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Every Christmas we hear the familiar story. There’s a virgin, a baby, a bewildered husband, a dirty stable, a few shepherds, and that’s all there is to it. Right?
Wrong!
Christmas represents the most magnificent message that’s ever been told. The baby born in the stable was not just any baby. He is God in the flesh—the very revelation of love and grace.
Don’t forget the real significance of the season. Join Chuck Swindoll as he reminds us that the incarnation of Christ demonstrates God’s infinite love and unconditional grace.
The familiar scenes of Christmas—the manger, the shepherds, and the stable—often mask the truly radical nature of the season. In this two-part series, Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores the deeper theological meaning behind the birth of Jesus. Christmas is not just a sweet story; it is the most magnificent message ever told: God in the flesh, entering human history to reveal the full extent of His infinite love and unconditional grace.
1. God’s Astonishing Love (Philippians 2:5–11)
- Overview: Addresses the “Why?” of the Incarnation. Chuck explores the compelling force of love that moved Jesus to leave His position in heaven, break into history, and embrace a path that led through rejection to the cross.
- Key Fact: God’s love is astonishing because it is proactive; He moved toward us when we were at our worst.
- Scripture: Philippians 2:7 – “…but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.”
2. Christ’s Audacious Grace (John 1:14–17)
- Overview: Focuses on the “fullness” of grace revealed in the person of Jesus. Chuck explains how the arrival of Christ signaled a new era where the Law met its fulfillment in the personified grace of the Son.
- Key Fact: Grace is “audacious” because it offers a clean slate and a relationship with God to those who have no claim to it.
- Scripture: John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
