Christmas: The Best World News

Topic: Christmas: the Best World News

By Ptr Arsenio “Jack” Segismundo

Text:

(Luke 2:10-11)

“I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”.

Intro:

We live in a world filled with problems and if there is anything this world need, it is good news. The world in general, as well as the individuals, needs worthy news because their lives are filled with problems. The Christmas story told by Luke offers not only good news, but the best news in the world.

Top 7 Biggest Problems In the World Today

1. Pandemic -

Coronavirus Cases

Cases: - 273,996,196 /

Deaths: -5,361,450 /

Recovered:- 245,967,966

2. Poverty –

There are 710,039,486 people in the world living in extreme poverty.

3. War and Terrorism -

Overall, in 2019 saw over 8,300 terrorist attacks worldwide, and around 25,000 fatalities from terrorism.

4. Climate Change –

Humans and wild animals face new challenges for survival because of climate change. There are more frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak havoc on people’s livelihoods and communities.

5. Drug Abuse –

World Drug Report 2019: 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders

6. Pollution –

The global effects of air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths per year due to stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases.

The term "pollution" refers to any substance that negatively impacts the environment or organisms that live within the affected environment. The five major types of pollution include: air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, light pollution, and noise pollution.

When pollutants enter the human body they can cause abnormal nervous system actions such as activation of unnecessary immune responses. According to the National Institute of Health, air pollution has been associated with stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders.

7. Population Growth –

The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020. The UN projected population to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8.6 billion by mid-2030, 9.8 billion by mid-2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100.

And many more.

We are faced with unparalleled set of problems nowadays: The Pandemic, Poverty, War and Terrorism, Climate Change, Drug Abuse, Pollution, Population Growth, Murder and many more. We stand at the Depth of unimaginable chaos, calamity, death and destruction. But there exists a lasting solution to these issues facing humankind and that is – Jesus. And we need some Good News. Christmas is the best world news.

I. Christmas is the best world news because our Savior was born to redeem us.

Jesus was born in order to pay the price for the things we have done wrong: sin. God sent his only son to be the atonement for all our sins so that we would not be separated from God. Without Jesus, we would all die for our sins. We inherited our sinful nature from the first human beings God created, Adam and Eve. While being fully God and yet fully man, Jesus came into the world as an infant to save us all.

II. Christmas is the best world news because we are going to heaven.

The Bible makes a clear difference between those who have eternal life and those who do not: “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 John 5:12). Those who believe in Christ are made the children of God (John 1:12). Those who accept Jesus’ sacrifice as the payment for their sins and who believe in His resurrection are going to heaven. Those who reject Christ are not. “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son” (John 3:18).

III. Christmas is the best world news because Jesus is coming back to take us with Him

1. It is the Lord himself that is coming for us. He’s coming down from heaven, where he sits at the right hand side of the father, he’s coming for you and for all those believe or ever believed in times past.

2 His coming means we will be together again with those who have fallen asleep. It’s great to be with God and there is no other greater delight than to be in God’s presence. But what makes this event even better is that we will be together.

3 The return of Christ means we have hope and encouraging news to share. This is why Paul says. “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”