Sunday Morning Worship Service December 20, 2020

Good morning. Good to see you here on this Sunday before Christmas and what a Joyful day it is to serve the Lord and worship together with him sing the songs of the season focus our attention on the real purpose of Christmas and We'll be doing that in the service this morning before we begin this service a few announcements to Point out and a couple that aren't in your bulletin.

Wednesday night is our annual Christmas candlelight service. That'll be at 7 o 'clock and We'll be doing that in person. It'll also be live streamed if Not able to make it and of course if we live stream things the videos are available Indefinitely after the fact so you can always catch that at a later time if you're having to work or something of that nature.

That'll be at 7 o 'clock Wednesday still if there's anybody who would like to participate and you haven't signed up that Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board there in the foyer. After the service today, we do have finance and nominee committee meetings and preparing for next Sunday's Budget approval and election of officers after the morning service so members should note that there are several missionary letters that are now available in that missionary wall and Encourage you to stop by pick up one of those letters from each of those missionaries that have written in the last Few weeks and those are posted for you.

Those devotional books finally arrived only about a week and a half after they were supposed to. But I think we've all been very well aware of what the Postal Service has been under the gun. They've been under these last couple weeks.

But they are available and I've put them on the foyer table just for your convenience and Very simple if you would like up one of those books. Inside the cover of the book. There's an envelope and you just put the cost the money for that book in that envelope drop it in the offering box.

And it'll be taken care of. We're getting to the end of the year. I don't know if you're on a Bible reading schedule. We tried to do we started to do that at the beginning of the year of this year 2020 and had that schedule in the bulletin every week and then kovat hit and If that was what you were relying on for your Bible reading schedule.

You got you got stymied in the middle of March, and I don't know what you've been doing since that time. But we will be having a new reading schedule and going to be on a different plan this year. Plant what we'd like to do is have a two-year reading plan so you end up reading through the Bible in two years instead of one and That may make it a little more manageable.

And then my intention is to dovetail the daily devotionals with the daily readings, so that that may that may help you even to to keep up with that reading and may encourage you even in looking for things in your daily reading and Sit see see how much more you find than I share.

How's that so that those reading schedules? I expect to have out next Lord's Day in preparation for the new year. Well, we've come together today to worship the Lord and as we begin We read the last couple of verses from the second Psalm from Psalm 2 Says serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish in the way for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him in the Son and we're celebrating the Son's birth. Today and through this week and we want to begin with the the hymn joy to the world as Jim comes and leads us.

So Jim, please.

Thank You pastor.

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194 joy to the world. One we're all familiar with all of these. We are in the Christmas season. Let's stand together, please and sing verses 1 3 4 of 194. Again, grateful and thankful for the meeting of your people or your family this family.

The sons and daughters of Christ made nigh unto thee through the blood of Christ. We thank you father for this opportunity to bring our praise and our worship and unto you the singing of the songs. These things from our heart help us to worship you in spirit and in truth this day.

But we ask these things in Jesus name. Amen. Maybe seated.

The Glory of Christ in Psalm 8

Psalm reading we want to read a portion of Psalm 8. Psalm 8 it's on the back of your bulletin you follow along. Focusing of course on our Lord Jesus Christ his birth his coming into this world this psalm is a psalm that Praises God for his his creation of man is making of man.

But then this is the psalm is fulfilled in a messianic form in our Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 8 following along as I read. Oh Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth who has set thy glory above the heavens.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies. That thou mightest still the enemy and the Avenger. When I consider thy heavens the work of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.

What is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou visitest him? But I was made him a little lower than the angels and has crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands.

Thou has put all things under his feet all sheep and oxen yea and the beasts of the field the fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the sea. Oh Lord our Lord.

How excellent is thy name in all the earth or that is blessing to the reading of this psalm together. Jim.

Page number 222 in your hymnals. 222 by the way, I found you the other day on the on the floor back in that area there a tie clip. So if anybody's missing a tie clip, it's a very nice one. Let me know after the service and I'll be glad to give it to you.

If not, I'll Stick that in my own pocket, you know. Get it to my collection, but 222 we'll sing all three verses together in the bleak midwinter. Cannot hold him nor the first Heaven and earth shall vanish.

When he comes to rain himself became a man born to face his.

He's the great.

Redeemer Lord Jesus Christ and I give him. Needy as I am Shepherd I would bring. If I were a noble man, I would do my part. Can I give.

Prayer for Missionaries, Shut-ins, and the Hurting at Christmas

Once we pray together this week we want to remember Dwayne and since she ought our missionaries in Malaysia endeavoring to plant a church in the city of Kluang and pray for pray for them and these days in this challenging environment not only with a pandemic but Malaysia, of course is a largely largely a Muslim and a lot of Hindu influence and So pray pray for them in that work and then we want to pray for our shut-ins those who are not able to get to the services and Maxine Gomer has been you know struggling since a fall several months ago and want to pray for her.

Continue to pray for Sue Cherry and Jeannie Ludwig. These are two shut-ins that are in Facilities that do not allow visitors and do not allow them to leave except for maybe a doctor's appointment and so therefore.

You know, they haven't had anybody come to visit them in months so pray for them and then we have a couple of others that are not able to get out Jed Hunsberger and Dean Kinnaman and pray for these folks and at this time of year.

It's you know, we most of us enjoy the beauty of the season. We enjoy the the music and the celebration and all the rest of that but there are also many who are who are hurting and Some who are very lonely.

It just mentioned some of those right just a moment ago and want to pray for them. There are some who in their normal holiday traditional gatherings. There will be an empty place this year because of the loss of loved ones.

And then, you know just because of the the the pressure of the kovat pandemic a lot of people are feeling stressed and pressured about Gatherings and curtailing those things. I know that's happening even in our own some of our extended family.

So I want to pray regarding these things and let's pray that God will be Merciful and gracious to us regarding this Pandemic that would continue to decline in our area as we've seen recently. So let's look to the Lord in prayer.

Shall we our father in our God? We are Grateful today for our Lord Jesus Christ. We're thankful that in the bleak midwinter of that Oriental land he came into this world and he came to be our Savior and how desperately we needed the light of the world to shine in the darkness and The darkness hasn't it hasn't abated it still is it still is deep and it is dark and How desperately the world in which we live is in need of the light of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And we're thankful father that in these dark days. That we have the light to shine to show forth the glories of our Savior His glorious birth and the purpose of it and all that he all that he accomplished in His coming to this earth.

We pray even as we focus on that this morning that our hearts would be not only rejoicing but would be Motivated to shine forth the light of the gospel of Christ. Father we come before you as a needy people and the needs are many.

There are some here today who whose hearts are heavy as even in this Christmas season when there's so much Expression of celebration and joy. And I pray that father you would give comfort and grace to these hurting hearts, but we're a needy people also father because even those of us who know Christ is our Savior and are confident that Our sins have been put under the blood of our Savior.

We still offend in so many ways we trespass against you we we have we have iniquity in our hearts and Father for these things. We need forgiveness and we need the cleansing work of Christ and we're thankful that the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin.

So cleanse us today by your grace and wash us clean through the water of your word. And I pray that I pray that you would give us the joy in our hearts of your salvation. Father, we do pray for those who are not able to attend a service like this either in person or Even live streaming think of our shut-ins and their limitations.

We pray for Maxine and Sue and Jeannie and pray that you would be gracious to them especially think of Sue and Jeannie and the Undoubtedly the measure of loneliness that they must feel. Pray that you would be near to them and comfort their hearts so pray for Jed and Dean and I pray that you would meet their needs and in this Situation of Being unable to leave their place and to come to a service like this.

Bless these men we pray Father we pray for Dwayne and since he ought serving in Malaysia. I pray that they would have wisdom as they navigate the challenges of the pandemic restrictions as well as the the religious challenges of their area with Islam and Hinduism and even Buddhism.

I pray that as they endeavor to Shine forth the light of the gospel of Christ in the darkness. Where they serve that light would shine brightly and many would be drawn to the light many would come to Christ.

Father we pray for Your people who are who are hurting who are lonely this time of year grieving because of Because of lost loved ones through this past year first holiday without them we pray for the discouragement and maybe frustration of curtailed family gatherings and father I pray that you would encourage your people and help us to keep our focus on Christ and to find great joy and reason to rejoice and celebrate even if that is limited with the number of people and Loved ones that we can do that with.

So father we commit these things to you today. We pray that we pray that you would meet the need of our heart even in the message of the hour. And we ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

Jim will come and lead us one more hymn today. And that is in your blue books. That is your song books number 29 Holy Child. Does everybody have one? Anybody need one. Just I have someone okay. We need a couple up here either Dan maybe Mitchell can.

Bring a few. It's number 29. Let's all stand together and Sing all three verses before we begin. Chuck's got a few Supplements up here Chuck. There's a couple I believe. Let's all sing together. Holy Child all three verses number 29.

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Leaving heaven's gates for Bethlehem God came to call his own. Now to us the highest king is born behold the royal son. Glory teels to bind up all that's our the promise. One has come Joy and pain as man.

He knew on her no place to slay. As a servant he embraced this world and He bled. Having born the deepest grief of man. He rose to heaven.

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Now I'm sure turn in the father's hand Until he calls me home. May the gift of God Amaze us still. The triumph Time. As a child I kneel to heaven And make his purpose.

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He's scarred with trial and pain. It's paid His grace. Knowing him will be my greatest gain his throne.

The Cross as the Climax of Christmas

Please be seated our scripture reading for a message today. I want to turn to John chapter 19. Gospel of John chapter 19. I Want to read together verses 23 through 30. John chapter 19 beginning in verse 23 Says then the soldiers when they had crucified Jesus took his garments and made four parts to every soldier apart and also his coat.

Now the coat was without seam woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves let us not rend it but cast lots for it. Whose it shall be. That the scripture might be fulfilled which say if they parted my raiment among them and for my vesture they did cast lots.

These things therefore the soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister. Mary the wife of Cleopas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciples standing by whom he loved he saith to his mother woman behold thy son.

Then said he to the disciple behold thy mother. And from that hour that disciple took her into his own home. After this Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished that the scripture might be fulfilled saith I thirst.

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar and they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it upon hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar he said it is finished.

He bowed his head and gave up the ghost brief prayer so our father I pray that as we Consider the climax of Christmas that we would see the real reason for joy Rejoicing at this season. We pray in Jesus name.

Amen. Now without a doubt there are several Climactic situations in the Christmas story aren't there? I mean even think of the genealogy in Matthew chapter 1. Matthew begins talking about the the lineage of Abraham and he starts us with Abraham and then Abraham begat so-and-so and on and on and on and You're going through this reading through this Genealogical table if you will and it comes to a climax in in verse 16 where it says Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ or Messiah.

That's certainly a climactic moment. And then of course, there's the climactic moment of the birth itself. After we read of the you know The Annunciation and Luke chapter 1 the angel comes to Elizabeth and tells her she's going to miraculously have a child.

But then comes to Mary Who is a virgin and says you're gonna have a child and she's perplexed by that and you read the tension of that whole Story and then she goes and visits Elizabeth and they and you have that interchange and you have all of this going on in Luke chapter 1 and then you come to chapter 2 and Jesus is born In Bethlehem of Judea certainly a climactic moment.

And there was the climactic moment of the visit of the shepherds, right? They've been out on the hillside taking care of the sheep and all of a sudden boom. These angels show up tell them this wonderful news of a child.

That's born a Savior's born and you'll find him in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes and the angels Shout out glory to God in the highest on earth. Peace to men of goodwill and and they disappear.

Shepherds said we got to go find this baby and off they went to find the baby and sure enough they did and they come before the child and they They tell what's happened to them and they you know praise God for all that they had seen and heard and and off they go and It's a climactic moment that leaves Mary to ponder all that's happened all that she has seen and all that she's heard.

Short time later is the climactic Occasion of the visit of the Magi. They come what a journey they've been on for a long time. They left their home in the east and journeyed all the way to Jerusalem and looking for the king of the Jews.

Still hadn't found him sent on to Bethlehem off. They go to Bethlehem and the star the stars miraculous star comes and points them to the very house where the child is and they Go into the house where the child is and they present their gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh and they worship him.

What a climactic moment is that. And then they of course leave and then there is the there is the the climactic moment of taking Jesus and as Mary goes to be purified in the temper the the offering of purification in the temple 40 days after his birth.

And as they arrive they happen to be there at the same time that Simeon is there and Simeon takes up this little baby and And and utters this prophetic utterance related to the baby and then that's followed by Anna as she also testifies of Messiah's birth.

And and can you imagine the can you imagine the not so much the perplexity but the amazement of Mary and of Joseph in that climactic moment. Well, all of those are truly climactic scenes in the Christmas story.

But the climax of Christmas comes much later and it comes on a darker day. It's the day when Jesus himself cried out. It is finished. It's that day that day that's Enshrouded in the darkness of a sunless afternoon and it's at that moment when Jesus utters that it is that moment that is the climax of Christmas.

So it didn't occur in a Bethlehem stable or in a relative's house or the temple in Jerusalem. Climax of Christmas came on Golgotha's Hill on an old rugged cross. The climax of Christmas wasn't centered on a baby nestled in his mother's arms.

Instead it focused on the man Christ Jesus hanging on a cross as his mother helplessly looked on. It is finished. He caught he cried it is finished and then came the climax of Christmas as Jesus breathed his last and gave up the spirit.

There there on that old rugged cross Jesus Messiah could triumphantly declare it is finished and he could declare that for three simple reasons. One of them is that Jesus clearly understood the purposes of Christmas.

Secondly, he diligently pursued those purposes of Christmas and Thirdly, he fully accomplished those purposes. So what what was it that he understood as the purposes of Christmas the purposes of his being here?

Well, I think we can see he even here in John's gospel back in chapter 18 verse 37 Jesus is standing before Pilate and he communicates to Pilate why he's here and That is to bear witness to the truth Pilate said to him.

Are you a king then Jesus answered you say that I'm a king. To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world. You see there it is. Jesus is talking about the purpose of Christmas the purpose for this this Day that we celebrate in a few days and the purpose for this whole season that demands so much of our attention.

What is the purpose of this? Jesus said this is the purpose for which I came for which I was brought and I came into this world. I came to bear witness under the truth. I Came to bear witness under the truth.

So Jesus did not lose sight of that purpose of his coming into this world, even though he's standing before Pontius Pilate as as a as a judge who From an earthly standpoint holds Jesus's life in his hands.

He doesn't allow that to deter him from his purpose for coming. I will speak the truth. He clearly understood that he came to bear witness to the truth. Flip back to John chapter 12 and and there's a second purpose.

Jesus understood for his coming in John chapter 12 verses 27 and 28. He sees and understands that he came to glorify the father. Jesus says now therefore my now is my soul troubled. He knows what's coming.

He knows the cross is near. He says now is my soul troubled and what shall I say father save me from this hour. But for this cause came I under this hour father glorify thy name. So what is foremost in Jesus's mind at this point is this purpose for his coming into the world and that is to glorify the father.

Notice he he would not ask for deliverance. This hour is coming upon me and my soul is troubled about this hour he's speaking of the cross. He says I know this is coming and my soul is troubled about what is coming.

He's going to be made sin for us. He's going to be forsaken by the father because of that sin. That he takes upon himself. He knows what's coming and his soul is greatly troubled about it, but he will not ask for deliverance.

He said should I show I be delivered fast be delivered from this. He said no. No, I I came to glorify the father and the father is to be glorified in this hour. He understands that his purpose for coming into this world is not only to bear witness to the truth.

But to glorify the father. He thirdly understands that he came into this world to save sinners. Says this in verse 47. He says if any man hear my words and believe not I judge him not for I came not to judge the world.

But to save the world. Indeed, that's exactly what Paul was getting at in the theme verse that we've been using through this series of a cross-centered Christmas and. And and that was Christ Jesus. Paul stated in first Timothy 1 15.

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. He came to save sinners and Jesus understood this purpose. You think about his conversation with Zacchaeus remember that? The wee little man who wanted to see Jesus and Jesus got him down out of that Sycamore trees and I'm gonna go to your house for dinner.

What do we used to sing it? Well, how did we were going to your house for tea going to house for tea? That had to have come from Britain, you know.

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But he goes to his house and and then What does Jesus say? When Zacchaeus is under conviction and expresses repentance Jesus says to him today salvation has come to this house for the Son of Man speaking of himself.

Came to seek and to save the lost. He understood his purpose was to save the lost and. And you remember the conversation that Jesus had regarding the little ones this occurred back in in Matthew 18 verses 10 and 11 and he says take heed that you despise not one of these little ones.

We have some little ones here in the auditorium some other little ones who are in a children's church setting and We we don't despise one of them even if they occasionally Let out a whelp, you know, they're just saying amen in their infantile way.

That's what they're doing. They're could they're they're praising they're they're singing praise and their way to the Lord. Don't despise them. Why not? Jesus explains Don't despise one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my father.

Which is in heaven for the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. We don't despise the little ones because Christ came to save that which is lost and Even the little ones are in need of that redeeming grace.

So Jesus clearly understood the purposes of Christmas to bear witness to the truth to glorify the Father and to save lost sinners. But there's more it's one thing to know one's purposes. It's another thing to pursue those purposes, right?

I Mean you may know what your purpose is in certain aspects of your life as a husband a father a mother a wife. Even as a student in in in school. Yeah, I mean you you may know what some of those purposes are for your life.

It's one thing to know them up here, but it's another thing to diligently earnestly pursue the fulfilling of those purposes. Well, Jesus earnestly pursued the purposes of Christmas as he bore witness to the truth in Luke's gospel chapter 2 ends with that that fascinating account of.

When Jesus was 12 years old when he and and Joseph and Mary had gone to Jerusalem for one of the festivals and.

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Leave to head home and. At night in the evening when they go to set up camp they realize Jesus isn't here or is he and.

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Pack things back up and they head back to Jerusalem to go looking for Jesus and and they look around and they finally find him in the temple and he is Reasoning with the with the doctors of the law. He's asking them questions.

He's he's Giving them answers even. And Luke tells us in chapter 2 verses 40. In verse 49 He said how is it that you? Sought me. Did you not know that I must be about my father's business? They didn't know what in the world he was talking about.

But everyone who was hearing him Says they all heard how all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers. How so he's bearing witness to the truth in ways that they had not even realized they had not even considered what that truth was all about.

And Jesus bore witness to the truth also in his preaching ministry. Mark's gospel begins in chapter 1. Unlike Matthew or Luke? He doesn't begin. Mark doesn't begin with the birth of Jesus and say anything about his childhood.

Mark's gospel begins like jumping right into his his ministry the baptism of Christ by John and and then the preaching of the sending out into the wilderness By the Spirit for 40 days and and is he gets into his ministry right away?

But in Mark 1.

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35 to 38. Jesus got up very early in the morning after a day of day before of great ministry and casting out devils and healing people and so forth. And he went out into a solitary place and prayed and Simon Peter and they that were with him followed after him.

And when they found him they said unto him everyone's looking for you. What are you doing? Everyone's looking for you. Come on. There's a lot to do a lot of Secondary things to do in there. It wasn't secondary in their mind, but Things like you know healing people and you know other people come in with you know, think the demon possessed or whatever.

There's a lot. There's a lot of stuff to do. What are you doing. And Jesus said unto them let's go to the next town that I may preach there also preach the truth there also.

Why?

He explains for therefore came I forth. He's he's not only aware of his purpose for being here. He's earnestly pursuing that witness to the truth and Jesus does this even even in in interpersonal dealings with people.

It's so in John chapter 3 with Nicodemus as Nicodemus comes and wants to know, you know. What do I need to do for do you know to get to have eternal life? What was it? What's it take? You need to be born from above.

Jesus testifies to the truth and in John chapter 4 in the The interaction with the woman at the well the Samaritan woman you remember that account. He deals with her and she goes back into the village.

The disciples had gone into the village to get food. You recall and so Jesus left there at the well by himself the Samaritan woman comes out and so they have their they have their Interaction and Jesus testifies to her of the truth and so forth.

She goes back into the village to tell everybody this this has to be the Messiah. He has to have come. In the meantime the disciples come out to where Jesus is and they have food for him to eat and So we pick up the story in verse 30 and it says in the meanwhile his disciples prayed to him and said master eat and He said unto them.

I have food to eat that you don't know about. Therefore said the disciples one another has somebody brought him food something to eat. Jesus said unto him unto them my food is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work.

Well, what was that food? What was that will of him that sent him that that he came to do? And that and that was consuming him in that moment. What was it? Well, you go back to verses 23 and following when Jesus says to this woman.

Speaking to her he says the hour is coming and now is when true Worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth. For the father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit. God is spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

He tells the woman. The woman said unto him. I know that Messiah is coming was called Christ when he comes He will tell us all things Jesus said unto her as he testifies to the truth. I That speak unto thee am he?

He's diligently bearing witness to the truth and he's earnestly pursuing that purpose of Christmas as He seeks to glorify the father even through his death. So look with me at Luke chapter 18, for example in Luke 18 verses 31 through 33 Says he took unto him the twelve and he said unto them Behold we go up to Jerusalem and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished for he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles and shall be mocked and spitefully entreated and spit it on and they shall scourge him and put him to death.

So he tells the disciples exactly what's coming and He's on his way to that destination he knows What's happening to him? What is coming for him when he gets to Jerusalem? He knows it completely. He says we're going to Jerusalem and everything that's been prophesied about me is going to come to pass.

I'm going to be delivered to the Gentiles. I'm gonna be put to death. He knows fully what's happening and he also knows why it's happening. He tells us at the end of verse 31 It's happening because the prophets of old have spoken these things Concerning the Son of Man and they must be accomplished.

So he knows what's coming. He knows why it's coming and yet he is determined that it shall be. So he said We are going to Jerusalem. What in the world? Why would he do that? Because his purpose in coming into this world was to glorify the father and he's to glorify the father through his death.

Remember that purpose. I Came to glorify him he said. So he bore witness to the truth. He sought to glorify the father even through his death and thirdly he earnestly pursued the purpose of Christmas when he Went on this mission to provide salvation.

So back in chapter 9 you're in Luke's gospel. Look back at chapter 9. In chapter 9 verses 51 through 56 Says it came to pass. When the time was come that he should be received up. Notice this last part of the verse in verse 51.

He steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem and he sent messengers before his face and they went and they entered into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him and They the Samaritans they did not receive him.

Why? Because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. He was determined to go to Jerusalem. There was this mission that he has set out to accomplish and it is a mission to provide Salvation and he is determined to provide this Salvation.

He is determined to fulfill this mission. He is not even going to be sidetracked by the rejection of the Samaritans Couple of his disciples James and John in verse 54. They says it says when they saw this they said Lord Wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them even as Elijah did.

What did Jesus say. I'm not going to be sidetracked from my mission of providing salvation. So essentially what he says in verse 55. He turned and rebuked them and said you don't know what manner of spirit you are of.

For the Son of Man has not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. I'm on a mission of mercy. I'm on a mission of salvation to provide salvation. I am NOT going to allow that purpose to be changed so Jesus could cry out it is finished because he clearly understood is the purposes of Christmas and He earnestly pursued those purposes, but thirdly he would cry out it is finished because Jesus fully accomplished the purposes of Christmas.

Look with me at John 17. John 17 verse 4 Jesus is. He's in that high priestly prayer he's expressing that prayer to the father and he says in verse 4 I Have glorified thee on the earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

So he fully accomplished the purposes of Christmas as he completed the service that he came to render. He completed the service. I have he says I have I have Finished the work which you've given me to do the service that you've called upon me to render now.