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WHERE IS HE?

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12


Title: Where Is He?
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 2:1-12

Christmas Sermon

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 2:3 KJV - When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

I - The Dismaying Question (1 - 2)

II - The Disturbing Inquisition (3 - 4)

III - The Demoralizing Revelation (5 - 6)

IV - The Deceiving Insinuation (7 - 8)

V - The Defining Summation (9 - 11)

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.

"If You're Missing the Baby Jesus, Call 7162"

When I was a child, my father worked for an oil company in North Dakota. The company moved him around to different parts of the State, and at some point between one move and another, we lost our family creche. Shortly before Christmas, my mother decided to replace the set and was happy to find another at our local five and dime for only$3.99. when my brother Tom and I helped her unpack the set, we discovered two figures of the Baby Jesus.

"Someone must have packed this wrong," my mother said, counting out the figures. "We have one Joseph, one Mary, three wise men, three shepherds, two lambs, a donkey, a cow, an angel, and two babies. Oh dear! I suppose some set down at the store is missing a Baby Jesus." "Hey, that's great Mon," my brother and I shouted, "Now we have twins!"

"You two run back down to the store and tell the manager that we have an extra Jesus. Tell him to put a sign on the remaining boxes saying that if a set is missing a Baby Jesus, call 7162," my mother instructed. "I'll give you each a
penny for some candy. And don't forget your mufflers. It's freezing cold out there."

The manager of the store copied down my mother's message, and the next ti ...

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