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Should Christians get involved in supporting or celebrating Christmas? Have you ever heard that argument? Why in the world would Christians want to get involved in something that was really a “pagan holiday,” that we the Church co-opted? So for those critics, I have three points.
Number one: Do you give your kids birthday gifts? You celebrate your kids birthdays, why not celebrate the birth of the Savior? If we’re not going to do it now, when would you decide to do it? That would be a question.
Secondly, in 1st Corinthians 9:22, Paul says, “I became all things to all men, that by all means I may win some.” I can’t think of a time, and I doubt that you could think of a time in the year when there is more focus on the birth of Jesus Christ. Once a year, the world is confronted with the reality of His coming. And I think that’s great!
The third point is in Matthew 16:18,where Jesus said, “On this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” The idea is not that we are holding out against the world. The idea is that we are assaulting a world and they cannot overwhelm us. They cannot withstand the assault of the Church. The very fact that you and I are here, 2000 years after the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is evidence of that. The world has done everything it can to squash the message, destroy the Word, and intimidate believers. Yet, all around the world today there are those who are singing praise, spreading the Word and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. So, if we co-opt or take over Christmas, that’s what we’re supposed to do. We’re supposed to seize the gates of the enemy. This is why we’re here and why this season is so important.

Gene Cunningham - September 24, 2010

Prototype of the Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ Himself



Joh 7:37-39 The Feast of Tabernacles is when Jesus says this. The priest would pour water on the alter, symbolizing that they were still waiting for this promise. On the eighth day of the feast the people would wait in silence. That was when Jesus called this out. Jesus was very clear about His deity and Messiah-ship.


God has a work for you to accomplish, that no one else can accomplish. 


This age began in act 2:1-4 1pe 1:10-12 The prototype is Jesus Himself.  Phi 2:5-11 Luk 3:16 Luk 3:21-22 Eph 1:6 God accepts me as if I was His own Son. Joh 3:34 1jo 2:27 Luk 4:1 Began with anointing, moved to the filling. Being filled with the Holy Spirit means He is in command.  1Pe 3:15 Luk 4:1 After filling comes drive. Luk 4:14 Anointing leads to filling which leads to guiding which leads through fight which leads to the victory which leads to power. Luk 4:16-22 This is how it is to happen for us. We receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit, then we are to be filled with the Holy Spirit. rom 8:15 From the filling comes the leading, and with the leading we go into the conflict. God has planned every conflict for victory. He has anointed us for ministry to reach those enslaved. Joh 14:12 Has my life ever portrayed greater works? How much greater to give sight to the soul of another, to help another’s soul walk who was crippled.


Scripture References: Luke 4:1, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 4:1, Acts 2:1-4, John 2:27, John 14:12, John 7:37-39, John 3:34, Romans 8:15, Ephesians 1:6, Luke 4:16-22, Luke 3:21-22, Luke 4:14, Luke 3:16

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