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12-25-2021 Seventh Day BAPTIST Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith “CHRISTMAS - Be a

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12-25-2021 Seventh Day BAPTIST Edgewater, FL Pastor Keith “CHRISTMAS - Be a Soldier for Jesus” Luke 2;6-7, Matthew 20;26-28

We must remember not to get caught up in all the Christmas cultural things. Remember that Jesus came to save us. We should celebrate Jesus every day because He was born, died in our place on the cross and then rose again. In Luke, Mary gave birth to Jesus and He was placed in a manger because there was no room in the Inn. Jesus was born in a barn with animals. Have you ever been in a barn? It is not the cleanest place and it is smelly with animals and such. People are not born in barns but Jesus was born in one and placed in an animal feeding trough. This is Jesus, the Son of God.

In Matthew, Jesus says we are to be servants like Him. Jesus came here to be a servant and to serve. He wants us to be servants to others. There are three things on how we can be a servant:

1)     Be Willing To Get Dirty:    Jesus was born in a dirty environment. Throughout His ministry, Jesus dealt with dirty people like prostitutes, thieves etc. Jesus got dirty on the cross as well. He wants us to get close to people who are not very pretty. We are to get dirty.

2)     Be Willing To Be Hated:   Jesus said if the world hated Him, it will hate us too. Not many people went to worship Jesus when He was born. Jesus came to save his own but his own people would not receive Him. Jesus faced insults and ridicule all through His life on earth. It is hard to be nice to people that hate you. But as Jesus was hanging on the cross, He asked God to forgive the people that crucified Him. We must hang in there and endure the hatred because Jesus wants us to spread the Word. We are soldiers in the Army of the Lord.

3)     Be Willing To Love Anyway:  This is a hard thing to do. We must try to get Jesus Christ into the lives of people around us. Share the good news of the Redeemer, the One who saved us from dying on the cross.

The world needs to see us reflect the Jesus we belong to. The best way is for us to become a servant to others like Jesus did. God sent Jesus to be with, to save us and to give us Eternal Life. Jesus built a bridge between us and God.

AMEN