Christ in the Eternal Past
John 1:1-14, 17:5, Col. 1:17, 1:12-17, and Peter 1 1:18-20 “But thou Bethlehem, Ephrathah, which art little among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2. “O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the World was.” John 17:5 “Before the Foundation of the World.” Eph. 1:3-5 “The whole history of the future in all its details, the place of every person, the effect of every act, the course of all ages, the final and outcome of all, were known, considered, and arranged.” Patterson. I: “In the Beginning was the Word.” (Eternal Past). 1....
When Jesus Came
The Eternal Son of God Arrived in a Manger! Luke 2:1-18 I: God’s Announcement of His arrival. 1. Announced thru the Prophets. Isa. 9:6. 2. Announced to Zachariah. 3. Announced to Mary. 4. Announced to the Shepherds. 5. Announced to Wise Men of the East. 6. Announced to Simeon. 7. Announced to Anna. 8. God’s announcements were sent in simple language to dedicated people. II: What we Read about Him. 1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… All things were made by Him.” John 1:1-3 2. “For thou lovest me before the Foundation of the World.” John 17:24. 3. “Hath in these last days spoken to us by His son, whom he hath appointed their of all things by whom also he made the...
The Promised Messiah
Gen. 3:1-24 I: In the Garden of Eden. 1. Here Man’s perfect setting should include him to worship God. 2. Here his schooling began. 3. His 1st lesson was obedience and Reverence. 4. The keeping of the garden was his charge, (The 1st thing given to man). 5. The Tree of Life was Adams gospel. 6. Perhaps we didn’t feel his need or had pride in his own sufficiency, or doubt as to the efficiency of the Tree, or was uncertain of the consequences. 7. Adam was left with the Will of God as his only guide. II: Mans Disobedience: Discontent, and Envy. 1. Satan’s approach: “Ye shall not surely die.” A question of God’s goodness. 2. Discontent is preparation for unbelief. 3. Coveting followed discontent. 4. Unbelief in God’s word. 5....
Wrapped in Swaddling Clothes
Luke 2:1-7, Cor. 2 8:9 “If you had $100.00 to give, who will you give it to?” Jake Bellow “Well might the sun be turned to dying embers, the Moon lose her beauty, the Stars cause to shine, or the Ocean lose her mystery as to read that the Son of God was born in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. He who made darkness a swaddling band for the Seas was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.” Dr. R.E. Lee I: Gifts of Men. 1. Expensive and wrapped so. 2. Some will cost a small fortune. 3. The Credit Departments will do a landslide business. 4. Christians may be so pressed to pay Christmas bills that the Church of Christ will suffer with it’s bills. 5. Buy cash or buy time, expensive or inexpensive gifts will be...
Christ in the Manger
Each unspeakable gift. Isaiah 9:6, 31:2-3, Cor. 9:15 Amid the triumphant shouts of heavenly host, the Christ child entered the Earthly world. “Glory to God in the highest and on earth: Peace good will toward men.” Luke 2:14. Jesus came to fulfill God’s promise to a lost world. Acts 26:6 “In Him was life and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4, 3:16 I: God’s Gift was not Fancy Wrapped! Humiliation. 1. Born to poor parents that didn’t have prestige enough to get a room. 2. Born in a manger where cattle were lowing. 3. Destined to be a Carpenters’ son. 4. “He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness, and when we shall see him, there...