Jesus is not a part time Lord, and He doesn’t need part-time followers.
Sermon Title: AWAY IN A MANGER
Scripture Text: LUKE 2:10-11
Sermon Series: CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Sermon Notes:
Luke 2:10-11 NIV
10…Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.
What does it mean to make Jesus our Lord?
- Supreme in Authority
- Controller
- Lord
We don’t make Jesus Lord, God made Him Lord.
We surrender to His Lordship.
Partially Surrendered Life
They believe in God, but lives as if He doesn’t exist.
Luke 6:46 NIV
46 Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
Proverbs 3:5-6 PSV
5 Trust in the Lord with some of your heart, and lean on your own understanding, 6 in some of your ways, acknowledge him, and you can make your own paths straight.
Luke 9:23-24 ESV
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What have I not surrendered to the Lord?
Stronghold – Something we can’t surrender to God
What area am I not fully surrendering to God?
Fully Surrendered Life
Romans 14:7-8 NLT
7 For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. 8 If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
5 Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,
6 in all of your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your own paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6 NIV
6 …in all your ways know Him and He will make your paths straight.
“Marriage is a reflection of Christ’s love for us.”