Hebrews 10:5, Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.”
John 1:14, The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us . . .
John 1:16 (MSG), We all live off his generous abundance, gift after gift after gift . . .
Ephesians 3:20, Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Psalm 40:6, Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—but my ears you have opened . . .
My ears you have opened – (ozen karah) – to bore open an ear
- Jesus’ birth wasn’t something He looked forward to. It’s something he did because of God’s great love for us!
John 3:16, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 15:9, As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
John 5:19; 6:32-33
The Battles Christ Came to Help Us Win
- The Battle of Being LOVED by God.
Romans 8:39, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:37, . . . in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
2. The Battle of Being LED by God.
Ephesians 6:12, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Romans 8:28, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
1 John 3:8, . . . The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
Luke 5:8; Romans 2:4
3. The Battle with BELIEVING in God’s promise.
2 Corinthians 1:20, For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.