Christmas 2022

Series: Christmas 2022 Sermon: Immanuel “God with Us” Bible Passage: Matthew 1:22-23 I. A huge military alliance threatened the tiniest nation of Judah and its capital Jerusalem (Isa 7:1-2 cf. 2 Kings 15:37) 1. Jerusalem was not strong enough to face this military alliance; so, they were helpless 2. The courage of the king and his…

Series: Christmas 2022 Sermon: Families on the Service of God Bible Passage: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 I. Preliminary information 1. The focus of this passage is on how Jesus grew up in Nazareth instead of Bethlehem and how He came to be called “Nazorean” a. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the city of the King, but grew…

Series: Christmas 2022 Sermon: Crisis and Divine Purpose Bible Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 Let’s look at the passage: I. Joseph and Mary Mother of Jesus were engaged/betrothed to be married (verse 18) 1. Before they were officially married, Mary was found to be pregnant (verse 18)—crisis hit the family 2. The source of Mary’s pregnancy was the Holy…

Series: Christmas 2022 Sermon: Imperfect People and the Gospel Bible Passage: Matthew 1:1-16 1. Matthew’s account of Jesus’ genealogy contains characters that have questionable background 2. In the list of many national heroes of Israel, there are four women mentioned—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba (“Uriah’s wife”) 3. At the end of the list, a fifth woman “Mary” is…