Light Unconquered

"Light Unconquered: The Life That Overcomes the Darkness"

1. The God of Small Things

“This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

-Luke 2:12

2. Christmas: A Fulfillment of the Often-Forgotten Promise

“Thus, there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.”

-Matthew 1:17

3. Would There Be Christmas if Joseph Ran Away?

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”

-Matthew 1: 20

4. Girl Interrupted: Mary’s Unexpected Role

“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.”

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.”

-Luke 1: 30-32 & 38

5. Christmas According to the Gospel of the Shepherds

“When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.”

-Luke 2:17-18

6. The First Christmas: A Dark and Scandalous Night

“In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

-John 1:4-5