Welcome to Eastern Hills Baptist Church
We are so glad that you decided to join us in worship today. Here at Eastern Hills we realize that we are all in different places on our journey with Christ, and that's okay. Whether you are a seeker, looking for answers, or a long-time follower of Christ, you are welcome here.

In my opinion, this is the single greatest sentence ever written in the history of the human language, the deepest theological statement ever written.

‌— Grant R. Osborne, John: Verse by Verse

TODAY'S POINTS:

1: Instead of distance, nearness.

2: Instead of unseen, visible.

3: Instead of wrath, grace.

...Christ is essentially and absolutely the perfect expression and representation of God the Father. The “image of the invisible” gives the sense that Christ is the visible representation and manifestation of the invisible God to created beings. Christ is the image of God in the sense that the nature and being of God is perfectly revealed in him. Adam may have been created in God’s image, but Christ is God’s image.
‌Paul’s point is simple. Christ is not simply a picture of what God is like; he is God himself.

‌—Daniel Akin, A Theology for the Church

Questions for further discussion this week:

— What is your favorite Christmas carol, and why?
— How is the concept of Jesus revealing God vital to the message of Christmas and to the Gospel?
— Why is the concept of grace important in understanding the message of Christmas?