The Jesse Tree Series: The Birth do the Messiah Christmas Eve.

THE JESSE TREE SERIES:

What does Christmas Eve entail for our Jesse tree?

BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH

SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:1-20. The Birth of Jesus.

Luke describes the birth of Jesus in simple language. The title Christ is the Greek from of the Hebrew word 'Messiah' which means 'anointed'. Christ is the Anointed One. In the Old Testament, the title 'Lord is used only for Yahweh. Jesus was established as Christ and Lord Lord at the time of His Resurrection.

THE PERSON: JESUS CHRIST.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.  He humbled himself to be born of a woman-Mary, in order that humanity may be saved from their sins and that the gates of heaven would be re-opened, after they were closed after the sin of Adam and Eve. It is important to remember that Jesus had a mission to save humanity- He was the anointed one, chosen to be born, suffer death on a cross and to rise again so that humanity may be placed at rights again with God.

He was the one whose reign will never end from the descendant of the King of David.

THE EVENT/THEME: THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH:  During our reflection time today, let us ponder on the theme of the birth of the Messiah.

We may wish to

1.            Offer a prayer of thankfulness for His birth so that we may be saved.

2.            Rediscover the wonderment of the Christmas story.

3.            Make a practical commitment: As today's theme is the birth of the Messiah, we may wish to:

o        Gain a greater appreciation of the birth of the Messiah for our lives-what difference does it make to my life?

o        During this pending Christmastide season, listen, read and hear the Christmas story with fresh ears and discover a fresh insight which has not occurred to you previously. Ask Jesus who saved you to point you to this insight.

o        Make time to visit the manger and ponder there each day during Christmastide season.

SYMBOL 27:THE MANGER

Let us remember Jesus who was born as a baby from Mary his mother and Joseph. his foster father.  Let us welcome Jesus into our lives we prepare our twenty seventh symbol (twenty sixth cut out symbol) and place it on the tree.