The New Testament, and especially the gospels, show a great interest in Old Testament prophesies concerning the Redeemer or Messiah. Why so? What difference did it or does it make that Jesus fulfilled some ancient prophecies? That’s what we’ll look at in this message as we discover heaven’s Christmas purpose.

Most of us want to be home for Christmas – or at least with family and friends if possible. “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” are popular songs that express the feeling most of us have. To be without a home or family at Christmas can be a very lonely experience.

One person’s life mission was to leave home for Christmas. His name is Jesus, the Son of God, and in our passage in Philippians we’ll be reminded what it cost Jesus so we could have a Christmas to celebrate. God’s love for us shines through in the sacrifice his Son made so he could be born in Bethlehem on Christmas Day.

When was Christmas? We think of it happening about 2,000 years ago. In this message we’ll discover that Christmas actually happened before time began in decisions made in heaven by God about how to deal with the sin he knew we’d commit once he created us. Knowing this tells us a lot about God’s love and it makes the uniqueness of the Christian faith certain. That’s why knowing when Christmas really occurred is important for us and for the world.