12-20-2015
"I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You"
1 John 5:11-12

I’LL HAVE A BLUE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU 1 JOHN 5. 11-12 I.  HOLIDAY ___________ II.  ATTEMPTS TO AVOID OR GET PAST INCLUDE:  _______________________               - There are disappointments             - That empty feeling III.  BEST OPTION- BEST GIFT- IS OFFERED BY GOD HIMSELF- _________               - John 3:16            - 1 John 5. 11-12            - Luke 2. 10-  Good news of great joy…         IV.  THE BEST OPTION IS OFTEN IGNORED and UNOPENED            - Many people _________to open the gift of Jesus            - Others are just too _______ with their own              activities, and families, and traditions.            - Some will try to steal Christmas from you  V.  DON’T FORGET TO OPEN THE BEST GIFT- How?             a) BY _________ Him TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE: b) By seeking his will & purpose for our lives  c) by __________ with him daily to experience his                          peace, joy, and hope.