The world in which Jesus was born was not the peaceful and serene place many of us have imagined. Galilee was under the control of the brutal Roman Empire. The political, economic, and spiritual climates of Galilee were in shambles. Here we are in 2025 and it appears to be much the same. But “The Good News of Christmas” is Christ came to the earth and got involved in the mess we had created.

For several weeks leading up to Christmas, I will be preaching a series called “The Good News of Christmas.” We will focus on the Good News of Jesus’ birth and how that affected specific people as revealed in the Gospels. John 3:16-17 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” 

Everything God does is motivated by love. God is love. He loves people so much that He sent His only begotten Son to earth to redeem mankind from sin. Christmas is all about Jesus leaving heaven and coming to earth to restore the broken relationship between man and God. 

Jesus is the reason for the season.

Let me ask you a question. How is your relationship with Jesus, with God? 

1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  So to have a good relationship with God, we need to confess any sin to Jesus.

Colossians 3:12-14 says, “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” 

Don’t let this Christmas season pass you by without having a right relationship with God and with the people in your life. The mission of our church is “Loving God, Loving People, Living it Daily.” 

Let’s all do that. Let’s share the Good News of Christmas. 

Merry Christmas and

Happy and Blessed New Year!