Christmas Eve Service
Christmas Eve Service, December 24, 2022
- Lessons and Carols
Sermon
God is love and He shows us His love through the propitiation (sacrificial offering) of His Son (1 John 4:9-11). The love of Christmas is not just about the Incarnation, God coming in the flesh to dwell among us. The love of Christmas is still focused on the reason for Jesus coming into the world: to save us from our sins and from death through his death and resurrection. Love is rooted in sacrifice for the loved one. If our love is the same love as we have for, say, Christmas cookies, then our “love” is purely about consuming other people for our pleasure. This is not and should never be the love we have for our fellow human beings. Our love should be rooted in Christ, seeing how we can sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of others. It is what he has done for us and how we know what love our God gives us at Christmas.