Unto Us a Child is Born!

Luke 2:1-20

Jesus and John the Baptist (Luke 1)

If Johns birth is this marvelous, how spectacular then will be the birth of the Messiah?

Four Witnesses

The Prophet
(vv. 1-6)

Christmas

The baby Mary carried was not a Caesar, a man who would become a god, but a far greater wonder, the true God who would become a man.
Kent Hughes

Christmas

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Micah 5:2

Four Witnesses

The Shepherds
(vv. 9-14)

Four Witnesses

The Angels
(vv. 13-14)

Four Witnesses

Mary
(vv. 16-19)

Sovereignty of God

God has His hand on world history

Sovereignty of God

God has His hand on the corridors of time

Sovereignty of God

God has His hand on the actions of the enemy

Substitution of God

Jesus saves His people from their sins

Splendor of God

The glorious angels adore an infinitely greater glorious God

Struggle of God

He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

A New Beginning