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- 0:04Pastor Robert Young: Today's supporting scripture is coming from the book of Luke, chapter 2, verses 10 through 11.
- 0:13Pastor Robert Young: But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid.
- 0:18Pastor Robert Young: I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
- 0:24Pastor Robert Young: Today, in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you.
- 0:30Pastor Robert Young: He is the Messiah, the Lord.
- 0:34Pastor Robert Young: The core message of Christmas is the birth of the Savior, which is good news that would cause great joy.
- 0:43Pastor Robert Young: God's act of giving his son brings life and peace, which helps calm our nervous system amidst the online shopping and busyness of the season.
- 0:58Pastor Robert Young: Question for reflection.
- 1:01Pastor Robert Young: Do I genuinely possess the great joy promised by the angel in my daily life?
- 1:08Pastor Robert Young: If not, what is blocking it?
- 2:28Pastor Robert Young: Today's supporting scripture is coming from the book of 1 John, chapter 4, verse ten.
- 2:36Pastor Robert Young: This is love.
- 2:38Pastor Robert Young: Not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- 2:49Pastor Robert Young: In John 316 it states that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.
- 2:56Pastor Robert Young: This supporting scripture confirms that God's actions was the initiator of love.
- 3:05Pastor Robert Young: Christmas is a celebration of God's unilateral decision to love and redeem us, independent of anything we had done.
- 3:17Pastor Robert Young: This reality prepares our hearts for His presence.
- 3:23Pastor Robert Young: Question for Reflection How does understanding that God loved me first provide freedom from anxiety or performance pressure during the Christmas season?