Sermon Immanuel: Christmas When You’re Lonely by Randy Roberts (Part 4 - Christmas: Your Needs, His Names)

Pastoral Welcome: Jacqueline Lynch    

Baptism:  Michael Scott Rafuse   - Doug Mace

Child Dedication: Caleb William Lane, Isaac Neil Suphol  by Randy Roberts

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 7:13–14, Matthew 1:22–23, TNIV  

Note: Baptisms and Child dedications are in the extras section of the DVD

INTRODUCTION TO THE SERMON Do you remember the words of the old Elvis Presley song? Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a bright sunny day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me, dear, are you lonesome tonight? It’s been many years since Elvis popularized the song, but all it takes is a brief re-read of the lyrics to bring on a melancholy mood. Loneliness is a crippling experience. We human beings were made not only for contact with others, but for meaningful relationships with many and for truly deep relationships with a few. When we don’t have those relationships, the suffering can be intense. The Christmas season can bring on a more piercing loneliness than most other times of the year. Has this season of the year left you lonely? If so, then there is a name that was given to the Baby of Bethlehem that offers hope for you. The name is, Immanuel. It means, “God with us.” It is the name we consider today. Today we conclude this year’s Advent series, “Christmas: Your Needs, His Names.” We have spent the time considering names and titles for the Bethlehem Baby, discovering that contained within his names and titles are promises for his activity in our lives today. May God bless you as this season draws to a close and as you face a new year.

Randy Roberts

Senior Pastor

MEDITATION Immanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with Him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent splendor. – C. H. Spurgeon

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