
I Want to see Jesus
Hope is Born - Christmas Eve
Part of Hope Is Born—Advent 2020
December 24, 2020
I Want to see Jesus!!!
The first Christmas
W-W-W-W-W-H in Luke 2:1-20
1) The Historical event (verses 1-7)
2) The angelic explanation of the event (verses 8-14)
3) The effects of the event (verses 15-20)
WWWWWH
Who: Caesar Augustus – great nephew of
Quirinius / Joseph / David / Mary / shepherds / angels
What: census /
When: Dionysius AD525 / AR754 ~ winter of 5-4BC
(we speculate–they
Where: Nazareth, Galilee to Bethlehem, Judea
Why: enroll / Fulfill
How: 9 months / no room / angels / shepherds
Why is there Christmas?
heavenly host praising God and saying …
Going to the Circus
Don’t mistake the