1. ‘Embracing the
Impossible Mission
of God’s Amazing
Love & Grace’

2. Christmas in July was a wonderful experience!

5. The first Christmas was a kind of ‘Mission Impossible’!

6. Luke 2:8-11
“Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over
their flock by night.”

7. “And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.”

8. “Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

9. “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

10. A Mixed World full of Struggle
& Pain...
...Joy & Promise!

11. Ezekiel 34:16
“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick...”

12. 1 Timothy 1:15
“This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.”

13. but sinners, to repentance.”
Luke 5:32
“I have not come to
call the righteous,
but sinners, to repentance.”

14. To Manifest Genuine Faith, Obedience & Daring

15. Faith’s Constant Struggle
The Superstitions!

16. Numbers 21:9
“So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.”

17. 2 Kings 18:4
“He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses…

18. 2 Kings 18:4
“…had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan.”

19. Faith’s Constant Struggle
The
Natural World!

20. Romans 1:25
“...who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”

21. Faith’s Constant Struggle The Law, the Rules, the Religions!

22. Galatians 3:2
“This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”

23. this against you, that you have left your
Revelation 2:4
“Nevertheless I have
this against you, that you have left your
first love.”

24. Not about Dogma or Doctrine as God, but worshipping the one true God, Creator God, Almighty God, the One True God through a personal relationship!

25. Christmas makes Him known through the Christ Child!

26. Announcing an Impossible, Proactive, Salvithic Mission

27. 2 Corinthians 5:19
“...that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them…

28. “...and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”
2 Corinthians 5:19
“...and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

29. Embrace the ‘Impossible Mission’ of God’s Amazing Love & Grace!

30. ‘Embracing the
Impossible Mission
of God’s Amazing
Love & Grace’