At a very full Kampung Kapor Methodist Church on Christmas Day
On Luke 2 verses 15-20, Pastor Kenneth Huang had much to say
His sermon was aptly titled "Christmas, Jesus, Me, and You"
The word "reason" in "the reason for the season" he did undo
Breaking it down into "re" "a" "son" makes it extremely clear
Why the shepherds visited Jesus after the angels did appear
In the same way, Pastor said we should want to see Jesus too
As what John three sixteen says about God's plan is so true
God so loved the world, which He created in His own likeness
He gave His only son Jesus to pull out us of our sinful mess
And for those who believe in Him, going in the right direction
Eternal life is a certainty, not just an assumption or projection
A short summary of this key verse Max Lucado did give
We repeated, "God loved, God gave, we believe, we live"
Several other "REs" with us Pastor Kenneth did then share
RE-align life's priorities, RE-shape life's values he did declare
RE-direct life's goals, RE-deem from our sin were the next two
And finally RE-lease us to live as our Lord God wants us to do
We don't need to prove our worth in front of God even if we could
For none of us is righteous enough, that should be understood
We should follow the shepherd's example and accept the good news
Sharing this with others is what Pastor said that we should choose
In doing so, however, to God's script we must always stick
Even - or especially - in the face of challenges thin and thick
According to God's ways and plans, we should never stop living
Because unique plans for each of us God will never stop giving
When we do the good that we can, per verses nineteen and twenty
Like Mary and the shepherds, we will end up being blessed a-plenty
We must know Christ and Christmas to respond to the world of today
For whatever we face, peace and favor from God will come our way
God wants each of us to seek Him all the time, in whatever we do
And to praise Him and share the good news with more than a few
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