I wonder if all of the pastors in our Fellowship do not know how to preach a Christmas message. They see only one thing and perhaps that blinds them to other equally important things.
In the four gospels, only Matthew and Luke talk about the birth of Jesus. Mark and John ignore it completely. Preachers, even first hand witnesses, couldn't preach a Christmas message either!
The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem was predicted by the ancient prophets. It happened just as they said it would.
The birth of Jesus was supernatural in several aspects. Angels were present and active. When's the last time an angel visited your church in person?
The birth of Jesus inspired men to worship and produced great joy.
The birth of Jesus caused men to give gifts.
The joy of the birth of Jesus produced a witness to tell others of what they had seen and been told by the angels.
This natural act that brought Jesus among men is an event that, as it happened, was very ordinary. But looking back from our perspective, it was an event filled with wonder.
Pastor, did your Christmas sermon fill anyone with wonder at the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem? Or were you too busy trying to win souls to think about that?
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