1. The Second Christmas Part 1: The Promise of Jesus

2. Longing for Christmas Genesis 3 Part 1: The Son of Eve

3. Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel

4. What Satan initiated Futility and pain in: Marriage (cf 2:23-25) Child-bearing (cf 1:28) Surviving (cf 2:9) Life (cf 2:7) “in Your presence is there fullness of joy and pleasures at Your right hand forevermore” (Ps 16:11)

5. It is a spiritual battle For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12)

6. It is a spiritual battle For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12) Christmas is the longing for the Son of Eve to crush Satan (Luke 2:25,29-30)

7. Satan: our arch enemy The power of this Evil Being

8. Satan: our arch enemy The power of this Evil Being –Exalted: Jude 8,9

9. Satan: our arch enemy The power of this Evil Being –Exalted: Jude 8,9 –Ruling: Eph 2:2, John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11, 2 Cor 4:4

10. Satan: our arch enemy The power of this Evil Being –Exalted: Jude 8,9 –Ruling: Eph 2:2, John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11, 2 Cor 4:4 –Powerful: Eph 6:11-12, Luk 11:18, Dan 10:12f

11. Satan: our arch enemy The power of this Evil Being –Exalted: Jude 8,9 –Ruling: Eph 2:2, John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11, 2 Cor 4:4 –Powerful: Eph 6:11-12, Luk 11:18, Dan 10:12f –Only as God permits, Job 1:12 And the LORD said to Satan, “…against him do not stretch out your hand."

12. Satan: our arch enemy The character of Satan: Evil in every way

13. Satan: our arch enemy The character of Satan: Evil in every way –Preventing salvation 2 Cor 4:4, Luke 8:12

14. Satan: our arch enemy The character of Satan: Evil in every way –Preventing salvation 2 Cor 4:4, Luke 8:12 –Pretending salvation 2 Cor 11:14, 2 Thes 2:7

15. Satan: our arch enemy The character of Satan: Evil in every way –Preventing salvation 2 Cor 4:4, Luke 8:12 –Pretending salvation 2 Cor 11:14, 2 Thes 2:7 –But Fleeing from those who submit to God (Jas 4:7)

16. Satan: our arch enemy The Goal of Satan: to destroy –author of sin, tempter –laying snares and sowing tares, –putting wicked thoughts into hearts, –personally entering people, –authoring sickness, promoting death. –( Gen 3, Act 10:38, Luk 13:16, Heb 2:14, Mat 4, 2 Ti 2:26, Act 5:3, Joh 13:2, 27, Eph 4:27, 2 Cor 4:4, Mark 4:15, Mat 13:39 )

17. Genesis 3:15 – Longing of Christmas I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.

18. Genesis 3:15 – Longing of Christmas I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. The Longing for Christmas… 1.Fulfilled: 1 John 3:8

19. Genesis 3:15 – Longing of Christmas I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. The Longing for Christmas… 1.Fulfilled: 1 John 3:8 2.For us: Col 2:14-15, Rom 16:20