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What was God’s Point?

What was God’s Point?. Think about it…Every story, every celebration, every belief in the church has a point. This is an invitation to understanding in its simplest form. What Did God want us to ‘Get’ about…. Jesus is Born.

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What was God’s Point?

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  1. What was God’s Point? Think about it…Every story, every celebration, every belief in the church has a point. This is an invitation to understanding in its simplest form.

  2. What Did God want us to ‘Get’ about…

  3. Jesus is Born A child is born like any other child, raised like any other child, yet he lives his life as One with God the Father. His divinity caught the attention of the entire world, before there was the internet, telephone, radio, television or newspapers.

  4. What was God’s Point? This ordinary child, fully human and fully divine, was the life that would model to every other life how to love others, forgive others, and be of service to others. Jesusknew we are all connected to a Higher Power, an all powerful, all creative, all good, all loving God.

  5. Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Although we dread the thought, basic human conditions are suffering, pain, sin and death. We can’t avoid them, much as we try. Jesus, being fully human, couldn’t avoid it either. He died a humiliating, tortured and painful death. Many people in the world today can relate to experiencing the same kinds of Trauma.

  6. What was God’s Point? God’s point was meant to prove that life and love and goodness, not pain and suffering and death triumphs in the end.

  7. The Holy Spirit An invisible life force dwells in all of us, nourishing our souls when we need strength, giving us hope when we are hopeless, keeping us on track to stay connected to that Higher Power.

  8. What was God’s Point? We were meant to BE CHRIST in the world. The community of believers are Temples of the Holy Spirit. People : God’s Temple where His spirit dwells. Even an unbeliever is driven by this invisible force to be a good and decent person. A good and decent person may not necessarily recognize and appreciate GOD, but God definitely recognizes and appreciates YOU.

  9. The Church The Church is “Jesus walking in the Flesh”. The church unifies the world in the name of Jesus Christ. She has enabled us to BE Jesus. As members of the church, we are… • The Body of Christ, • The People of God, • Temples of the Holy Spirit. The church has taken a lot of hits, everything ‘larger than life’ always does. But the function of the church is simple and pure: To know God, look at Jesus, to know Jesus, look at the church.

  10. What was God’s Point? If you ever… • Fed the hungry • Assisted the lost or lonely • Forgave the sinner • Comforted the sick • Listened to the broken hearted • Taught or preached the words of Christ, YOU WERE THE CHURCH The Church is the way people see and touch and experienceJesus concretely in the world today.

  11. If you are a good and decent person and you keep God in your heart and your mind, then your place of worship did a goodjob in educating you or the person responsible for your education.

  12. If you don’t give the church or place of worship the credit for your goodness and moral character, that’s ok. God’s point was that someday, somewhere, and for some reason, You will thank the teachings of the church …You’ll thank Jesus for his sacrifice …You’ll thank God.

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