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Luke 1 & 2; Matthew 1

Luke 1 & 2; Matthew 1. Introduction. As I had been reading the account about the Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ , I was asking myself how can I share this story in a different way. One time as I was reading it again, I realized that you do not have to

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Luke 1 & 2; Matthew 1

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  1. Luke 1 & 2; Matthew 1

  2. Introduction As I had been reading the account about the Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, I was asking myself how can I share this story in a different way. One time as I was reading it again, I realized that you do not have to tell the story differently. You just have to tell it the way it happened.

  3. Introduction • As I had been reading the • Account about the Birth of the Lord • JesusChrist, I was asking myself • how can I share this story in a • different way.One time as I was • reading it again, I realized that you • do not have to tell the story • differently. You just have to tell it • the way it happened.

  4. Introduction • Looking at the story the way it happened would allow us to see one obvious truth. That God was entirely in control of everything. God in his sovereignty oversaw that things will happen the way He designed them.

  5. The word sovereign comes from the • Latinword super. It conveys the idea of • superior and supreme, primary and • paramount, unequaled and unexcelled. The • God of the Bible is eternal and self-existent. • He is supreme in excellence and perfect in • all His ways. He is the one and only • autonomist, self-contained and self • controlled, with the right and power of self • government. God is infinite in His imperial • independence. His capacities and • capabilities far surpass the scope of human • reasons.

  6. I. Prophecies Fulfilled A. OT Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ’s Birth 1. Bible prophecy: Isaiah 7:14Prophecy written: Between 701-681 BCProphecy fulfilled: About 5 BC

  7. I. Prophecies Fulfilled A. OT Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ’s Birth 2. Bible prophecy: Micah 5:1-2Prophecy written: Sometime between 750-686 BCProphecy fulfilled: About 5 BC

  8. I. Prophecies Fulfilled A. OT Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ’s Birth 3. In Jeremiah 23:5, as well as in other Bible prophecies, we are told that the Messiah would be a descendant of King David.

  9. I. Prophecies Fulfilled Stoner considers 48 prophecies and says, "we find the chance that any one man fulfilled all 48 prophecies to be 1 in 10157, or 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

  10. I. Prophecies Fulfilled • A. OT Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ’s Birth • 3.Bible prophecy: Jeremiah 23:5"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.

  11. II. The Presence of the Angels Illustration: THE story has been told of how the first Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, was instructed by Soviet premier Khrushchev to watch out for angels when he went into space in April, 1962. On his return he reported that he had seen no angels. Khrushchev is said to have replied, "Good, I knew you wouldn't. There are no such things!"

  12. II. The Presence of the Angels • The Appearances of the Angels • Angels visits Mary  • John the Baptist's parents  • Joseph's vision  • Angel before the Shepherds- Luke 1: 8-20 • Angel before the Maggi- Warned not to go back to Herod- Luke 2:12 • Angel warned Joseph in a dream- Escape to Egypt Matthew 2:13

  13. III. The Purpose of Jesus’ Birth Illustration: If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator; If our Greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist; If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist; If our greatest need Had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer; But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.

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