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I\'ll be Home for Christmas

(Luke 2:4)\\xa0 \\u201cSo Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.\\u201d
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(Luke 2:8)\\xa0 \\u201cAnd there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.\\u201d
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(Matthew 2:1)\\xa0 \\u201cAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem.\\u201d
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(John 6:51) \\u201cI am the living bread that came down from heaven\\u2026which I will give for the life of the world.\\u201d
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What Does \\u201cHome\\u201d Mean?

A.\\xa0 It\\u2019s about a place.
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B.\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s about people.
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C.\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s about protection.
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(John 14:2-3)\\xa0 \\u201cIn my Father\\u2019s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.\\xa0 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.\\u201d
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1. Your location will change.
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(John 14:23)\\xa0 Jesus replied, \\u201cIf anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.\\u201d
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(Philippians 3:20)\\xa0 \\u201cBut our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.\\u201d
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(Hebrews 11:13)\\xa0 (People of faith are) \\u201c\\u2026aliens and strangers on earth.\\xa0 They were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.\\u201d
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2. Your relationship will change.
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(Romans 8:15)\\xa0 \\u201cFor you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, \\u2018Abba, Father.\\u2019\\u201d
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(John 15:15)\\xa0 \\u201cI no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master\\u2019s business. Instead, I have called you friends.\\u201d
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(Matthew 7:22-23)\\xa0 \\u201cMany will say to me on that day, \\u2018Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?\\u2019\\xa0 Then I will tell them plainly, \\u2018I never knew you.\\u2019\\u201d
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3. Your security will change.
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(Hebrews 13:5)\\xa0 \\u201cGod has said, \\u2018Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.\\u2019\\u201d
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(Revelation 3:20)\\xa0 \\u201cHere I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.\\u201d
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What will happen when I open the door?

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