Immanuel Baptist Church

Serving Jesus Christ in Panama City, Florida

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...do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
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A Christ-Filled Christmas

I hope you have a merry, Christ-filled Christmas. We often complain about the expulsion of Christ from society but do we do any better than the world at keeping Christ in Christmas? This means more than just using the word Christmas or even attending church. It means keeping him at the center of the day and at the center of our lives.

Christ is not looking for people who will treat him as a point of cultural pride but for followers who will worship him in spirit and in truth. We remember that Jesus is the reason for this and every other season of the year. We sometimes forget the world is filled with lost people who do lost things like push Christ to the side. Christmas serves as a great reminder to us of a Savior who came into the world to seek and save the lost.

I hope we will be careful not to get mad at non-Christians when they act like non-Christians. Let us instead pray for this lost world and let us be so filled with Christ that when we go into the stores and malls and community centers Christ is present not because of banners or whether or not the teller can say, “Merry Christmas,” but because of our presence. Let us share Christ with those who need him – not forcing them to say Merry Christmas but loving and leading them to say, “God have mercy on me, a sinner.” This is what Christmas is all about.