1. Family Worship Center Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD

2. Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

3. Part One: Three Lessons of Christmas from Last Week

4. #1 ~ Christmas Means God Greatly Values the Lost

5. #2 ~ Christmas Means Jesus Identified with and Understands Your Pain

6. #3 ~ Christmas Means Jesus Wants you Connected with Father

7. Part Two: The Miracle of Christmas

8. Christmas is about God sparing us from the tide of sin.

9. God still gives you and everyone a free will
God still gives you and everyone a free will. The Power of Christmas requires personal activation in surrender.

10. Part Three: The Power of Christmas

11. You Can Put Up Christmas Lights and Still be in the Dark.

12. You can know all about Christmas and not find anything amazing or inspiring about it If that’s the case you are not alone!

13. Sadly, even many religious leaders missed out
Sadly, even many religious leaders missed out. They didn’t have room for it in their lives. They had all the tradition and none of the real meaning.

14. Ephesians 4:18
Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.

15. I don’t think the Inn Keeper was a bad man
I don’t think the Inn Keeper was a bad man. He was just overwhelmed and busy. He gave his leftovers.

16. To Experience the Power of Christmas – We Need to Personalize the Lessons of Christmas.

17. #1 ~ Christmas Means God Greatly Values ME!

18. #2 ~ Christmas Means Jesus Identified with and Understands MY Pain

19. #3 ~ Christmas Means Jesus Wants ME Connected with Father

20. Keeping Christ in Christmas…
Make a Birthday Cake for Jesus
Sing Happy Birthday to Jesus
Read Christmas story from Matthew and or Luke
Pray before meals
Sing Christmas carols (Use Klove 90.5fm

21. We will all face emotional, sometimes physical, spiritual and relational tsunamis in life. If you choose the Christ of Christmas you won’t avoid the storm. But, like we learned this year in Foundations… You will be standing at the end of the storm.