The Case For Christmas - Week 3
December 8, 2022

The Engagement is Rewarding
Matthew 2:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12


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.” When King Herod heard this
he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.


When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he
asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied,
“for this is what the prophet has written: “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’” Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”


After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen
when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.


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. And having
been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by
another route.


The Time Engagement at Christmas

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The Financial Engagement at Christmas


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.


1st – There is a Journey in Generosity


Key Truth: For the Wise Men the journey was one of miles, but for us it is a journey of the
heart and life.


2nd – There is a Sacrifice in Generosity


3rd – There is an Unexpected Outcome in Generosity

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