Luke 2:8-20
“In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
- John 1:4-5
Big Idea: The Good News Of The Gospel Breaks Through The Darkness To Provide Light And Life For Me And You
Gospel treasures to ponder daily:
1) Hope: God is always pursuing the outcast (v. 8-20)
“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him.”
Colossians 1:22-23
2) Peace: the gospel offers salvation freely to all (v. 10-14)
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the diving wall of hostility.”
– Ephesians 2:13-14
3) Joy: God’s glory dwells among us (v. 8-20)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
– John 1:14
4) New Life: God transforms us to live abundantly and eternally (v. 16-20)
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
– Matthew 13:44