1. Welcome

2. Greatest Event in the History
Birth of Jesus
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7
Greatest Event in the History
Of the world !
His
Story

3. Time of His Birth Luke 2:1-2
B.C. ~ A.D. [Anno Domini] year of our Lord
B.C.E. = Before Christian Era \ C.E.
Before Common Era
Exact year is uncertain - maybe 4 B.C.
Exact month and day is unknown

4. Time of His Birth
Gal. 4:4 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”
Fullness of Prophecy
Fullness of Expectancy
Fullness of Necessity

5. Place of His Birth Luke 2:3-7 City of David = Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 “Bethlehem Ephratah”
Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth

6. The Birthplace of Jesus
Nazareth
Egypt
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Mediterranean
The Birthplace of Jesus
Childhood of Jesus
Stable
Manger
Unattended
Swaddling clothes
CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
DISCUSSION QUESTION: What places did Jesus live as a child? Jesus was born in Bethlehem as prophesied in Micah 5:2. We note that the book of Mormon incorrectly states that Jesus was born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10). The Bible not only predicts that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem but since there were two towns in the Bible named Bethlehem, the prophet Micah specified which one (Bethlehem Ephrathah). The baby Jesus was taken to Jerusalem when he was 8 days old (Luke 2:21-40). They then returned to their home in Nazareth (Luke 2:39). Later, the baby Jesus was taken to Egypt to save Him from Herod (Matthew 2:13-18). After the death of Herod, Jesus is brought back to Nazareth of Galilee and thus was called a Jesus of Nazareth or simply a Nazarene (Matthew 2:19-23). Nazareth was not an esteemed place (John 1:46). Later, at the age of 12 Jesus is taken to the Temple in Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52). One of reasons that the Jewish religious leaders refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah was because they said that the prophecies did not describe the Messiah as coming out of Galilee (John 7:52).Although Jesus was raised in Galilee, he was born in Bethlehem as prophesied. This they had missed. Jesus also came out of Egypt as prophesied in Hosea 11:1. Thus, Jesus fulfilled a variety of prophecies as a child. These were prophecies that were fulfilled before he was old enough to have any physical control over. This is an important point in evidences that Jesus is the messiah.
Thus the known travels of Jesus as a child included, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Egypt and Nazareth.

7. Announcement of His Birth
Luke 2:8-12
Not to the rich
Lowly shepherds
By an angel
Glory of the Lord
“Tidings of great joy”
Sign ~ Royalty in a manger

8. The Angelic Song Luke 2:13-14 To Whom: One stanza to the Almighty
The other to men
When: Stillness of the night
Why: They adored the child

9. Shepherds Luke 2:15-20 Angels withdrew Shepherds went to Bethlehem
They found the Baby in a manger
Mary Meditated on these things
Shepherds praised God

10. Uniqueness of Jesus Birth
Matt.1:22-23
Isa. 7:14
Divine = “God with us” - Immanuel
Miraculous - Virgin Birth
Human body – no earthly father

11. Birth of Jesus Not commanded to celebrate his birth
Commanded to celebrate his Death.

12. Birth of Jesus He was born He lived a sinless life
He died for Our Sins
He was resurrected and is now ascended back to heaven to be with God.

13. Birth of Jesus
He was born so that we could be born again and never die
John 3:1-5
New Birth

15. Nelson Chapel Church of Christ
5039 Six Mile Road
Maryville, Tn
Dec. 25, 2016
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
2705 Druid Hill Dr.
Maryville, Tn