The Coming of Joy. TOTAL TERROR! The darkness of the night was symbolic of the situation in their...

The Coming The Coming of Joyof Joy

TOTAL TOTAL TERROR!TERROR!

The The darkness of darkness of

the night the night was was

symbolic of symbolic of the situation the situation

in their in their world. world.

SOUND SOUND FAMILIAR? FAMILIAR?

What we have What we have here is the here is the

promise that promise that things can things can

change in ANY change in ANY world world

situation situation when Jesus when Jesus

comes. comes.

God gave us God gave us Jesus so that Jesus so that we can have we can have peace with peace with

Him.Him.

God gave us God gave us Jesus so that Jesus so that we can have we can have peace with peace with

others.others.

God gave us God gave us Jesus so that Jesus so that we can have we can have peace within peace within ourselves.ourselves.

If we trust in If we trust in our finances our finances we will be we will be defeated.defeated.

If we trust in If we trust in government government we will be we will be defeated.defeated.

If we trust in If we trust in our anything our anything earthly we earthly we

will be will be defeated.defeated.

We need a We need a Savior!Savior!

Fear and joy Fear and joy cannot cannot

reside in the reside in the same home.same home.

Joy comes Joy comes ONLY as a ONLY as a

by-product. by-product.

Luke 2:20- Luke 2:20- “The “The

shepherds shepherds went back, went back,

glorifying and glorifying and praising God praising God for all that for all that they had they had

heard and heard and seen, seen,

just as it had just as it had been told been told them.” them.”

just as it had just as it had been told been told them.” them.”

Romans Romans 14:17: “The 14:17: “The Kingdom of Kingdom of God is not a God is not a

matter of matter of eating and eating and drinkingdrinking

but of but of righteousnesrighteousness, peace and s, peace and

joy in the joy in the Holy Spirit.”Holy Spirit.”

but of but of righteousnesrighteousness, peace and s, peace and

joy in the joy in the Holy Spirit.”Holy Spirit.”

What about What about YOUR YOUR

Bethlehem Bethlehem story?story?