God With Us
Christmas 2014
God In Us
December 21, 2014 • Chris Edmondson • Colossians 1:26–27, Judges 14:16–17, Ephesians 1:13–14, John 16, Psalm 51:10–11
To understand all that God did through the birth of His son Jesus to radically change and redeem our story. God gave us a whole new way to live, to love, and have relationship with him and others…all through the birth of a little baby, born in a forgotten town, to a teenage mother. Today as we close this series, we’re going to look at the word in—how God is not only with. That God is not only for. That God not only wants to work through. That God actually wants to be in your life. God wants to be involved and in every day that you live. In your family. In your job situation. That God wants to live and set up shop in you—forever. THE BIG IDEA: God wants to be in your life and in every area of your life.
God Through Us
December 14, 2014 • Chris Edmondson • Luke 2:8–9, John 1:1–5, Matthew 5:14–16, Genesis 1:1–4
To understand all that God did through the birth of His son Jesus to radically change and redeem our story. God gave us a whole new way to live, to love, and have relationship with him and others…all through the birth of a little baby, born in a forgotten town, to a teenage mother. Today, we’re learning that Jesus came to send us into the world. And to do THROUGH us things FOR and WITH him that draw the world’s eyes to him.
God For Us
December 7, 2014 • Chris Edmondson • Luke 2:10–11, Romans 5:6–8
Fill in the blank: God is ________ us. What would you fill that blank with? Most of us would probably fill it with some pretty negative words. God is angry. God is frustrated. God is disappointed. There are a lot of things we could put in the place of that blank—but the word for is probably the farthest thing from our minds. This week, we learn that Jesus is God doing FOR us what we could not do for ourselves. He sent and gave us salvation as a gift that no one could earn, but all could have.
God With Us
November 30, 2014 • Chris Edmondson • Luke 2:7–10, Luke 1:28–47, Matthew 1:19–23
Ever felt the chaos of Christmas? Things that start off so beautiful become terrorizing and terrifying by the end of the season. The songs you love to sing become annoying. The food you look forward to eating you get sick of. The parties you been anticipating become a burden. Is that how you want to spend this Christmas? Do you think that this is how God wants you to spend this Christmas? To understand all that God did through the birth of His son Jesus to radically change and redeem our story. God gave us a whole new way to live, to love, and have relationship with him and others—all through the birth of a little baby, born in a forgotten town, to a teenage mother. This week, we learn that God demonstrated his love for us by entering into our human story and giving us a better story with him.