1. Jesus is Accessible to Everyone Luke 2:1-7

2. 1. What was the decree that Caesar Augustus executed? Luke 2:1-2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. NIV: … a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

5. 2. Where did people go to pay their taxes? Luke 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

6. 3. What two cities are mentioned in Joseph's journey? Luke 2:4a And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem …

7. 4. How is Bethlehem described by the prophet? Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

8. 5. Who was a king and related to Joseph in his family ancestry? … he was of the house and lineage of David.

9. 6. What was Mary's condition while traveling to Bethlehem? Luke 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

10. 7. What is meant by "the days were accomplished?" Luke 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

11. 8. What type of clothing did Mary clothe Jesus? Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

12. 9. Which economic class of clothing did baby Jesus wear? READ: Zechariah 9:9

13. 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. READ: Luke 9:58

14. 10. How did Jesus' birth in a stable God's way of making the Savior accessible to everyone?

15. The Great Commission Matthew 28:19-20 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

16. The Accessible Christ

17. Covenant Glen United Methodist Church, Missouri City, TX Rev. Robert Childress, Pastor Joy to the World

18. REVIEW 1. What was the decree that Caesar Augustus executed? 2. Where did people go to pay their taxes? 3. What two cities are mentioned in Joseph's journey? 4. How is Bethlehem described by the prophet?

19. Review 5. Who was a king and related to Joseph in his family ancestry? 6. What was Mary's condition while traveling to Bethlehem? 7. What is meant by "the days were accomplished?"

20. Review 8. What type of clothing did Mary clothe Jesus? 9. Which economic class of clothing did baby Jesus wear? 10. How did Jesus' birth in a stable God's way of making the Savior accessible to everyone?

21. What is the Good News in this lesson?