12/06/2020 – Sunday Morning Service
Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon Topics
– The wisest thing you can do at Christmas time is worship Jesus.
– There are a lot of people who want the Joys of Christmas without the Worship of Jesus.
What Difficulties did the Wisemen Face?
- Distance
- Discomfort
- Danger
If He, Jesus, is worth anything, He is worth everything! (Jer. 29:13)
- How the Wisemen Sought Jesus (Matt. 2:1)
- The Ministry of the Spirit (Rom. 3:11; 1 Jn. 4:19)
- Worship is a desire placed in the hearts of men by the Holy Spirit.
- The Message of the Scripture (Matt. 2:2-6)
- The Miracle of the Star (Matt. 2:10)
- Whenever you decide to know God, God will give you whatever it takes or whatever is necessary that you might know Him.
- The Ministry of the Spirit (Rom. 3:11; 1 Jn. 4:19)
- What the Wisemen Brought Jesus
- Gold Speaks of His Sovereign Domain (Matt. 2:2, 6; Isa. 9:7)
- You will NEVER know the meaning of Christmas until YOU crown Him King!
- In every person’s heart there is a throne! When SELF is on that throne, Christ is on the Cross! When Christ is on that throne, SELF is on the Cross.
- Frankincense Speaks of His Sinless Deity (Matt. 2:11) (Ex. 30:37; Rev. 19:10; Isa. 9:6)
- Myrrh Speaks of His Sacrificial Death (Matt. 2:11) (Matt. 15:23)
- Gold Speaks of His Sovereign Domain (Matt. 2:2, 6; Isa. 9:7)
The more carnal a person is, the more they will make of His Birth and the less they will make of His Death! They love the cradle, but they do not love the Cross!
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