Pastor Josh Massaro invites listeners to join him for a special Christmas program at Middletown Baptist Church on December 15, 2024. The sermon, titled "The Greatest Gift," will focus on the profound significance of Jesus Christ as the ultimate gift of salvation. Pastor Josh will explore the problem of sin as outlined in Romans chapter five and emphasize how Jesus, through His grace, offers redemption to all. With special music from both the children's choir and the adult choir, this service promises to celebrate not just the coming of Christ, but also the joy of the salvation He provides. Whether attending in person or tuning in via live stream, the church community looks forward to sharing this meaningful experience together.

Pastor Josh Massaro reflects on the upcoming Sunday morning service at Middletown Baptist Church, scheduled for December 15, 2024, emphasizing the significance of the Christmas season. He introduces the special Christmas program which will feature performances by both the children's and adult choirs, aiming to celebrate and honor the greatest gift of all—Jesus Christ. Through heartfelt music and a focused sermon titled 'The Greatest Gift', the church community will explore the profound implications of salvation and grace, as articulated in Romans chapter 5.

Central to the sermon is the theme of gifts, as Pastor Josh invites congregants to recognize that while they may receive many gifts throughout their lives, the only gift that holds eternal importance is that of salvation through Jesus Christ. He discusses the biblical narrative of sin entering the world through Adam, and contrasts it with the grace offered through Jesus. The pastor reminds listeners that just as sin came through one man, so too did the gift of grace, reinforcing the message of hope and redemption. As he prepares the community for worship, he highlights the joy of celebrating Jesus' coming and the gift of righteousness that believers receive, encouraging everyone to join in this momentous occasion, whether in person or via livestream.

Takeaways:

• Pastor Josh previews the special Christmas program planned for December 15th, featuring music from both children's and adult choirs.
• The sermon titled 'The Greatest Gift' will emphasize the importance of Jesus Christ's gift of salvation to humanity.
• Listeners will explore Romans chapter five, focusing on the problem of sin and its origin through Adam.
• The message highlights the contrast between sin and the grace offered through Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate gift.
• Pastor Josh encourages everyone to celebrate the coming of Jesus and the gift of salvation this Christmas season.
• The service will be live streamed for those unable to attend in person, ensuring everyone can participate.

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Pastor Josh here.

I would like to give you a preview of our Sunday morning service on December 15th here at Middletown Baptist Church.

This Sunday, we're going to be having a special Christmas program.

We're going to be having special music from our children's choir and from our adult choir.

All of these songs are going to be pointing to the greatest gift that was ever given to us.

And that is the gift of Jesus Christ, the gift of salvation.

That is actually, actually the title of the sermon that we're going to be having.

It's the greatest gift.

We're going to look at how, though we have received many gifts in our life, probably many gifts that we have enjoyed, the only gift that we need desperately is the gift of Jesus Christ, the gift of the gospel, the gift of salvation.

We're going to be looking at Romans chapter five, and we're going to see that we all have a problem, and that is the problem of sin.

And sin came through the sin of one man, that is Adam.

That's what Romans chapter 5, verse 12 says.

But the Bible says, just as sin enters the world through one man, so the gift of grace came through one man.

And so we know that that gift was given in Jesus Christ.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.

And so the Bible says in Romans chapter 5, verse 15, is that this gift of God, this gift of grace was given to us by one man, Jesus Christ.

And so that is the exciting aspect of this Christmas season.

We can know that we are celebrating the coming of Jesus Christ, but we're also celebrating the gift that he extended to us in salvation.

And so In Romans, chapter 5, verse 17, it says, for if by one man's offense death reigned by one, that's Adam, much more.

They which receive the abundant grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ.

What an amazing truth that is.

And so that's what we're going to be celebrating this Sunday, the greatest gift.

We're going to be celebrating Jesus Christ our Lord.

We hope that you are here with us in person to hear this special music and to hear the preaching of the Word of God.

But if you're not able to be with us in person, we certainly will be live streaming on Facebook and YouTube and we'll be replaying of the service on our podcast channel here on Monday morning.

Well, thank you so much.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

We want to wish you a merry Christmas here from Middletown Baptist Church.