2021.12.12-Christmas unMasked-02_Pastor Marcus
Channel: CCSeguin
Date: 2021-12-13

Title: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK

Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
 – Isaiah 53:3 

 "When we looked at Him, we thought He Was SCUM; But the fact is. 
IT WAS OUR PAIN HE CARRIED...

“Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror…but one day, we will see everything with perfect clarity.” – 1 COR 13:12

YOUR GREATEST STRIDES SPIRITUALLY WILL OFTEN COME MASKED OR HIDDEN FROM YOUR NATURAL UNDERSTANDING.

“When the INFINITE enters the FINITE, it becomes IMPOSSIBLE to see EVERYTHING THATS IS HAPPENING. 

THIS IS WHY WE WALK BY FAITH.

“If you wait for perfect conditions to seize an opportunity, you’ll be waiting till the day you die.” 

- Mark Batterson  

Sometimes God gets in the way to show us the way.

CHRISTMAS STORY 
HAS 4-5 STORIES WITHIN ITSELF.
JOSEPH – the father or step-dad of Jesus – Matt. 1:20
ZACHARIAS – a high priest who didn’t believe – Lk 1:13, 20
MARY – a young virgin who found favor with God – Lk. 1:30
SHEPHERDS – minding their own business – Lk 2:8-20

JOSEPH – Matt. 1:20
20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, DO NOT BE AFRAID to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

QUESTION: What’s your IDENTITY wrapped in? 

ZACHARIAS – Lk 1:13, 20
13 But the angel said to him, “DO NOT BE AFRAID, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Luke 1:63-64  And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.

QUESTION: 
Is your LEGACY wrapped in a BUSINESS PLAN? 
OR IN RAISING A GOD-FEARING FAMILY 

MARY 
Luke 1:30 Then the angel said to her, “DO NOT BE AFRAID, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

QUESTION: 
Will You Allow FEAR to keep you from walking in DIVINE FAVOR? 

SHEPHERDS 
Luke 2:9-10 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and THEY WERE GREATLY AFRAID. 10 Then the angel said to them, “DO NOT BE AFRAID, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people

QUESTION: 
Will you allow FEAR to keep you from RECEIVING GOOD NEWS

BOTTOM LINE:

YOU NEVER HAVE TO BE AFRAID
JUST TRUST