Christmas is a season for a MIRACLE.
The Miracles of Christmas:
1. The ANNOUNCEMENT
Luke 1:26-30 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel
Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man
named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel
went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with
you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting
this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
Your Christmas miracle: God has a PLAN!
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”—Corrie Ten
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2. The CONCEPTION
Luke 1:31, 34-35 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him
Jesus. “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel
answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of
God.
Your Christmas Miracle: God can do the IMPOSSIBLE!
“If God is your partner, make your plans big!”—D.L. Moody
3. The INCARNATION
John 1:1-4, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were
made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Your Christmas Miracle: God is not DISTANT!
Psalm 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in
truth.
“I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God.”—Meister Eckhart
4. The VISITATION
Matthew 2:1-2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have
come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:10-11 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Your Christmas Miracle: Your God is a PROVIDER!
