THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE (2 OF 4)
by Steve Jones
The Dark Side of the Force (2 of 4)
Series: Star Wars Christmas
Steve Jones
Matthew 2
INTRODUCTION: Let's begin today by playing "Name That Tune." I'm going to play some instrumental snippets of traditional Christmas songs and you see how soon you can guess the tune: Jingle Bells, Rudolph, Frosty, Silver Bells, Silent Night..."Imperial March" (Darth Vader theme song). Now what is that last song doing in there? Christmas songs, by definition, are supposed to be upbeat, joyful and happy because that's the nature of the Christmas story. We don't typically associate songs with a connotation of danger/pain/death with Christmas. But maybe we should for those elements ARE in the Biblical account of Christmas.
I'm in a sermon series entitled "The Star Wars Christmas." Obviously I want to take advantage of the hoopla surrounding the release of the new Star Wars movie this month. Star Wars introduced us to one of the most iconic villains in movie history - Darth Vader. Vader represented the "dark side" of the force and was responsible for the deaths of many people, most notably, for my purposes, Vader killed many Jedi children in episode III, Revenge of the Sith.
Today we're going to be talking about the dark side of the Christmas account. We're looking at the prophecy of the massacre of the children of Bethlehem who were two years old and under. In this prophecy I want us to see how God deals with our pain at Christmas. Let me begin by setting the scene.
Matthew 2:16 "Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance."
The Magi came to Jerusalem from the East seeking the one born King of the Jews. They interacted with King Herod who wanted them to send word when they found the child in Bethlehem, ostensibl ...
Series: Star Wars Christmas
Steve Jones
Matthew 2
INTRODUCTION: Let's begin today by playing "Name That Tune." I'm going to play some instrumental snippets of traditional Christmas songs and you see how soon you can guess the tune: Jingle Bells, Rudolph, Frosty, Silver Bells, Silent Night..."Imperial March" (Darth Vader theme song). Now what is that last song doing in there? Christmas songs, by definition, are supposed to be upbeat, joyful and happy because that's the nature of the Christmas story. We don't typically associate songs with a connotation of danger/pain/death with Christmas. But maybe we should for those elements ARE in the Biblical account of Christmas.
I'm in a sermon series entitled "The Star Wars Christmas." Obviously I want to take advantage of the hoopla surrounding the release of the new Star Wars movie this month. Star Wars introduced us to one of the most iconic villains in movie history - Darth Vader. Vader represented the "dark side" of the force and was responsible for the deaths of many people, most notably, for my purposes, Vader killed many Jedi children in episode III, Revenge of the Sith.
Today we're going to be talking about the dark side of the Christmas account. We're looking at the prophecy of the massacre of the children of Bethlehem who were two years old and under. In this prophecy I want us to see how God deals with our pain at Christmas. Let me begin by setting the scene.
Matthew 2:16 "Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance."
The Magi came to Jerusalem from the East seeking the one born King of the Jews. They interacted with King Herod who wanted them to send word when they found the child in Bethlehem, ostensibl ...
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