Celebrate!!!!

Written by cycleguy on November 26th, 2015

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Who is Jesus? You have to be careful asking that question these days. You never know what you might hear! I’ll be showing this video during my introduction Sunday.

One of the best books I have read which I highly recommend is by former atheist, Lee Strobel, called The Case for Christ. He has also written several other “The Case for…” books which I recommend. But it is interesting reading who people actually think Jesus is.

  • One of a 1000 Jews murdered by the Romans.
  • My personal Higher Power.
  • Jesus was Everyman. He could have been Morris.
  • Jesus was an enlightened being.
  • Jesus is about as real as Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, or King Arthur.
  • Jesus is a fairy tale, a myth.

There are more but that should suffice as a good enough example. Funny thing: what people think today is really not a whole lot different than what they thought in Jesus’ day. I’ll be giving some examples of that Sunday.

I’ll also be talking about what the Bible says. Phil.2:6-8. Isaiah 9:6-7.

I happen to love Christmas. For years I railed against the commercialism. Said stupid things like if you turn the letters of SANTA around they spell SATAN. I never talked about Santa Claus. True, we do get carried away. And sometimes we idolize some parts of the season way too much. But no matter how you shake it, Christmas is still in the heart. Long story short…it still comes down to Jesus.

My theme for the month is “Deck the Halls.” I intend to celebrate!

Thanks to techgeek (Ryan) for the banner. I gave him the idea and he went with it.

 

15 Comments so far ↓

  1. Daniel says:

    If I hear one more Black Friday ad I will sick up. Dang.

  2. Pam says:

    Enjoy the season, Bill. It is a time to soak in the joy and goodwill that Jesus’ coming brings.

  3. I read The Case for Christ, Bill, and loved, loved, loved it! Can’t recommend it highly enough.
    Yes, Advent is upon us! Let us all deck the halls with joy.
    Blessings!

  4. floyd says:

    Praying for your sermon. I’m with you in the slight change of heart. Unmerited anger is a heart longing for peace I think.

  5. I love Christmas and have been celebrating all month.

  6. David Rupert says:

    Jesus didn’t leave us any other option but he was God. All of these other presentations of him fall short.

    I’m looking forward to how you dexk the halls

  7. Ed says:

    I still love Christmas, and even though I don’t celebrate it anymore with lights, trees, or even gifts, it will always be a wonderful time of year.

  8. Linda Stoll says:

    Yep, let’s celebrate! We’ve got so much to be incredibly grateful for. I appreciate your emphasis, Bill!

    And hope your Thanksgiving was a true delight.