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! “CHRISTMAS MIRACLES”
• What is a Christmas Miracle?
• As common as that phrase has become, the reality is that without a miracle (or two or three), the birth of Christ would never have happened.
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*1.
THE PUPPET KING.*
Herod the Great: the “king over the Jews”
Herod is troubled
* A star has risen
* Strangers arrive to pay homage
Herod asks questions | /Matthew 2:6; Micah 5:1-5/
* About the Christ’s birth
* Of the wise men
Herod the Coward
* Threatened by strangers from the East
* Not well-versed in God’s Word
* Deceptive Monster
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MEN FROM THE EAST.*
Who were these men?
* Where were they from?
* How did they know all of this?
* Why are they called wise?
* They knew the _____________________________.
* They knew the ______________ of the birth of Christ.
* They were willing to travel a great distance to see this King.
* They desired to ________________________________.
* They were overjoyed to see this Child.
* They were spoken to in a ________________________.
* They desired to worship Him.
* They search diligently.
* They rejoiced.
* They fell down and worshiped Jesus.
* They gave gifts worthy of a King.
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THE CHILD AND HIS MOTHER.*
A matter of significance
* Joseph’s identity
* /Hosea 11:1-4; 8-11/
God at Work
* Only possible by the work of God /Matthew 2/
* A child conceived by the Holy Spirit
* Fulfillment of prophecy
* Divine intervention
* Guidance that leads people /Matthew 2:5, 15, 17, 23/
* /Jeremiah 31:10-20; 31-34/
*4.
CONCLUSION.*
The Bible is not just a collection of happy stories.
It is a perfectly human history of God doing what is impossible for humanity to do for themselves.
May we all be reminded this week of what it is we gather and celebrate: God fulfilled His promise to send a Savior, His own Son, to be the Savior of the world.
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