“Christmas Focus” (Matt. 1,2; Luke 1,2; John 1:1-14)
Published 20 Dec. 2025
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Designed for Personal Bible Study or for Bible Teaching
⚠️ Lessons Learned – Warnings
- 1️⃣ Christmas can easily distract us from Christ (Lk 10:40–42).
- 2️⃣ A genealogy without faith becomes just a list (Matt 1:1–17).
- 3️⃣ Human reasoning alone cannot grasp the incarnation (1 Cor 2:14).
- 4️⃣ A frenzied world will always push Jesus to the margins (Jn 1:10–11).
- 5️⃣ Knowing the Christmas story without receiving Christ is spiritual danger (Jn 1:12).
💥 Lessons Learned – Failures
- 1️⃣ Herod destroyed lives trying to stop God’s plan (Matt 2:16).
- 2️⃣ Bethlehem slept while the Savior was born (Lk 2:7).
- 3️⃣ Religious leaders knew prophecy but missed Messiah (Matt 2:4–6).
- 4️⃣ Many preferred darkness rather than light (Jn 1:5).
- 5️⃣ People minimized Jesus under the noise of tradition (Mk 7:6–8).
🚫 Lessons Learned – Sins
- 1️⃣ Replacing worship with consumerism (Matt 6:24).
- 2️⃣ Resisting God’s interruption of personal plans (Matt 1:19–20).
- 3️⃣ Ignoring the heavenly announcement like many did (Lk 2:13–15).
- 4️⃣ Preferring darkness over truth (Jn 3:19).
- 5️⃣ Minimizing Jesus while celebrating His holiday (Jn 1:11).
🏆 Lessons Learned – Successes
- 1️⃣ Joseph obeyed God immediately and completely (Matt 1:24).
- 2️⃣ Mary embraced God’s call with humility (Lk 1:38).
- 3️⃣ Shepherds responded quickly to God’s revelation (Lk 2:15–17).
- 4️⃣ Wise Men sought Jesus despite distance and danger (Matt 2:1–12).
- 5️⃣ John proclaimed Jesus as eternal Creator and Light (Jn 1:1–5).
🌱 Lessons Learned – Spiritual Growth
- 1️⃣ True Christmas joy begins with Jesus (Jn 1:14).
- 2️⃣ Scripture reveals God’s heart for humanity (Lk 1:1–4).
- 3️⃣ God’s plans are bigger than our traditions (Matt 1:20–23).
- 4️⃣ Jesus invites us out of darkness into light (Jn 1:5).
- 5️⃣ Christmas is a call to receive, believe, and follow Christ (Jn 1:12).
🧭 Lessons Learned – Leadership Principles
- 1️⃣ Leaders must point people to Jesus, not the season (Jn 1:14).
- 2️⃣ Leadership requires courage when God interrupts plans (Matt 1:20).
- 3️⃣ Wise leaders seek clarity from Scripture like Luke (Lk 1:3–4).
- 4️⃣ Effective leaders help others see the bigger story of Christmas (Matt 2:1–12).
- 5️⃣ Leaders magnify Christ as the eternal Word (Jn 1:1).