The Greatest Story Ever Told Part 1 | December 8 2024 @ 10AM Pastor Osbon
December 8, 2024
Luke 2:1-7 1“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2(This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. 6And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped Him snugly in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.”
1. The Mess Of Christmas
Matthew 1:18-19 “This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.”
Luke 2:3-4 “All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.”
Luke 2:5 “He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.”
Luke 2:6-7a “And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first Child, a Son.”
Luke 2:7b “She wrapped Him snugly in strips of cloth and laid Him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.”
2. The Messenger Of Christmas
Luke 1:26-27a “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary.”
Matthew 1:20 “As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. ‘Joseph, son of David,’ the angel said, ‘do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the Child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.”
3. The Message Of Christmas
Luke 1:28-30 “Gabriel appeared to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!’ Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30‘Don’t be afraid, Mary,’ the angel told her, ‘for you have found favor with God!’”
Luke 1:31-33 “You will conceive and give birth to a Son, and you will name Him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of his ancestor David. And He will reign over Israel forever; His Kingdom will never end!’”
Matthew 1:21 “And she will have a Son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.’”
4. The Miracle Of Christmas
Luke 1:30-31 ”Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.’”
Luke 1:34-35 “Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I do not know a man?’ And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.’”