Christmas Under the Tree - Skip Heitzig

[@CrazyRev]

Thank you for this message. I, too, am a pastor (long "retired", but still active!). I have preached, in the past, on my favourite Christmas text: John 3:16!! It tells me of a fact: "God so loved the world". Then it tells me of an act: "that He gave His only-begotten (or "unique") Son. Finally it speaks of a pact: "that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,but have (here and now!), eternal life." It is good to be reminded that Christmas become almost meaningless, if it does not lead to the Cross - and, of course, the empty tomb! Blessings, from Scotland.

[@anitadenton1468]

It is January 3rd, I turned my phone on, came to this , I truly needed to hear this🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you

[@SuperBNAVARRO]

This may be the best Christmas sermon I have ever heard; I am writing from the northeast of Mexico; God bless you.

[@sarodrau4602]

Wonderful Christmas message for the world!

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Praise to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and thank you pastor Skip 😊❤ and good to see you back on sharing . Jeremiah 10😊❤. Exodus 40:33-38of Exodus 40:1-33(The Tabernacle Elected) Exodus 40:33-38 "33 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD(😊❤) filled the tabernacles. 35 And Moses(😊❤) was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD(😊❤) filled the tabernacle. 36 Throught all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤) would set out. 37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the LORD(😊❤) was on the tabernacle(😊❤) by day, and fire(😊❤) was in it by night(😊❤), in the sight of all(😊❤) the house(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤) throughout all their journeys(😊❤'s)."( Exodus 40:34-38 ESV Study Bible. I thank God (God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven ) that i finally finished the books of Genesis 😊❤ and the book Exodus 😊❤ too. The Christmas tree we got already worn out and dried up since our place is very warm so many of leaves were very dry too and So that's need to be thrown away or else will keep it longer in Christ. We are not ungrateful but grateful in Christ. Beside we didn't pick the most leaves tree or the best tree from garbage place , we choose the okay one already worn out a little save the good ones for others. How much is 3 feet worn out Christmas tree cost?( pick one of the smallest ones) The one in my aunt's place still fresh but the one we got is dried up due very high heat in the past days due the heated in past days ago. In Jesus'name, i pray( Congratulation to the one who got re- elected in Christ. And i prefer Jesus😊1st❤'s cross simply in Christ more and we are Americans😊❤ too in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our Savior in Christ😊❤ too ) Amen. Luke 17:1-4( Temptation to sin) "17 And he(Jesus😊1st❤)said to his disciples(😊❤'s), " Temptation to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones(😊❤'s) to sin( no good). 3 pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke❤ him, and if😊❤ he repents, forgive(😊❤) him(😊❤), 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ' I repent,' you(😊❤'s) must(😊❤) forgive(😊❤) him(😊❤)."( Luke 17:1-4 ESV Study Bible). Do you also remember what Peter😊❤ said to or asked Jesus😊1st❤ in Matthew 18:21😊❤ "21 Then Peter(😊❤) came up (😊❤) and said (😊❤) to him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ), " Lord( Jesus😊1st❤, not anyone else but Jesus😊1st❤ is" Lord") how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times? ( side note with Judaism or Jew custum, three times is enough to show a forgiving spirit base on Job 33:29😊❤; Job 33:30😊❤or based on Amos 1:3😊❤ or Amos 2:6😊❤) so Peter in here said 7 times instead of 3 times he trust he has shown generious by saying to Jesus "... As many as seven times? "( from Matthew 18:21b ESV Study Bible) but do you also know what is Jesus(😊1st❤) respond to Peter(😊❤) that show Peter😊❤ that true disciples(😊❤'s) of Jesus😊1st❤ are forgive(😊❤) without keeping counting( " Seventy- seven times. Times without a number) this may echo and reverse Lamech's boast of vengeance in Genesis 4:24. Forgive( Matthew 18:22😊❤) over😊❤ vengenece( Genesis 4:24) Now read Matthew 18:22 ( Jesus😊1st❤ respond to Peter😊❤ from Matthew 18:21,21b) Matthew 18:22 "22 Jesus(😊1st❤) said(❤😊) to him( Peter😊❤), " I do not say to you seven times( according to Jewish custum 😊❤ 7 times😊❤'s accorindingto Judism), but(😊❤) seventy- seven times."( Matthew 18:22 ESV Study Bible. "seventy- seven times." is not 70 times 7 or 70× 7= 490 but😊❤forgive(😊❤) without keeping counting( " Seventy- seven times." From Matthew 18:22b ESV Study Bible) Times without a number so it's forgive infinity and this may echo and reverse Lamech's boast of vengeance in Genesis 4:24 too. All parenthesis parts and symbols also for and in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤my Lord and my savior too in Christ) Do you also remember one of things what Jesus😊1st❤ said before his last breath on forgivenesstoo in Christ Luke 23:34 "34 And Jesus(😊1st❤) said, " Father( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven😊❤), forgive (❤) them, for( because) they know not what they do." "( Luke 23:34 ESV Study Bible❤) in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) in Christ😊❤ too. Forgive😊❤ one😊❤ another😊❤ in Christ😊❤ and Build😊❤ one😊❤ another😊❤ up 😊❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ instead and do not be a stumping block for others little ones(😊❤'s) in Christ Jesus😊1st❤. Let the children(😊❤'s ) go to Jesus 😊1st❤ or come to my Lord and my savior too Jesus😊1st❤. Thank you very much. Luke 23:34 "34 And Jesus said, " Father( God our Father in heaven❤), forgive (❤) them, for( because) they know not what they do." "( Luke 23:34 ESV Study Bible) Deuteronomy 1:1-8( The command to leave Horeb) "1 These are the words that Moses(😊❤) spoke to all(😊❤) Israel(😊❤) beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah Opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Taban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh mouth, Moses(😊❤)spoke to the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤) according to all that the LORD(😊❤) had given him in commandment(😊❤) to them, 4 after he had defeated sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. 5 Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses(😊❤) undertook to explain this law, saying, 6 " The LORD our God(😊❤) said to us in Horeb, You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowerland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Eupharates. 8 See I have set the land before you(😊❤) . Go(😊❤) in(😊❤) and take possession of the land that the LORD( the Lord God😊❤) swore to your fathers(😊❤'s), Abraham(😊❤), to Isaac(😊❤), and to Jacob(😊❤), to give( 😊❤) to them(😊❤'s) and to their offspring after them(😊❤'s).' " ( Exodus 1:1-8 ESV Study Bible and Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) and Hebrews 12:2(😊❤) in Christ and John 14:6😊❤ in Christ😊❤. Luke 17:5-6(Increase😊❤ our(😊❤'s) Faith(😊❤)) "5 The apostles(😊❤'s) said to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤), " Increase our faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤)! " 6 And the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) said, " If you had faith(😊❤) like a grain of mustard seed(😊❤), you(😊❤'s) could say to this mulberry tree, ' Be uprooted and plant in the sea,' and it would obey you."( Luke 17:5-6 ESV Study Bible) Today do you also have big faith in Jesus😊1st❤ for Jesus said or the Bible😊❤ said😊❤ in Luke 17:6 "6 And the Lord ( Jesus😊1st❤) said, " If you had faith(😊❤) like a grain of mustard seed(😊❤), you(😊❤'s) could say to this mulberry tree, ' Be uprooted and plant in the sea,' and it would obey you."( Luke 17:6 ESV Study Bible) Do you also have faith like a grain of mustard seed to move this mulberry tree like Jesus😊1st❤ said by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) in Christ too. Both faith like a grain of mustard seed or even better big leap of faith ( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) also good(😊❤) too in Christ to move mountain or tree by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). Do you also have bigger faith in Jesus😊1st❤ today too? I do in Christ.. do you? And Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ😊❤.

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

John 8:12😊❤

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Luke 17:1-4( Temptation to sin) "17 And he(Jesus😊1st❤)said to his disciples(😊❤'s), " Temptation to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones(😊❤'s) to sin( no good). 3 pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke❤ him, and if😊❤ he repents, forgive(😊❤) him(😊❤), 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ' I repent,' you(😊❤'s) must(😊❤) forgive(😊❤) him(😊❤)."( Luke 17:1-4 ESV Study Bible). Do you also remember what Peter😊❤ said to or asked Jesus😊1st❤ in Matthew 18:21😊❤ "21 Then Peter(😊❤) came up (😊❤) and said (😊❤) to him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ), " Lord( Jesus😊1st❤, not anyone else but Jesus😊1st❤ is" Lord") how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times? ( side note with Judaism or Jew custum, three times is enough to show a forgiving spirit base on Job 33:29😊❤; Job 33:30😊❤or based on Amos 1:3😊❤ or Amos 2:6😊❤) so Peter in here said 7 times instead of 3 times he trust he has shown generious by saying to Jesus "... As many as seven times? "( from Matthew 18:21b ESV Study Bible) but do you also know what is Jesus(😊1st❤) respond to Peter(😊❤) that show Peter😊❤ that true disciples(😊❤'s) of Jesus😊1st❤ are forgive(😊❤) without keeping counting( " Seventy- seven times. Times without a number) this may echo and reverse Lamech's boast of vengeance in Genesis 4:24. Forgive( Matthew 18:22😊❤) over😊❤ vengenece( Genesis 4:24) Now read Matthew 18:22 ( Jesus😊1st❤ respond to Peter😊❤ from Matthew 18:21,21b) Matthew 18:22 "22 Jesus(😊1st❤) said(❤😊) to him( Peter😊❤), " I do not say to you seven times( according to Jewish custum 😊❤ 7 times😊❤'s accorindingto Judism), but(😊❤) seventy- seven times."( Matthew 18:22 ESV Study Bible. "seventy- seven times." is not 70 times 7 or 70× 7= 490 but😊❤forgive(😊❤) without keeping counting( " Seventy- seven times." From Matthew 18:22b ESV Study Bible) Times without a number so it's forgive infinity and this may echo and reverse Lamech's boast of vengeance in Genesis 4:24 too. All parenthesis parts and symbols also for and in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤my Lord and my savior too in Christ) Do you also remember one of things what Jesus😊1st❤ said before his last breath on forgivenesstoo in Christ Luke 23:34 "34 And Jesus(😊1st❤) said, " Father( God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven😊❤), forgive (❤) them, for( because) they know not what they do." "( Luke 23:34 ESV Study Bible❤) in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) in Christ😊❤ too. Forgive😊❤ one😊❤ another😊❤ in Christ😊❤ and Build😊❤ one😊❤ another😊❤ up 😊❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ instead and do not be a stumping block for others little ones(😊❤'s) in Christ Jesus😊1st❤. Let the children(😊❤'s ) go to Jesus 😊1st❤ or come to my Lord and my savior too Jesus😊1st❤. Thank you very much. Luke 23:34 "34 And Jesus said, " Father( God our Father in heaven❤), forgive (❤) them, for( because) they know not what they do." "( Luke 23:34 ESV Study Bible)

[@rosaliewhite4040]

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[@FrankPCarpi]

That intro story was quite a laugh. That young and impatient one must have been going through several emotions, but she finally realized in the end what a creep she is (of course that is if it really happened, which I kinda doubt. But it's definitely a cool idea.)

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

I love Jesus😊1st❤ more and what He did on the cross for humanity. And thank God for John 11:25 😊❤ you pastor Skip😊❤ taught that Scripture too remember from the past too? John 11:25❤ Leviticus 1:1-2 of Leviticus 1:1-17( Laws for burnt offerings) Leviticus 1:1-2 "1 The LORD(😊❤) called Moses(😊❤) and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, 2 Speak to the people (😊❤) of Israel(😊❤) and say to them(😊❤'s), when any one of you brings an offering to the LORD(the Lord God😊❤), you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock."( Leviticus 1:1-2 ESV Study Bible of Leviticus 1:1-17( Laws for burnt offerings). After the book of Genesis(😊❤), is the book Exodus(😊❤) . After Exodus(😊❤) is the book of Leviticus(😊❤), in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). Burnt offering emphasis in undergoes prayers(😊❤) of petition(😊❤), or praise(😊❤) in Christ. To me now thinking of Philippians 4:4😊❤-5😊❤-6😊❤-7😊❤) in Christ too. And Romans 8:28❤ in Christ😊❤. Luke 17:7-10(Unworthy Servants) "7 Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ' Come at once and recline at table' ? 8 Will he not rather say to him, ' Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?; 9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So you(😊❤'s) also, when you(😊❤'s) have done(😊❤) all that you were commanded(😊❤), say, " We are unworthy servants; we have only done what is our duty.' " "(Luke 17:7-10 ESV Study Bible) The question that stress from Luke 17:9 "9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? "( from Luke 17:9 ESV Study Bible) this question implies an answer of " no." Our Lord and our savior, Jesus(😊1st❤) is not, however, encouraging people or encouraginy anyone to be inconsiderate or rude. But rather or instead it's a vivid example to show the point of Luke 17:10 the Bible said in Luke 17:10 "10 So you(😊❤'s) also, when you(😊❤'s) have done(😊❤) all that you were commanded(😊❤), say, " We are unworthy servants; we have only done what is our duty.' " "( from Luke 17:10 ESV Study Bible) The phase said "...We are unworthy servants;..."( from Luke 17:10 middle of the Verse) so Like the taxcollector( Luke 18:13) and unlike the Pharisee( Luke 18:11-12), Christians(😊❤'s) should acknowledge that God( God 😊100%❤ our Father 😊100%❤ in heaven😊❤) owes them nothing and that they own him( God😊100%❤) everything, even their very lives( please read 1 Corinthians 4:7😊❤) and ideas from ESV Study Bible) God owes them nothing and we owe God (😊100%❤) OrJesus 😊1st❤ everything this include our lives in Christ😊❤. Under the content and context of 1 Corinthians 4:1-21(The ministry(😊❤) of Apostles(😊❤'s)) Now read or listen to God's words 😊❤ in Christ from 1Corinthians 4:7 "7 For who see anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? "( 1 Corithians 4:7 ESV Study Bible) Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) everything we have and have received from God(😊100%❤) is from God(😊100%❤). We thank God for everything He has given us include Jesus(😊1st❤) is the best gift from God(God😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) to us all in Christ too. God owe us nothing and we owe him everything because He gave us everything include Jesus(😊1st❤) and hope Jesus (😊1st❤) is about your everything(😊❤) too from God. When you get the Son of God( Jesus😊100%❤ = Son of God and Isaac 9:6😊❤ and John 1:1-2😊❤ too) then you( you😊❤'s or we 😊❤'s in Christ) got everything too. If you get Jesus(😊1st❤) our Lord and our savior by trusting(😊❤)in him ( Jesus😊1st❤), you ( or we😊❤'s) also get the God ( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) who already gave us everything that is Jesus😊1st❤. John 10:30( Jesus😊1st❤ said😊❤ ) " I and the Father( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven😊❤) is one(😊❤)."( John 10:30 ESV Study Bible) So if you believe( trust)in Jesus😊1st❤ or got Jesus😊1st❤ in you, you also trust and get God (😊100%❤) our Father (😊100%❤) in heaven too because John 11:30😊❤ in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). Jesus loves you( John 14:21😊❤, John 14:23😊❤). And John 13:34(😊❤) in Christ. God owe us nothing but we owe Him everything include our lives in Christ too. Because God gave us everthing already because He gave us Jesus for He is our everything in Christ too. Is Jesus or God your everything too? Jesus is my everything from God and is Isaiah 9:6 😊❤ and John 1:1-2😊❤ too in Christ and John 10:30😊❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤in Christ😊❤. I thank God( 😊1st❤) for Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior too in Christ ) as our best gift from God and is our everthing too in Christ too. John 3:16( God😊100%❤ loves you(😊❤'s) or us(😊❤'s) in Christ and John 14:6😊❤ in Christ and Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ(😊1st❤).

[@PaulLee-rs8uw]

Luke 17:5-6(Increase😊❤ our(😊❤'s) Faith(😊❤)) "5 The apostles(😊❤'s) said to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤), " Increase our faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤)! " 6 And the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) said, " If you had faith(😊❤) like a grain of mustard seed(😊❤), you(😊❤'s) could say to this mulberry tree, ' Be uprooted and plant in the sea,' and it would obey you."( Luke 17:5-6 ESV Study Bible) Today do you also have big faith in Jesus😊1st❤ for Jesus said or the Bible😊❤ said😊❤ in Luke 17:6 "6 And the Lord ( Jesus😊1st❤) said, " If you had faith(😊❤) like a grain of mustard seed(😊❤), you(😊❤'s) could say to this mulberry tree, ' Be uprooted and plant in the sea,' and it would obey you."( Luke 17:6 ESV Study Bible) Do you also have faith like a grain of mustard seed to move this mulberry tree like Jesus😊1st❤ said by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) in Christ too. Both faith like a grain of mustard seed or even better big leap of faith ( trust in Jesus😊1st❤) also good(😊❤) too in Christ to move mountain or tree by faith in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤). Do you also have bigger faith in Jesus😊1st❤ today too? I do in Christ.. do you too? John 14:6😊❤ And Romans 8:28😊❤ in Christ😊❤.