This message is Part 2 of the series “ADVENTure” by Pastor Chuck Bernal. In this message titled, "Jesus Came To Bring God To Us", Pastor Chuck talks about how the birth of Christ was God's way of revealing Himself to the world. Using four key words: Identification, Incarnation, Revelation, & Transformation, Pastor Chuck explains how Christmas was God's way of showing us who He really is - and how we can know Him. This message was delivered at LifePointe Church in Crowley, TX on Sunday, December 11, 2016

1. Jesus Came To
Bring God To Us
Sunday 12/11/16
Pastor Chuck Bernal
ADVENT
From the Latin “Adventus” (Coming)
“The arrival of an important person, place of things”
“The approach of something”
For this purpose I was bornand for this purposeI have come into the world—to
bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.
Pilate said to him, “What is truth”? . . . Jesus said, “I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John
18:37-38/John14:6 -ESV)
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In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the
Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything
through him,and nothingwas created except through him. The Word gave life
to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it . . . John
testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was
talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater
thanIam,forhe existed longbeforeme.’”
(John 1: 1-5, 15 – NIV)
ADVENT FACT: Jesus is fully ___________ - He ________________ me!
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The one who is the truelight, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the
world. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize
him . . . So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was
full of unfailing loveand faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of
theFather’soneand onlySon. (John 1: 9-10,14 –NIV)
ADVENT FACT: Jesus is fully ___________ - He ________________ me!
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No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to
theFather’sheart.HehasrevealedGod tous.

2. (John 1:18 – NIV)
The Son reflects the glory of God
and shows exactly what God is like. (Hebrews 1:3 – NCV)
The Son shines with the shining-greatness of the Father.
The Son is as God is in every way. (Hebrews 1:3 – NLV)
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!
So why are you asking me to show him to you? (John 14:9 – NLT)
ADVENT FACT: Jesus came to make God _______________________!
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But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become
children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from
humanpassionorplan,buta birth thatcomesfromGod. (John 1:12-13–NIV)
ADVENT FACT: Jesus came to ________________ me!