The full breadth of God's love was revealed in tonight's display in All Saints' Drive, with the words "Love came down at Christmas" stretching from end to end of a double-width garage.
What a vivid reminder of the reason why we are doing these displays! We are doing it to share the message of God's love for all in the sending of his Son Jesus Christ. We began, at the start of the Advent season, with a simple display of light shining in darkness. Tonight, the image was slightly different - it showed a word being surrounded, drenched, overwhelmed with God's love. But the message remains the same: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16) and if there's one verse in the Bible that explains what we are about, this is it!
We rightly tend to focus on the nativity stories in Matthew and Luke, but John 3:16 provides a most eloquent summary of the reason for our celebration and gratitude at Christmas. More in my sermon at All Saints on Christmas morning...!
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