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Dec 16, 2018

#1: The Requirements for Christmas

Passage: Luke 2:1-20

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: Christmas - The Three R's of Christmas

Category: Luke

Summary:

Main Text - Luke 2:1-20, OT Reading - Isaiah 9:6-7, NT Reading - Luke 1:26-33

Detail:

The Three “R’s” of Christmas - #1

“The Requirements of Christmas”

 

God sent the Savior at the best time to the best place in the best way so none who seek him can miss him.

 

  1. The Birth of Christ Had to and Did Occur at Exactly the Right Time

 

               Daniel 9:

 

                 God had a date set and people could know redemption was coming

 

                 God’s timetable is always the best time for us and he always keeps it.

 

                               Galatians 4:4-5  

                               

  1. The Birth of Christ Had to and Did Occur at Exactly the Right place

 

               Micah 5:2  

 

                 The prophecy places the birth of the Messiah exactly in Bethlehem

 

              

                  God chose the perfect place to let people know…  

 

                              Matthew 2:1  

 

               Bethlehem was a place of spiritual significance  

 

  1. The Birth of Christ Has To and Did Occur in Exactly the Right Way

 

               Isaiah 7:14    

 

  1. A birth like never before of after,

 

                              Matthew 1:24-25  

 

                              Poor girl, virgin born, a son, His name  Jesus, His title Immanuel,

                             

  1.  A birth the perfectly fits our need:

 

                              Poor  

 

                              Virgin born  

              

                              God with us