When we think of Christmas, our minds are filled with many images – trees, presents, eggnog, and cookies. This can distract us from the real meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. But it is also true that certain aspects about the birth of our Savior can distract us from “The Reason for Christmas” (1 Timothy 1:15). We can get caught up with the baby in the manger, shepherds, angels, and wise men. Christmas is not a story confined to itself. It is a part of THE great story of the God-man, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus was born for a purpose, and that was “to save sinners” like you and me. The Apostle Paul understood this and pointed to himself as an example of the saving power of Jesus. Jesus could save the “foremost of sinners” like Paul, and that is our hope, the hope of Christmas!

I. The Nature of the Reason

II. The Person of the Reason

III. The Result of the Reason