THE ROAD TO CHRISTMAS - CATALYST FOR CHANGE (5 OF 5)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Luke 2:1-52
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The Road To Christmas - Catalyst For Change (5 of 5)
Series: Christmas In Prophecy
Steve Jones
Luke 2
Introduction: A young mother, just one month into her pregnancy, went to see her doctor. He examined her, then took out a rubber stamp, dipped it in a blotter of ink, and gently placed a tiny stamp on her stomach. The print was so small she couldn't read it so when she got home her husband fetched the magnifying glass and they looked at the stamp, which read, "When you can read this, come see me again." A baby changes everything in a family's life...not just the body of the mother but everything.
Likewise, the birth of Jesus changed everything. It was so momentous that within six hundred years it became the dividing line of history. Now we date all events as happening either B.C. (before Christ) or A.D., which stands for the Latin words "Anno Domini" meaning "Year of the Lord."
We've been in a sermon series entitled "The Road To Christmas." Each Sunday we've been looking at a prophecy surrounding Jesus' birth and what it means for our faith. I thought I would do four but I decided to do five. This last one is in a slightly different category because it is a prophecy about the infant Jesus made AFTER he was born, not before. This morning I want us to think about the birth of Jesus in a way we may never have thought about it before, and that is as a catalyst for change. His birth not only measures time, it measures the mind. How we think about and react to change.
When Jesus was a little over one month old his parents took him to the temple in Jerusalem to redeem Him with an animal sacrifice as required by the Law of Moses. There was an old man named Simeon at the temple that day. The Holy Spirit had told Simeon that before he died his eyes would see the Messiah. When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus into the temple, Simeon held the baby and pronounced a prophecy about Him. Luke 2:33-35 "Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His ...
Series: Christmas In Prophecy
Steve Jones
Luke 2
Introduction: A young mother, just one month into her pregnancy, went to see her doctor. He examined her, then took out a rubber stamp, dipped it in a blotter of ink, and gently placed a tiny stamp on her stomach. The print was so small she couldn't read it so when she got home her husband fetched the magnifying glass and they looked at the stamp, which read, "When you can read this, come see me again." A baby changes everything in a family's life...not just the body of the mother but everything.
Likewise, the birth of Jesus changed everything. It was so momentous that within six hundred years it became the dividing line of history. Now we date all events as happening either B.C. (before Christ) or A.D., which stands for the Latin words "Anno Domini" meaning "Year of the Lord."
We've been in a sermon series entitled "The Road To Christmas." Each Sunday we've been looking at a prophecy surrounding Jesus' birth and what it means for our faith. I thought I would do four but I decided to do five. This last one is in a slightly different category because it is a prophecy about the infant Jesus made AFTER he was born, not before. This morning I want us to think about the birth of Jesus in a way we may never have thought about it before, and that is as a catalyst for change. His birth not only measures time, it measures the mind. How we think about and react to change.
When Jesus was a little over one month old his parents took him to the temple in Jerusalem to redeem Him with an animal sacrifice as required by the Law of Moses. There was an old man named Simeon at the temple that day. The Holy Spirit had told Simeon that before he died his eyes would see the Messiah. When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus into the temple, Simeon held the baby and pronounced a prophecy about Him. Luke 2:33-35 "Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His ...
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