Jesus - Real Men of Christmas: Wk 4

The Church of Eleven22

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🗓️ 28 December 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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What if the miracle you’re searching for this Christmas isn’t found in magic, movies, or moments—but in a Person who came on a rescue mission for you? Christmas Eve reminds us of the stories we love—families reunited, wrongs made right, purpose restored. But the real miracle of Christmas isn’t nostalgia or sentimentality. It’s Jesus: fully God, fully man, the Messiah who came to reconcile us to the Father. In this powerful message, Pastor Joby walks through John 1 and the breathtaking reality of the Word becoming flesh—the God who spoke the universe into existence becoming small enough for us to know. Jesus came lowly and gentle, not with magic but with authority, compassion, and purpose. He thirsted, yet walked on water. He bled, yet healed with a touch. He died, yet rose again—so that we could have peace with God. If you’ve ever wondered whether God is both big enough to rule the cosmos and personal enough to love you, this message is for you. What would change in your life if you went all-in with Jesus this year? 📣 Episode Mentions:• Scripture Passage: John 1:1-51• Preacher: Pastor Joby Martin 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:• Mr. Last Minute Christmas Shopper• Jesus - Real Men of Christmas: Wk 4 (Full Sermon) • Martin Family Christmas Special 2025 • Real Men of Christmas Sermon Series Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin About The Church of Eleven22The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

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0:00.0	Amen and amen and amen.
0:02.5	Merry Christmas Church.
0:04.0	Hope you're doing great if you got your Bibles.
0:05.8	And I hope you do grab them.
0:06.8	We're going to be in John Chapter 1 and I want to welcome you to our Christmas Eve services.
0:12.3	Those of you standing in the back, you can sit on the steps, I don't care.
0:15.1	I think the fire marshal goes here, so if not y'all too.
0:19.5	Hey listen, on your way in, you passed some compassion packets and some compassion tables.
0:24.9	Last weekend, we did compassion weekend.
0:27.8	For years and years and years, since the start of our church, we have partnered with Compassion International to release children from poverty in Jesus' name.
0:34.7	And in case you were regular and you missed last weekend, we didn't want you to miss the opportunity. Or if you're not a regular, what a great Christmas gift you
0:42.5	could give to give hope to one of these kids to release them from poverty in Jesus' name. And so please
0:48.5	grab one of those packets on your way out, fill out the stuff, give it back to us. Or you can text
0:52.4	the word sponsor to 83393, and you
0:55.1	can sponsor a Compassion Kid on Christmas Eve, and just to update you last weekend, we sponsored
1:01.2	3,789 children. Way to go. That puts us somewhere in the like 28,000 sponsored kids through this church.
1:12.7	So awesome.
1:14.2	All right.
1:14.5	Well, we're almost there.
1:15.5	Okay.
1:16.0	We are one night away, one sleepaway kids, from all the world being made right.
1:23.1	That Kevin will be reunited with his family.
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