The Spirit of Christmas.
Do you feel like Christmas? What is the Christmas Spirit? Luke 2:1-15 I: For the World: 1. Material world moves to a steady hum. 2. Not a Nation goes untouched. 3. Most families are effected. 4. Communist Nations were forced to bring Santa back. II: The Christmas Spirit of Christ. 1. “For we know the grace of our Lord Jesus sakes he became poor.” Cor. 2 8:9 2. He gave up the glories of Heaven for the poverty of Earth. 3. He gave up the praise of angels for the curses of men. 4. He came to seek and to save. 5. His message was “Fear not.” 6. He brought good tidings to a world tired and discouraged. 7. He brought joy to all people. III: The World could not Ignore Him. 1. He was the turning point of all time. 2. The highest point of all...
The Christmas Spirit.
(Flying over Bangor Main, Massachusetts, New York, Baltimore, and Nashville — Dec. 7, 1972). Luke 1:76-80, 2:1-15 I: Christmas Spirit of the World. Business Picks Up! 1. For many it is found in a bottle of a Cocktail glass. 2. The spirit of giving and receiving. 3. A time to go in debt for Perishable Gifts. A time to go home, a time to welcome home. 4. A Spirit of Good Will. 5. A time to change Scrooge. II: Christmas Spirit of God. 1. “For God so loved… that He gave.” 2. The gift cost more than all the worlds wealth. His only son. 3. A spirit of seeking. 4. A time to dispel fear, “Fear not.” 5. A time of good tidings, good news. 6. A time for the whole earth to clap its hands with joy. III: Therefore the Spirit of Christmas...
Every Member in His Place.
Cor. 12:1-31 The Healthy Body – (Homers) I: There are Many Gifts, but the Same Spirit. 1. Not everyone is an administrator, (Manager). 2. No one can fill every place of operation (work). 3. Not everyone has wisdom, knowledge, faith, etc. 4. The Holy Spirit gives these gifts as he sees fit, and no man can grasp them for himself nor give them to others. 5. We have no right to choose the gift we want. II: By 1 Spirit We are Baptized into 1 body. 1. The Church is to function as a perfect body. 2. We all came into the body the same way regardless of race, creed, or color. 3. The body is made up of many members: a. The human body consists of many parts. b. Every part is needful. III: There is No Place for Self-depreciation or Envy. 1. The foot cannot say,...
Husband, Wife, and Christian Home
“The beginning of every honored Institutions on Earth is at the Family Hearth.” The pools of state and Local Government reach back into the home. The attitudes toward life and all its relationships come from the home. The 1st Nursery was a home, the 1st School was a home, the 1st Hospital was a home, the 1st Manufacturing Establishment was in the home. The 1st religious Institution was the home. We as a Nation can never rise about the Spiritual Lever of our home.” Matt. 24:27 Dr. Perry Webb — San Antonio, Texas. Missionaries, the best witness we give is in the qualities of our homes. The Home is our 1st line of defense (The Great Wall of China). The 1st Home established by God in a simple Wedding Ceremony. Dr. Elder: “A friend...
God’s Beautiful Woman
The test of real beauty Proverbs 31:10-31 I: King Lemuel’s Mother’s Council 1. Find a virtuous woman — her price is far above rubies. 2. Her husband trusts her. 3. She is industrious. 4. She has compassion for the needy. 5. She is confident in her care for her own. 6. Strength and honor is her best clothing. 7. She has control of her language. 8. Wisdom and kindness is in her tongue. 9. Her children rise up and called her blessed, her husband also. “Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain.” Proverbs 31:30, Tim. 1 2:9, and Peter 1 3:3. II: Peter’s Description of the Beautiful Woman. 1. Subject, submissive to husband. 2. A life so dedicated to God that a lost husband can be saved, ex: Mrs. Pat Boone. 3. Chaste: Pure in respect...