Christmas 2020
The Big Gifts of Christmas
Matthew 1
Why People Miss the Message of Christmas
· The story is familiar.
· People get distracted with life.
· People don’t understand the significance of the story.
Matthew 1
The genealogy of Jesus establishes Him as a part of the line of David.
The genealogy of Matthew 1 reveals God working through history to accomplish His purposes.
The five women (two Gentiles) show the inclusive mission of the Messiah.
Why broken people?
· To display the depth of God’s love for all people
· To reveal that God uses broken people to accomplish His purpose
· To prove the inadequacy of human lineage to produce a Messiah
The Miraculous Birth
When a baby is conceived, he/she carries the image of God and at the same time he/she carries the sinful nature.
The Virgin Birth is essential for the Messiah to be sinless and for God to dwell with us.
The Big Gifts of Christmas
Through a sinless Jesus, men can be made right with God.
Through Jesus, man never has to be separated from God again.
Today’s Takeaways
1. God loves the broken and will include them in His plan.
2. People have hope because God came down to us.
3. Every person who believes in Jesus has God living with them.
