JOINING THE JOY OF THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
(Luke 1:26-56)
To find Christmas joy, you must…
- Hear God’s ______________ through earthly i____________tions.
(vv.26-33)
- Trust God’s _____________ despite personal l____________tions
(vv.34-38)
- Praise God’s ____________ with renewed e_____________tions.
(vv.46-55)
“It is the consciousness of the threefold JOY of the Lord, His JOY in ransoming us, His JOY in dwelling within us as our Saviour and Power for fruitbearing and His JOY in possessing us, as His Bride and His delight; it is the consciousness of this JOY which is our real strength. Our JOY in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His JOY in us knows no change.”
(Hudson Taylor, founder of Inland China Mission)
“The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that JOY is found in self-abandonment. ‘If a man will let himself be lost for My sake,’ Jesus said, ‘he will find his true self.’.”
(Elizabeth Elliot, South American Missionary/widow)
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people’.”
(Luke 2:10)