message series - adventure - part 2 - jesus came to bring god to us - 12-11-16

ADVENTURE A Christmas Message Series

Jesus Came To Bring God To Us!

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Old Adage“Familiarity Breeds Contempt”

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ADVENTUREAn unusual, exciting and often dangerous experience, exploring unknown territories

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The Goal Of This SeriesTo move us from “Ho Hum” to “Oh Wow!”

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ADVENTFrom the Latin “ADVENTUS”

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ADVENT“The arrival of an important person,

place of things”  “The approach of something”

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HermeneuticsInterpretation of Scripture

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For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. Pilate said to him, “What is truth”? . . .

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Jesus said,  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 18:37-38/John 14:6 – English Standard

Version)

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4 Key WordsJesus Came To Bring God To Us

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Identification

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In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God.  God created

everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.

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The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light

shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it . . .”  

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John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I

said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”  

(John 1:1-5, 15 – New International Version)

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Advent Fact: Jesus is fully God – He made me!

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Incarnation

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The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into

the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him . . .  So the Word became human and

made his home among us.

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He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory,

the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.  

(John 1:9-10, 14 – New International Version)

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Advent Fact: Jesus is fully man – He understands

me!

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Revelation

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No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart.

He has revealed God to us. (John 1:18 – New International Version)

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The Son reflects the glory of God and shows exactly what God is like. (Hebrews 1:3 – New Century Version)

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The Son shines with the shining-greatness of the Father.

The Son is as God is in every way.   (Hebrews 1:3 – New Life Version)

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Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?  

(John 14:9– New Living Translation)

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Advent Fact: Jesus is came to make God

understandable

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Transformation

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But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

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They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes

from God.  (John 1:12-13 – New International Version)

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Advent Fact: Jesus is came to save me!

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Let’s Pray!