Title Merry Christmas (04-12-25 Christmas Sermon)
Contents
Title: Merry Christmas!
Bible: Matthew 2:1-12.
Hallelujah!!! It is truly a Merry Christmas morning.
Hallelujah! Really it's a good morning & a merry Christmas.
May the grace of Christmas be with you, your family, your neighbors, and your nation.
I hope that the grace of the Christmas be with you and your family and
your nationality.
Christmas is not just for us. Americans and Europeans
Africans, we Filipinos, and Koreans.
Not only, we have this Christmas celebration but with the American,
European, African and we the Filipinos even the Korean.
Koreans' Christmas scenery is very different indeed.
The Koreans' Christmas view is really so much different.
First of all, the weather is very cold. It drops to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius.
So the cold wind blows outside. And it snows a lot.
That first, the weather is too cold, its minus degree 20-30 celcius,
and also heavy snow came.
Singing the dawn song at dawn on Christmas Day while stepping on the snow.
We have Christmas caroling in the early dawn within heavy snow.
But the Philippines is so different.
But Philippine is quite different.
The weather is too hot.
Because, this is a tropical country and so warm always.
When I first came here, it rained a lot on Christmas Day.
There was lightning and there was also thunder.
When I came here for the first time there was heavy rain in the
Christmas day with the terrible lightning and thundering.
In the midst of all the rain, I circled the song in the morning.
So we've been Christmas caroling within showering time.
As such, the Christmas scenery is different in each country.
Likewise, quite different the view of Christmas all over the world.
Everyone! But there are always things that are the same and that do not change.
Brethren in Christ, whenever it is the same that the real meaning of Christmas
will never be changed which is what Jesus came on earth.
It is Jesus Christ to the poor, the sick, the oppressed and the afflicted.
It is the fact that He came to this earth to give love, joy, and hope.
Then what's that? We should know that Jesus Christ came over on earth
for the people who are indigent, sick people, persecuted and so much trials
to be loved, joyful and the heavenly hope.
Isaiah 9:6 says that a child was born to us, and a son was given to us.
On his shoulders were the rulers, and his name was Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God.
For he is the everlasting Father, and he will be called the Prince of Peace. He said. Hallelujah!!!
In the scripture, Isaiah 9:6 says "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given
and the government will be on His shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful,
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace." Hallelujah.
Everyone! In the old days, when we called this Christianity we believe in, we just called it “the gospel.”
So, for example, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, etc.
Brethren, long-long time ago, what we believed in Christianity was called
the gospel only. For example, the gospel of Matthew, gospel of Mark,
gospel of Luke, gospel of John.
On the other hand, in Mark 1:1, it is said that this is the beginning of the “gospel of Jesus Christ”, the Son of God.
And in Mark 1:1 says it's the cross reference " The beginning of
the gospel about Jesus Christ the Son of God".
This is good news these days. Everyone loves the news.
In this present time, we say it "it's a Good News". People likes to listen a news.
So I listen to the radio and watch television.
They listen the radio and watch the television.
Sixty years ago, the news that Japan had collapsed and surrendered was heard on the radio.
flowed out So everyone liked it.
60 years ago from now, the radio news was casting that
the Japan was deafeted in war and surrender to the United Nation soldiers.
So many people are happy and enjoy.
Some people liked it so much that others stopped running and died of a brain hemorrhage.
In that time somebody suddenly died because of over joy in high blood.
Everyone! There are several types of news. Have you guys ever thought of this?
Everyone, there are various kind of news. Had you ever been think about this question?
If there has been the greatest news since the creation of this universe and humans appearing on this earth
What kind of news was it?
What is the very big news on earth after forming the universe?
And the human being came over in their history?
1) For example, the story of World War I from 1914 = (Austria,
5 years by Serbia)
Is the first World War? In the year 1914, it was made by the country of Austria
to attack other countries within 5 years.
2) World War II story from 1939 = (6 years by Germany and Poland)
Is the second World War? in the year of 1939, it was made by
the country of Germany within 6 years.
Then, in 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasagi and Shiroshima by the United States.
So many people died.
In the year 1945,the Nuclear bomb fallen down in the place of Nagasaki
and Hiroshima in Japan. And many people died.
All of this was really great news.
Really those were very big news.
However, not all news is good.
But we should know that all the news are not all good news.
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War broke out.
In the year of 1950, the Korean Civil War begun.
This is the story of whether North Korea has taken down South Korea.
Northern people attack and over the Southern people.
As a result, UN forces around the world participated in the Korean War.
Because of the happening, the United Nation were involved in the war.
At that time, Filipino soldiers also participated in the war and many died.
In that time, Filipino soldiers also participate in the battle ground and
so many people died.
What kind of good news is this news?
Are those kind of news is a good news?
It was good for us that Japan surrendered in World War II.
It was very bad news for the Japanese people.
In the second World War, the Japanese soldier surrender was very good
for all of us but for the Japanese, it was so bad.
But the greatest, the happiest, the best, to any and any nation
Good news for any country and at any time
There was. What is that news? Now let us consider this.
Brethren! there was really a particular good news, very big news,
very joyful news to all the people, in any people, in every people,
any nationality, any countries, in any time and any period.
Everyone! This Christian news is the biggest news since the universe was created.
Everyone! the Christianity news is very most great news since the universe was formed.
And Christianity is the biggest news we humans have ever heard.
And the news of Christianity is the very big news as what we had been heard
in all the news.
This news to the Eskimos in the north, and the tropical peoples of the south,
For black Africans, for whites, for yellows, for everyone, the best
It became news.
Because, this news is very good news for the people all over the world.
To eskimo people, to the tropical country even in the north pole or south pole.
And the black people, the white people, and the brown people.
Everyone! don't you know John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son
was given, so that whoever believes in him should not be dishonored but have eternal life. Hallelujah!!
Maybe you know the scripture in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish
but have eternal life".
Matthew 1:21 You will give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesus! for he made his people their sins
He is the one who will save from the midst.
, I will give you one more verse in Matthew 1:21 says
" She will give birth to the Son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins."
That is, this morning, that Jesus was born again among us. Hallelujah!
In this very morning, Jesus was born among us. Hallelujah!...
So in Luke 2:14, glory to God in the highest, and His pleasure on earth
It is said that peace among those who wear it. Amen.
That is why in Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
to men on whom his favor rests." Amen.