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THE ORIGINAL STAR TREK (4 OF 5)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2, Matthew 2:9-10
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The Original Star Trek (4 of 5)
Series: A New Look at an Old Story
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 2:1, 2, 9, and 10


Mat 2:1 KJV - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Mat 2:2 KJV - Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

Mat 2:9 KJV - When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

Mat 2:10 KJV - When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

Christmas Series ‘‘A New Look at an old Story’’

Theme: ‘‘The Star of Christmas should inspire us to lead others to Jesus’’

I - Star of God’s Glory ‘‘It’s Illumination’’
II - Star of God’s Grace ‘‘It’s Inclusion’’
III - Star of God’s Guidance ‘‘It’s Intention’’
IV - Star of God’s Gift ‘‘It’s Inspiration’’

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The Story is Still Explosive

James Martin tells about a trip to the Holy Land. While there, he buys a nativity set for his Sunday School class. It was carved out of olive wood in the town of Bethlehem and had all the traditional figures: sheep and oxen; wise men and the shepherds; Mary, Joseph, and, of course, the baby Jesus. As he began the return trip home, he had to go through the very strict security at Tel Aviv airport. He didn’t figure that the nativity set would attract any attention but he was wrong. Each figure was carefully scrutinized and even X-rayed. Martin asked why they were being so diligent. The security officer said: ‘‘We must make sure there is nothing explosive in them.’’

If you think about it, the Christmas story is explosive.

The debut of Star Trek ‘‘TOS - The Original Series’’ made its debut on September 8th, 1966 and immediately developed a cult following though the series only lasted for three ...

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