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“ Don’t Let Anything Distance You from Jesus" Matthew 2:1-6 Luke 2:1-3 2Timothy 3:7 John 8:32

Discover the journey to Jesus in biblical passages and reflect on what might be keeping you from Him this Christmas. Learn from the wise men's search, the religious leaders' pitfalls, and the importance of pursuing truth to find freedom. Let go of cultural arrogance, spiritual indifference, and intellectual laziness, taking steps towards a deeper connection with Christ. Explore the significance of Bethlehem to Jerusalem, the impact of religious labels, and the choice between knowledge and personal faith. Embrace the truth that sets you free and brings you closer to Jesus.

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“ Don’t Let Anything Distance You from Jesus" Matthew 2:1-6 Luke 2:1-3 2Timothy 3:7 John 8:32

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  1. “Don’t Let Anything Distance You from Jesus" Matthew 2:1-6 Luke 2:1-3 2Timothy 3:7 John 8:32

  2. QUESTIONS

  3.  1- How far was Jerusalem from Bethlehem? 6 miles

  4.  2- Even the most religious can miss Jesus if they’re not careful. True

  5.  3- If you are a particular religion (Catholic, Baptist etc) that will get you into heaven. False

  6.  4- The Torah is the first five books in the Bible

  7. 6 - Knowledge is good, but at some point we have to personally believe and practice the truth

  8. 7- The religious leaders’ knowledge made them intellectually lazy.

  9. 8 - The religious leaders’ religion made them spiritually indifferent

  10. 9 - The religious leaders’ background made them culturally arrogant

  11. 10 - What distance, person, deficiency, situation, habit, pain, circumstance is keeping you from Jesus this Christmas?

  12. Scriptures

  13. Matthew 2:1-2 1  “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

  14. Matthew 2:3-4 3  “When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born”

  15. Matthew 2:5-6 5  “So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: 6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel” .

  16. Luke 2:1-3 “And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.  2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.  3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city”

  17. 2 Timothy 3:7 “always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth”

  18. John 8:32 32  “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”

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