3. LUKE 2:10-14 (KJV)
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I
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bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall
be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly
there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

4. FIRST CHRISTMAS
Discovering what God meant Christmas to be
Three words that Angels declared

5. FIRST CHRISTMAS
Discovering what God meant Christmas to be
Three words that Angels declared
– Joy

6. FIRST CHRISTMAS
Discovering what God meant Christmas to be
Three words that Angels declared
– Joy
– Peace

7. FIRST CHRISTMAS
Discovering what God meant Christmas to be
Three words that Angels declared
– Joy
– Peace
– Good Will

8. Four Main Sources of Joy
• People

9. Four Main Sources of Joy
• People
• Possessions

10. Four Main Sources of Joy
• People
• Possessions
• Places

11. Four Main Sources of Joy
• People
• Possessions
• Places
• Position

12. Four Main Sources of Joy
• People
• Possessions
• Places
• Position
These are limited, finite, temporary
and imperfect

13. 2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers
and sisters, about the troubles we
experienced in the province of Asia. We were
under great pressure, far beyond our ability to
endure, so that we despaired of life
itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the
sentence of death…

14. 2 Corinthians 7:4b
…I am exceedingly joyful in all our
tribulation.

15. Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it
again: Rejoice!

16. Luke 6:22-23
Blessed are you when people hate you, when
they exclude you and insult you and reject
your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because
great is your reward in heaven…

17. Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in him, so
that you may overflow with hope by
the power of the Holy Spirit.

18. Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter
of eating and drinking, but of
righteousness, peace and joy in the
Holy Spirit

19. Joy in God is rooted in
• God’s Love for us

20. Joy in God is rooted in
• God’s Love for us
• God’s Purpose for us

21. Joy in God is rooted in
• God’s Love for us
• God’s Purpose for us
• God’s Hope for us

22. My hope is built

23. My hope is built
1. My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Refrain:
On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

24. My hope is built
2. When Darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.

25. My hope is built
3. His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.

26. My hope is built
4. When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!