Christmas
• Christmas is all about the fulfillment of God's promises to us
• As humans - we often break our promises: poor memory, forgetfulness, lies
• God is not like a man that He should lie
  • Reading 2 Cor 1:20
• All the promises in God are 'Yes and Amen'
• God's promises:
• A virgin shall be with child
• Immanuel
• God became man
• Bethlehem chosen to be the birth place of the Saviour - Micah 5:2
• Considering the promises of God:
• The Promise of a Saviour
• The Promise of Emmanuel
• The Promise of an Everlasting Kingdom

The Promise of a Saviour

• Do you ever listen to old messages? - examples
• Nothing compared to the promises God brought
• Remember the promise from the angels to the shepherds
• The promise of a Saviour
• He has come for all people
• Joseph was told the child's name will be Jesus, for He would save His people from their sin
• Our great difficultly over Christmas is the sin within
• Christ came to free us from the tyranny of sin
• We have a new life in Christ
• Free from the dominion of sin
• God no longer remembers our sin
• God will be merciful
• Whoever believes in Christ will not perish and will have everlasting life
• Quote from Micah

The Promise of Emmanuel

• Life can be a battle for the believer, but remember:
• We are united with God
• Quote from Corinthians
• Although we face death - God is with us
• Although we may go through turbulent times -  God is with us
• In our present and future life circumstances - God is with us
• Quote from Carol Immanuel - 'If God is for us, who/what can be against us'
• Example of how God protected Mary, Joseph and Jesus

The Promise of an Everlasting Kingdom

• Reading Luke 1:32
• Our world has an 'end date'
• God's world will endure forever
• The words of Handel's Messiah
• Consider that there is a shaking of the nations - examples
• The Christian need never fear
• Quote from Carol
• Christ is coming again to reign
• Reading Isaiah 9:6-7
• The comfort for the church is that Jesus Christ will reign forever and forever
• The kingdoms of this world are temporary
• Christ's kingdom is unshakable

Closing Remarks