Comfort and Joy Week 1
Sharable notes for the December 3, 2023 message. You can post these notes on your social platform!
Scriptures used: Isaiah 40:1-5; John 3:17; Romans 2:4; Colossians 2:13-14; 1 Peter 1:25; 2:9; Matthew 3:1-3; John 1:6-7; Ephesians 2:10; Luke 18:29-30
The tidings of comfort and joy that is the good news of the gospel, is truth we can rest in.
What can I do, what am I doing, to prepare the way for the Lord, to express tidings of comfort and joy?
Repentance should be the response of man to the good news of God’s deliverance through Jesus Christ.
The things we make peace with may very well be robbing us of the peace of God in our life.
It is only when we realize our helplessness that we are in a position to take hold of the comfort that our God wants to give us.
Rest in the compassion of Christ.
Realize there is sin that wants to separate you from him.
Realize he is a savior that’s there to pardon you.
Repent. Follow Him. And Walk in the call to prepare the way.
Reflect or meet with someone to discuss:
What is your favorite Christmas song?
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase "tidings of comfort and joy?"
Do you believe there are things in your life that you've "made peace with" that are actually robbing you of peace? What can you do to change that?
What steps do you take, or can you take, to live in comfort and joy in a world that doesn't offer a lot of comfort and joy?
How do you prepare the way and herald the good news of Christ?
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