Many people enjoy the Christmas holiday but their joy is incomplete or incorrectly based because they leave out Christ. Christmas by definition is a day of worshipping our Lord Christ. Unfortunately, Christmas has now become commercialized, to the point where the American economy depends on all the Christmas shopping.
In this attack on Christmas, we must know truth versus fiction. Christmas must be centered on Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus? To answer, we go back to the Bible where the events are recorded historically by many witnesses. We seek the truth in God’s word in the battle to bring Christ back to Christmas.
Jesus is King
When the census is ordered, Joseph is also going from Nazareth to his hometown Bethlehem, the birthplace of King David. From Matthew’s genealogy, we know Joseph is a descendant of David. Jesus was born into the family of King David and is the King. People might argue that Jesus is technically not Joseph’s son, but to the people, Jesus is known as the son of the carpenter Joseph (Lk 4:22). Not just by lineage, but by prophecy, Jesus is the King from the line of David (2 Sam 2:16, Jer 30: 8-9, Is 11:1, Mi 5:2). Even Pontius Pilate presented Jesus as King of the Jews (Jn 19:12-15). The angel Gabriel declared Jesus as King. From beginning to end, Jesus is King.
Characteristics of King Jesus:
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Jesus has many crowns (Rev 19:12-13)
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Jesus has a sceptre (Heb 1:8-9)
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Jesus has a throne.( Rev 3:21, Isaiah 66:1). His throne is gracious and he welcomes sinners to repent and is merciful to forgive (Heb 4:16)
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Jesus is praised (Jn 12:12-15, Rev 5:11-12)
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Jesus was announced by proclamation (Mt 17:5)
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Jesus has many subjects (Jn17:6) whom he loves and shows mercy.
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Jesus is eternal King (Jn 1:2, Psalm 23:6)
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Jesus is a wise King: (Jn 16:30, Col 2:3)
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Jesus is a just King (Mt 21:12-13). Everyone who dies outside of Christ will face judgment from Him. He will punish the evil.
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Jesus is mighty King (Jn 2:3-4, Rev 1:8)
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Jesus is gentle and humble (Lk 2:7, Mt 12:20)
Jesus is the Messiah
The Messiah has a special task and mission, by definition, he is anointed by God for a special work. How do you know Jesus is the Messiah? By accomplishing the work of God
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He is here to show mercy (Mk 10:46-47). Those who meet Jesus are transformed. (Deut 18:15; Isaiah 9:6-7)
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Jesus is resurrected (Mt 16:21; Ro 4:25)
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Jesus is the Savior who takes away our sin (Jer 23:5-6; 1 Jn 3:9)
Jesus is God
Jesus didn’t obtain his divinity as he grew older. Even as a baby, Jesus was still fully God. Some people try to argue that Jesus never claimed to be God, but it’s for that very reason they tried to stone Him (Jn 10:30:33). Jesus is called Immanuel (God with us), and He didn’t just say He loved us but proved it by being with us.
Jesus is the gift of gifts.
God prepared the perfect gift for His children. Isaiah 9:6 says unto us a child is born. Jesus was born once as the perfect and ultimate gift for men. It is His birth that is the idea of Christmas. We must clear out all other notions of Christmas, because out of Jesus flows every other future gift from God (Ro 8:32).
Jesus is Lord
The magi worshipped Jesus (Mt 2:11). What a scene, where old wise men are worshipping a baby. Jesus is Lord who is worshipped, and He must be Lord in every aspect of your life. Jesus is Lord over the universe (Col 1:15-17). In reality, we compromise and negotiate with the Lordship of Jesus. We cling to this world and its pursuits. If you consider this world inferior to Jesus, you are practicing true worship. This truth must be established at conversion, then Jesus is truly Lord in your life.
It is time to clarify Christmas and Christ. Jesus is King, Messiah, God, the gift of gifts and Lord.
BIBLE COMMUNITY CHURCH 
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