Sermon Notes 12-06-09     

Do You Have a Christmas Heart?  
“Joy”
Luke 2:10-14
 

The Joys of Christmas:

1.  Heaven's joy

“Sing for joy, O heavens!  Rejoice, O earth!  Burst into song, 
O mountains!”                                                  Isaiah 49:13  

“I have good news of great joy for everyone!”       Luke 2:10
 

2.  Mary and Joseph's joy

“As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the 
baby in my womb leaped for joy.”                        Luke 1:44  

“Oh, how I praise the Lord, how I REJOICE in God My
Savior.”                                                          Luke 1:46-47
 

3.  The Shepherds' joy

“Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God 
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told 
them.”                                                                  Luke 2:20
 

4.  The joy in our hearts.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”    
                                                              2 Corinthians 9:15  

The good news of great joy is for everyone.  

“…there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one
sinner repents.”                                                 Luke 15:10

Sermon Notes for December 6, 2009
Pastor Tom VandeBerg