
As we come to the close of another year, Christmas invites us to stop and take stock of what’s really been holding our lives together. Some years feel like growth, others feel like survival. And as we look toward what’s ahead, we’re all faced with the same question. What’s strong enough to carry the weight of our future?
In Luke 2:1–14, we’re reminded that God stepped into a weary, uncertain world not with sentiment, but with substance. In a stable in Bethlehem, God established four unchanging pillars that can hold any life, in any season.
This message explores The Four Pillars of Christmas, revealed in the angelic announcement and fulfilled in Jesus Christ.
The Four Pillars of Christmas:
• Hope Is Born
Our hope isn’t a feeling or an idea. It’s a Person. Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, stepped into history to carry what we could never carry ourselves.
• Love Came Down
Christmas reveals love in action. God didn’t send someone else. He gave Himself. The manger points to the cross, where His love paid the full price for our sin.
• Peace on Earth
This peace isn’t the absence of trouble. It’s reconciliation with God, purchased by the blood of Jesus and applied through repentance, baptism in His name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost.
• Joy to the World
Joy isn’t seasonal cheer. It’s the result of salvation and the evidence of the Spirit living within us. It’s strength for weary days and confidence for the future.
This message calls us to more than reflection. It calls us to build. A pillar only works when we place our full weight upon it. Hope, Love, Peace, and Joy are still standing, and they’re all found in one name. Jesus.
📖 Scripture Text: Luke 2:1–14 (KJV)
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