Keep Jesus as the Center of Attention (Luke 2:25-40)

First Sunday after Christmas, December 27, 2020

Readings for this service

First Lesson: Isaiah 45:20-25:  The Lord wants all people to be saved.  In Jesus and in none other God will accomplish our salvation and the redemption of the world.

Second Lesson:  Colossians 3:12-17:  All Christians are urged to live with faith as we live with others and do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Verse of the Day:  Colossians 3:15a:  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.

Gospel and Sermon Text:  Luke 2:25-40: Like Simeon and Anna, two believers who saw the baby Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem sang:  not of their own merit or even of their faith; they sang and rejoiced that God had sent salvation to his people and had made it know to them.

We also find forgiveness in the One who was brought to the temple that day as a little child.  He lived and died for you, that he may be the center of your attention, to focus on Him, as you live thankful lives for him, and for eternity when you’ll live with him in Heaven.  Amen

Pastor Ron Koehler