Merry Christmas!

ANONG MERON?

Commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, usually a legal holiday – Webster

Time for people to give gifts

Panahon na naglipana si Santa, snatcher, at traffic

Panahon kung kelan puro tagalog ang sine dahil sa manila film fest

Panahon na puro tayo kainan at celebration

Ano ba ang Christmas???

Jesus Christ, the son of God – Mat 4:3, 8:29, 14:33, 16:16, Mar 1:1, 15:39, Luk 1:32…

A distinct person in the Holy Trinity

Maker of all things – John 1:3

The Word which became flesh – John 1:14

Born of a virgin – Isaiah 7:14, Mat 1:23, Luk 1:27

Jewish religious teacher and carpenter’s son

Born in Bethlehem – Mic 5:2, Mat 2:1,

Grew up in Nazareth, called the Nazarene – Mat 2:23

Sino ba si Jesus Christ???

EH ANO NGAYON?WHAT’S TO

CELEBRATE???

1. Tayong lahat, BY DEFAULT, MAKASALANAN

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God -Romans 3:23

2. At dahil dito, BY DEFAULT, tayong lahat papuntang impyerno

The wicked (Rasha’ – guilty of sin) shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God – Psalm 9:17

For the WAGES of SIN is DEATH… - Romans 6:23a

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and ALL LIARS, their part is in the LAKE THAT BURNS WITH FIRE AND SULFUR, WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH – Revelations 21:8

The BAD News

3. BINAYARAN NG IBA ANG KASALANAN MO!

— For the wages of sin is death but what GOD FREELY GIVES is ETERNAL LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD - Romans 6:23

— But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US. – Romans 5:8

— Surely HE TOOK UP OUR INFIRMITIES and CARRIED OUR SORROWS, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted. But He was pierced for OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, He was CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED. -Isaiah 53:4-6

THIS IS THE REASON WHY GOD BECAME MAN AND DIED ON THE CROSS –TO PAY FOR THE PENALTY OF YOUR SIN, SO THAT IF YOU TRULY

BELIEVED IN JESUS CHRIST, YOU WILL BE SAVED AND NOT GO TO HELL

The GOOD NEWS

4. ANG KAILANGAN MO NGAYON GAWIN, MAGTIWALA KAY JESUS AT SA GINAWA NYA PARA SAYO

— Jesus told him, I am THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE. NO ONE comes to the Father, EXCEPT through ME. - John 14:6

— For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOEVER BELIEVES in Him shall NOT PERISH but HAVEETERNAL LIFE - John 3:16

— By HIS KNOWLEDGE my righteous servant will JUSTIFY many, and HE WILL BEAR THEIR INIQUITIES… For He BORE THE SINS OF MANY AND MADE INTERCESSION FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS. -Isaiah 53:11b & 12b

— For it is by grace you have been saved, THROUGH FAITH – and this not from yourselves, its is the gift of God - NOT BY WORKS, so that no-one can boast - Ephesians 2:8-9

The GOOD NEWS

The THIEF ON THE CROSS

Luke 23:41 – 43

We have been condemned justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done, but

this man has done nothing wrong.

Then he went on to plead, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!”

Jesus told him, “I tell you with certainty, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

The GOOD NEWS

Confess your sinfulness

Faith in Jesus as the ONLY WAY

to heaven

Claim God’s promise!

5. KUNG TUNAY KANG NAGTITIWALA KAY KRISTO, GUGUSTUHIN MONG SUMUNOD SA KANYA AT BABAGUHIN KA NYA

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION, the old has gone, the new has come! – 2 Corinthians 5:17

In the same way, faith by itself, if it DOES NOT PROVE ITSELF with actions, is dead – James 2:17

But the fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. There is no law against such things. – Galatians 5:22-24

The GOOD NEWS

QUIZ! QUIZ! QUIZ!

Para makarating sa langit kailangan…

Good works ALONE

Ang kailangan koLANG ay magingmabuting tao akopara makapunta salangit

Faith in Jesus AND Good Works

Ang kailangan ko ay MANANAMPALATAYA na binayaran na niKristo sa krus angmga kasalanan ko

AT

maging mabuting taopara makapunta salangit

Faith in Jesus ALONE PROVABLE by Good Works

• Ang kailangan koLANG ay MANANAMPALATAYA na binayaran na niKristo sa krus angmga kasalanan ko.

• Ang paniniwalang itoay mapatutunayan sapagiging mabutingtao ko para sa Kanya.

Para makarating sa langitkailangan…

Good works ALONE

Ang kailangan koLANG ay magingmabuting tao akopara makapunta salangit

If any man can get to heaven on his own, then Jesus became man and died the horrible death of a criminal, for NO REASON.

For whoever keeps the whole law, BUT FAILS IN ONE POINT IS GUILTY OF BREAKING ALL OF IT – James 2:10

But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing … ALL HIS RIGHTEOUS ACTS WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the SIN he has committed, HE WILL DIE. – Ezekiel 18:24

Para makarating sa langitkailangan…

Faith in Jesus AND Good Works

For it is by grace you have been saved, THROUGH FAITH –and this not from yourselves, its is the gift of God - NOT BY WORKS, so that no-one can boast

Ephesians 2:8-9

Ang kailangan ko ay MANANAMPALATAYA na binayaran na niKristo sa krus angmga kasalanan ko

AT

maging mabuting taopara makapunta salangit

Remember the thief on the cross!

Para makarating sa langitkailangan…

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOEVER BELIEVES in Him shall NOT PERISH but HAVE ETERNAL LIFE - John 3:16

By HIS KNOWLEDGE my righteous servant will JUSTIFY many, and HE WILL BEAR THEIR INIQUITIES… For He BORE THE SINS OF MANY AND MADE INTERCESSION FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS. - Isaiah 53:11b & 12b

For it is by grace you have been saved, THROUGH FAITH – and this not from yourselves, its is the gift of God - NOT BY WORKS, so that no-one can boast -Ephesians 2:8-9

Faith in Jesus ALONE PROVABLE by Good Works

• Ang kailangan koLANG ay MANANAMPALATAYA na binayaran na niKristo sa krus angmga kasalanan ko.

• Ang paniniwalang itoay mapatutunayan sapagiging mabutingtao ko para sa Kanya.

KORAK!

Gets mo na ba kung bakitMERRY ang CHRISTMAS???

NGAYON…