1. Rangihoua Bay Christmas Day 1814

3. Rangihoua Bay Christmas Day 2014

5. Matthew 28:  Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen

6. Until this gospel was preached in all nations “This Commission will not be fully executed”.
“These words give the missionaries of the gospel of peace a roving commission. They have authority from the King of Kings to navigate all seas, visit every island upon the bosom of the great deep, to traverse all continents, to sound the silver trumpet of jubilee, and to inform the nations of the earth that the year of release is at hand, and to invite the ransomed sinners to return to their once forfeited possessions. God had promised by mouth of all his prophets that he would save heathens and take out of them a people for himself” (Sermon 34 pg 2).

7. “It is not to preach a scanty morality that we are called, but to publish the glad tidings of a free and full salvation to a lost world, to sinners of all characters, a salvation founded in the blood of Christ purchased by the price of that blood”.
“This I consider of more importance than any other, and feel it my call to follow the openings of Providence”.

8. “Jesus came to bring about an immediate reconciliation between God and humans”.

9. Luke 2:10:  
The birth of Christ is the most important event the world has ever seen.
It is good tidings of great joy for all people.
This event has been long and anxiously expected by the faithful.
Those who are awaiting a temporal (worldly) messiah will be disappointed because this Messiah brings spiritual blessings.
This event has been announced with great rejoicing by angels of heaven who have declared a Saviour for mankind.
This Messiah was not born in a palace, but a stable, making him accessible to all people.
This is the superior Saviour because he defeats the Evil One and saves from Hell.
Now is the time to follow this Saviour because you may not be alive next Christmas season.