Part 2 of our Christmas series was fabulous. Our passage was Matthew 1:18-25, His Arrival. Eddie spent the first part discussing the situation that Joseph faced as a righteous man. We saw through the message how there was tension between the law and love. The law told Joseph to do one thing to Mary but the love he felt for her told him to do something else. I love how Eddie pointed out how oftentimes we too are faced with the legalistic side of things and how judgmental we can become verses what love and grace tell us to do. Oh for the balance in our lives to have standards and stick by them and at the same time fall on the side of love and grace when dealing with people.
I guess my favorite part was when Eddie pointed out how crucial the virgin birth is in our theology. That's a truth worth fighting for. It has everything to do with Jesus being the God-Man that He claimed to be. And I love how it was pointed out that "the name makes all the difference". There is no other name by which we may be saved...AMEN.
By the way, didn't the worship center look absolutely beautiful. It took my breath away especially when the lights were dim and the trees were lit and that huge beautiful tree in the baptistry...WOW! Loved, loved, loved the white poinsettias. Thank you to our decorators, never seen the sanctuary look so beautiful!
Music was incredible as well. I just love the way the Christmas songs were arranged. Missed 9:00 but 11:11 was awesome, way to go worship band!
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