What if Christmas isn’t about cozy sentiment but a royal invasion that shatters winter? Pastor Daniel Justice opens with 1 John 3:8 to claim something fierce and freeing: the Son of God appeared to destroy the works of the devil. From there, we trace how that victory moves from doctrine to daily life through the simple, demanding habit Scripture calls abiding.
We start with identity. The enemy keeps us stuck in who we were; the Gospel names who we are now—children of God, not yet what we will be, but already rescued and being remade. We unpack the “already and not yet” of salvation and use the D‑Day analogy to show why battles remain even though the war is won. That shift loosens shame and builds confidence rooted in Christ, not in performance.
Then we talk honestly about sin. Scripture calls it lawlessness—mutiny against a holy God—not quirks to manage. Jesus didn’t come to negotiate with sin but to take it away. Abiding in Christ breaks the cycle of habitual sin by reshaping desires and habits through the word, prayer, confession, and community. Victory isn’t swagger; it’s a new birth. Born of God, we receive new power and new behaviors as the Spirit conforms us to the Son.
To make this walkable, Pastor Daniel shares four guardrails: mastery (what controls you), eternity (what holds your gaze), unity (who you’re united with), and ownership (who you belong to). These anchors help us stop giving ground to a defeated enemy and start living like the King has returned. The result is practical freedom: less hiding, more holiness; less defeat, more joy; less winter, more spring.
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