{"id":12466,"date":"2024-11-25T15:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12466"},"modified":"2024-11-25T15:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:47:07","slug":"the-early-promise-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/11\/the-early-promise-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Early Promise of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

2024 THEME: Run with the Horses<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

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SERIES: From Start to Finish<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

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TITLE: The Early Promise of Christmas<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

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Scripture: Genesis 1:1; 3:15; John 1:1-3<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

I.\u00a0 CHRISTMAS IN THE BEGINNING<\/h4>\r\n

The hinge of history is (Christmas<\/strong><\/span>). Why? Because Christmas (changed and changes<\/strong><\/span>)
everything.<\/p>\r\n

Let\u2019s start at the beginning. (Christ<\/strong><\/span>) changes everything.<\/p>\r\n

Col. 1:15- Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was
created and is supreme over all creation.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

A little lesson worth learning: John 1 uses the imperfect tense indicating ongoing action:
\u201cHe was with God, and\u2026was God.\u201d Then he switches to aorist tense (a decisive moment<\/strong><\/span>
in time<\/strong><\/span>) when he writes, \u201cThe Word became flesh.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

II.\u00a0 CHRISTMAS IN THE WAITING<\/h4>\r\n

Why does God do what He does?<\/p>\r\n

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            1. Matthew 1<\/li>\r\n
            2. Genesis 3:15<\/li>\r\n
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              Don\u2019t forget: God remembers (His promises<\/strong><\/span>). God remembers (His people<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n

              THEME: Run with the Horses
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              2024 THEME: Run with the Horses SERIES: From Start to Finish TITLE: The Early Promise of Christmas Scripture: Genesis 1:1; 3:15; John 1:1-3 I.\u00a0 CHRISTMAS IN THE BEGINNING The hinge of history is (Christmas). Why? Because Christmas (changed and changes)everything. Let\u2019s start at the beginning. (Christ) changes everything. Col. 1:15- Christ is the visible image … <\/p>\n

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