Christmas Day Worship Service – December 25, 2021
HOLY CHRISTMAS DAY
(Luke 2:1-14) This is the story and history which gives us the account of how our dear Lord Jesus Christ was born. A primary need for our young people, especially now, is to remember this account and adore it with sincerity of heart, so that they will never forget it. It should teach them to thank and praise our Lord and God for this tremendous blessing, that we poor, wretched, yes, also damned people, have been granted this great honor of becoming one in flesh and blood with the Son of God. For no one less than the eternal Son of the eternal Father, who alone created heaven and earth out of nothing, He it is, as we are here informed, who became a human being and was born into this world just as we were, except that in His case this all took place without any kind of sin being involved. That is why we can boast that God has become our brother, yes, part of our flesh and blood. This great honor has been granted to neither angels nor devils but to us human beings. The angels are indeed more glorious creatures than we human beings, and yet God has bestowed greater honor upon us and has joined Himself closer to us than to the angels, because He did not become an angel, but chose instead to become a human being. Now if we human beings properly consider this fact, and if we could wholeheartedly believe this, then such inexpressible grace and blessing from our dear Lord God should give us very great joy, and should drive us to thank Him with our whole hearts and move us to gladly obey His will and to live godly lives. Martin Luther
The 10:00 AM service was not live streamed.
Sermon by Pastor Jim Toma: “For You Who Fear””
Christmas Day For You Who Fear 2021 Luke 2