Merry Christmas!

Dec. 24, 2018 Monday Message:

At Christmastide each year, I marvel at the story retold by Luke, of the Messiah coming to earth as a little baby, humble and helpless, wrapped in cloths and safely placed in a stable manger. His arrival wasn’t heralded by either earthly kings and royalty or the ultra-religious Pharisees. Rather, God’s messengers, the angels, announced the arrival of our Savior to shepherds, true blue-collar working-class individuals, ostracized by much of society. God’s point here that Jesus is not only a Savior for the rich and famous – He’s a Savior for ALL who would call him “Lord.”

From John 1: ”¹²To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— ¹³children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.”

Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God.” That’s where we get the term, “Born-again Christian.” John 3:3

God gave mankind an incredible gift – eternal life in the presence of the Father to all who called on the name of Jesus. Merry Christmas!

Norton Lawellin

Let’s worship together! Jesus in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, 3249 30^th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. We’ll be watching as baby Jesus is presented at the Temple in Jerusalem. See you at church!