HEROD & THE WISE MEN (1 OF 3)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-23
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Herod & The Wise Men (1 of 3)
Series: The Characters of Christmas
Scott Maze
Matthew 2:1-23
Today, we begin a short Christmas series, entitled The Characters of Christmas. All throughout the story of Christmas, there are major and minor characters who play an important role in making the story of Christmas great theatre.
Now, I love to watch a good movie and I imagine many of you are the same way. As some of you know, one of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future trilogy. Now if I had Doc Brown's DeLorean, his time machine... ...if I could fire up the flux capacitor, the Y shaped illuminated tubes inside the DeLorean.... ... then I would choose to skip over the Wild West of the 1800s, the sock-hops of the 1950s, and go straight back to Bethlehem courtesy of time travel. I would want to see all the great characters of Christmas, the wise men, the angels, and Mary and Joseph. And while Doc Brown's DeLorean doesn't exist, I do hope this series will cause us all to travel back in time.
If you have a Bible, turn with me to Matthew 2, if you will. Quick programming note: this message might be a little different as I've asked our worship pastor, Danny Koonce to help me today. Throughout the message, we will stand and sing some of our favorite Christmas carols Are you ready to do a little singing this morning?
The Gospels
Now if you've tried to read about the story of Jesus' birth from just one of the four Gospels, then you've discovered two things. First, no one Gospel tells you everything about the birth of Jesus. Second, some Gospels do not tell you anything about the birth of Jesus. So you really have to read all four gospels to get the whole picture of Jesus' birth.
Watch in the next few moments because the people you expect to welcome Jesus, reject Him... ... while those who you'd expect to reject Him, worship Him.
Today's Scripture
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wis ...
Series: The Characters of Christmas
Scott Maze
Matthew 2:1-23
Today, we begin a short Christmas series, entitled The Characters of Christmas. All throughout the story of Christmas, there are major and minor characters who play an important role in making the story of Christmas great theatre.
Now, I love to watch a good movie and I imagine many of you are the same way. As some of you know, one of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future trilogy. Now if I had Doc Brown's DeLorean, his time machine... ...if I could fire up the flux capacitor, the Y shaped illuminated tubes inside the DeLorean.... ... then I would choose to skip over the Wild West of the 1800s, the sock-hops of the 1950s, and go straight back to Bethlehem courtesy of time travel. I would want to see all the great characters of Christmas, the wise men, the angels, and Mary and Joseph. And while Doc Brown's DeLorean doesn't exist, I do hope this series will cause us all to travel back in time.
If you have a Bible, turn with me to Matthew 2, if you will. Quick programming note: this message might be a little different as I've asked our worship pastor, Danny Koonce to help me today. Throughout the message, we will stand and sing some of our favorite Christmas carols Are you ready to do a little singing this morning?
The Gospels
Now if you've tried to read about the story of Jesus' birth from just one of the four Gospels, then you've discovered two things. First, no one Gospel tells you everything about the birth of Jesus. Second, some Gospels do not tell you anything about the birth of Jesus. So you really have to read all four gospels to get the whole picture of Jesus' birth.
Watch in the next few moments because the people you expect to welcome Jesus, reject Him... ... while those who you'd expect to reject Him, worship Him.
Today's Scripture
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wis ...
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