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| + | Read and Discuss Emmanuel | ||
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| + | ==Apart from Christ, God is beyond our capacity to look upon.== | ||
| + | ===God is holy and as such completely separate from us (1 Timothy 6:16)=== | ||
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| + | who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen. | ||
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| + | ===We are incapable of looking upon God (Exodus 33:20).=== | ||
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| + | But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” | ||
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| + | ===But through Christ we have the opportunity to see the un-seeable (Col 1:15)=== | ||
| − | + | The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. | |
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| − | ===MTR:=== | + | ===MTR: This Christmas take time to gaze upon God.=== |
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| − | = | + | ==Apart from Christ, God's holiness demands separation.== |
| − | == | + | ===Sin brings about death (Romans 6:23).=== |
| + | ===Sin alienated us from God (Colossians 2:13-15).=== | ||
| + | ===But Christ came into the world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15).=== | ||
| + | ===MTR: This Christmas take time in relationship with God.=== | ||
| + | ==Apart from Christ, we would not have the access to God that we have today.== | ||
| + | ===We need divine guidance (Jeremiah 17:9).=== | ||
| + | ===God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or case (Psalm 51:5).=== | ||
| + | ===Jesus has promised to be with us even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20).=== | ||
| + | ===MTR: This Christmas take comfort in the unique access to God that you have today.=== | ||
[[Category:Sermons]] | [[Category:Sermons]] | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 30 November 2023
Theological Proposition/Focus:
Homiletical Proposition/Application:
Introduction:
Image:
Need:
Subject:
Preview:
Text: Matthew 1:22-23
Setting the Stage:
Read and Discuss Emmanuel
Body
Apart from Christ, God is beyond our capacity to look upon.
God is holy and as such completely separate from us (1 Timothy 6:16)
who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
We are incapable of looking upon God (Exodus 33:20).
But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
But through Christ we have the opportunity to see the un-seeable (Col 1:15)
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
