Scoot over to make more room in the pew!

Let's go sit in the balcony.

Not things we have to do every Sunday morning, but Christmas Eve is the time when everyone comes home to church. Christmas Eve is also a time when someone will take a chance and come in for the first time to see what it's all about.

The church will be looking and sounding its best for such a special occasion as this -- welcoming the Baby Jesus once more, singing Silent Night hoping our tears of joy and remembrance don't extinguish the candles we are holding. But beyond this night?

My hope for you this night is that you find cause to really celebrate. That when you leave this place on this night, you will be able to say, this is where I belong. This is where I’m grounded. I hope that Jesus will be, for you, something more than just this cute little eight pound six ounce newborn you visit once a year.

For the celebration to be complete and lasting, Jesus has to also be the one who can transform your life, to guide you when you are lost, to heal you when you are broken, to lift you when you are down. He can be the one to come find you when you are lost. To give meaning when life is easy. To motivate you when you are stuck. To give you peace when you are troubled.

For Jesus to do any and all of these things, you have to celebrate this more than once a year!

Christmas Eve blessings. Such a privilege it is to preach on this night.

Pastor Kris