Wrapped in Joy
Harris Creek Baptist Church
Harris Creek
4.8 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
John unpacks Luke 2:10-11 in our series, “Wrapped”, emphasizing the angel’s proclamation that Jesus is the ultimate good news, bringing salvation and hope to the world. This good news produces great joy, an enduring and internal blessing rooted in Christ rather than circumstances. Finally, John highlights the inclusivity of the gospel, reminding believers that Jesus came for all people, offering eternal life and joy to anyone who receives Him.
Jesus Is The Good News
Jesus Brings Great Joy
Jesus Is For All People
Life Group Discussion:
What other sources of "good news" compete for your attention, and how can you keep Christ central in your life?
Share a time when you experienced joy despite difficult circumstances. What role did your faith play?
Who in your life might feel excluded from the good news of Jesus, and how can you intentionally share His love with them?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, good morning, church. Merry Christmas. And if you're a guest here joining us this morning, |
| 0:06.1 | we just want to thank you for entrusting your time with us and believe in our heart that the Lord has something for you today. |
| 0:14.3 | I want to begin by telling you about a friend of mine, new friend, named Yolanda. So Yolanda is one of these people that doesn't have a bad day. Like you meet |
| 0:22.6 | Yolanda and you're like, what is it with you? Just like so full of joy, you know these people. So she's like |
| 0:29.7 | incredibly joyful. And then she also has this really joy inducing thing. So it's a, it's a joy |
| 0:36.5 | mashup. Who Yolanda is is we were at this resort |
| 0:40.6 | with some Harris Creek couples and we're checking in. We're there with the Pocludas sitting at |
| 0:46.1 | the welcome desk and here comes Yolanda just like smiling ear to ear. She's like, hello family, welcome. |
| 0:52.4 | Like precious accent just like so warm and welcoming. |
| 0:57.4 | She sits down and she begins to tell us about this time share. And I'm like, oh, oh, hey, thank you. |
| 1:08.1 | We're here for the thing. We've already paid. We're like, I'm not interested. I can't buy that. Don't want to buy that. Don't want to sit through the thing. And she's like, well, if you do, you'll get a 90-minute couples massage. And I'm like, oh, do tell more. And I was like, Yolando, you're so sweet. Like, that sounds awesome. I would love the couple's massage, |
| 1:28.3 | but here's the reality. I'm not going to buy anything. Like, there's no chance, JPM, Monica, |
| 1:34.3 | saying the same thing. There's no reality ever, any situation that we would ever buy whatever it |
| 1:41.2 | is. But thank you so much. That's so kind. And she was like, she's like, |
| 1:45.4 | okay, family, I am so confident in our offering that you just come. You don't have to buy |
| 1:52.1 | anything. We believe that what we have is so good that we don't even care how you feel right now. |
| 1:59.2 | You just come. And if you don't, you'll still get the |
| 2:01.6 | massage and everybody wins. It's like, okay, if you're good that we're not buying anything |
| 2:07.1 | and we're going to end up with this like amazing couples massage, separate of course, |
| 2:11.9 | then yeah, we're good. We'll be there. And so we go through the thing. And throughout it, she's just like this really amazing person. |
| 2:21.6 | Like the joy doesn't fade at all. |
| 2:23.6 | And she's just in it with us. |
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