1. What do you think of when you read about the birth of Christ?
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What do you think of when you read about the birth of Christ?
But where does God Himself give emphasis?
What should we celebrate?
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2. We should be very familiar with these great event for our good
Every aspect of the life of Christ foretold by the prophets – Luke 24:44
We who wear the name of Christ need to know the one Whom we serve
If we know Him, then we will do only those things He directs – Colossians 3:17
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3. The Birth of Christ Was Not The Beginning of Jesus
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The Birth of Christ Was Not The Beginning of Jesus
Jesus did not have a beginning
Some try to argue that He did – Colossians 1:15
Reading Context- Colossians 1:16-18
Jesus DID have a beginning as a man- Hebrews 1:6; 10:5
God became man! Jesus as God had no beginning
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4. There Is A Time Where God Became Man
Matthew 1:23 “Immanuel… God with us”
What would it be like for God to become man?
Many have struggled with and man do not know Him – John 1:10-12
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5. The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
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The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
One of the greatest promises of the Old Testament
Future destruction of Satan through the “seed” of Eve – Genesis 3:15
The great promises to Abraham includes the birth of Christ – Genesis 12:1-3
Promise of the messiah to David depended upon the birth of Christ – Psalm 132:11
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6. The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
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The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
Detailed Prophecies of His Birth:
Specific place of His birth – Micah 5:2
Virgin birth was in prophecy – Isaiah 7:14
Time of His birth was shown to be in the times of the Roman kingdom – Daniel 7:7, 16,17,23,27; 2:44
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7. The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
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The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
Mary & Joseph made aware of His coming birth
A test for Joseph - Matthew 1:18-25
Do you have a faith that will “wait on the Lord?” – Psalms 37:7-9
Later she had to watch Him die
God warned her through Simeon – Luke 2:34,35
Could you have done this? John 19:25-27
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8. The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
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The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
The Heavenly Announcement to Shepherds – Luke 2:8-15
Why announce it here?
Why not to the religious rulers?
God revealed the time and place of His choosing – when Herod thought he knew of a coming king, see what he did – Matthew 2:1-12
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9. The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
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The Uniqueness of The Birth of Christ
We need God’s help to know for certain when a prophecy has been fulfilled
There was the incredible fact that God Himself became man – John 1:14; 1:1-3
Came into this world in a stable
All of these things contain great lessons for us
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10. Three Questions For Us To Consider:
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Three Questions For Us To Consider:
1. Why did God become man? – Hebrews 2:9-15
Jesus provided an escape the Satan that man could not provide for himself
Jesus became a man to share with us in temptation and to lead the way
He became our high priest - Hebrews 2:16,17; 4:14-16
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11. Three Questions For Us To Consider:
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Three Questions For Us To Consider:
2. When was Jesus born?
We do not know the year of the day
We know it was no in December
The Catholic Church took the heathen day of observance of the winter solstice & declared December 25th and the day
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12. Three Questions For Us To Consider:
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Three Questions For Us To Consider:
3. How are we to celebrate the birth of Christ?
When a birthday is held to honor someone you see what their wishes are
Jesus gave no instructions whatsoever about celebrating His birth
There is not one word from the apostles or the early church about the matter
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13. There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
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There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
Christians commanded to meet on every first day of the week – 1 Corinthians 16:1,2; Acts 20:7
Early Christians met on the first day of the week
What Paul commanded Corinth, he commanded other churches – 1 Corinthians 4:17
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14. There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
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There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
Why did they meet on this day?
Were they remembering the birth of Christ?
NO!
It was a remembrance of the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
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15. There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
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There Is A Celebration We Are To Keep
Can’t you see that the Death, Burial and Resurrection is of far greater importance than the birth?
Apostles began immediately to observe the first day of the week
Pentecost occurred on the first day of the week- Acts 2:42
This should be observed weekly, not annually, monthly or quarterly.
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Isn’t it sad that men will observe things He does not ask them to observe, but will not observe the thing He does command us to!
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