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The Birthday of a King. Lewis Winkler Luke 2:1-20. Possible Christmas Gatherings. O Holey Night Have you any room for Jesus? Who is He in yonder stall? Silent Night. Evening Well Diggers United Bethlehem Inn Owner’s Association Christian Bathroom Cleaners Unlimited
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The Birthday of a King Lewis Winkler Luke 2:1-20
Possible Christmas Gatherings • O Holey Night • Have you any room for Jesus? • Who is He in yonder stall? • Silent Night • Evening Well Diggers United • Bethlehem Inn Owner’s Association • Christian Bathroom Cleaners Unlimited • Mute and Deaf Christians Society
The Birthday of Jesus • The Circumstance of Jesus’ Birth (1-7) • The Announcement of Jesus’ Birth (8-14) • The Response to Jesus’ Birth (15-20)
The Circumstancesof Jesus’ Birth (1-7): • Bad Timing • Small Town • Inhospitable
The Birthplace of a King? The Birthplace of the King of the Universe?
Matthew 25:34-40: “Then theKing will say to those oh his right, ‘Come you who are blessed by my Father; inherit the kingdom prepare for you from the foundations of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when . . . ?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
Some Food for Thought: • Is there room in your heart for Jesus or have you allowed other things to shut Him out of your life? • This Christmas, make room in your life for Him.
The Announcementof Jesus’ Birth (8-14): • The Shepherds • The Angels • The Sign • The Praise
The Shepherds: • The Low-life of Society • The Outcast and Despised of First-century Palestine • But the Angels announced Jesus’ birth to them!
Some Food for Thought: • Has your success obscured your ability to see your need for Jesus? • Are you willing to admit your need for Jesus and make praise to God for sending Him to earth to save you from your sin?
The Responseto Jesus’ Birth (15-20): • The shepherds make haste! • The shepherds make Christ known! • The shepherds make praise!
What will you do with Jesus? • Make room for Him. • Make haste to seek Him. • Make praise for Him. • Make Him known.