12/28/25, Melrose Community Church, Sunday Service

This sermon concludes a three-part Christmas series by examining Jesus Christ's ministry after His incarnation. Drawing from Matthew 1 and weaving through Scripture, Pastor Mike explores three significant stages of Christ's post-Christmas ministry: His earthly life from birth to death & resurrection 33 years later, His present ministry in heaven, and His promised future return. He visualized the mathematical probability of Jesus fulfilling just eight prophecies as covering all of Texas two feet deep in silver dollars and finding one marked coin while blindfolded. But Jesus fulfilled hundreds. This isn't coincidence; it's divine orchestration we cannot ignore. But it gets personal: What difference does Jesus make in your life today? Not culturally, not theoretically, but actually? We're reminded that Christ is our sustainer, our advocate, our sympathizer who understands our weaknesses, and our coming King. He's not just a historical figure we celebrate once a year—He's actively preparing a place for us, interceding for us, and offering salvation to a world He loves too much to abandon. The question lingers: If someone asked you today what difference Christ makes in your daily life, what would you say? This message doesn't let us file away Christmas and move on; it demands we wrestle with the living, active reality of our risen Savior.