Series: The Signs of Christmas

Title: The Virgin Birth

Text: Luke 1:26-38

Luke 1:26-38

I. The Virgin Birth points to the Divine Nature of Jesus.

a. Isaiah 7:14

b. Matthew 1:18

c. Mat 1:20

d. Mat 1:24-25

e. The Apostles Creed, “Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by

the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary.”

f. The Nicene Creed, “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,”

g. Mat 1:24-25

h. Mat 13:55-56

i. Matthew 22:41-46

j. Don Stewart, “The most important reason to hold the belief in the virgin birth

concerns Jesus’s identity as God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. If

Joseph were his true father, then Jesus would only be a human being. He would

not be the son of God as scripture clearly states. He would have had his beginning

in time rather than eternally existing.”

II. The Virgin Birth was Absolutely Necessary for our Salvation.

a. The 5 Fundamentals of the Christian Faith:

i. The inerrancy of scripture

ii. Substitutionary death atonement

iii. Bodily resurrection of Christ

iv. The authenticity of miracles

v. And the virgin birth

b. Hebrews 2:17

c. Romans 5:12

d. Gal 4:4

e. Romans 5:17

III. Nothing is Impossible with God

a. Luke 1:38

Series: The Signs of Christmas

Title: The Manger

Text: Luke 2:1-16

Luke 2:1-16

I. The manger points to the humility of Christ.

a. (Manger pic)

b. Philippians 2:5-11

c. Morphe- it is the essential form that never alters

d. Schema- is the outward form that changes from time to time from circumstance to

circumstance

e. What did Christ empty himself of?

i. He emptied himself of the privileges of his deity.

ii. He emptied himself of independent authority

f. Debbie Przybylski Quote, “His humility was expressed most when He became a

man and died on the cross. He never insisted on His rights and privileges to be

honored, understood, or viewed rightly, but he emptied Himself of His reputation.

He was content to be seen as ordinary and did not seek esteem... Jesus had

lowliness of heart.”

II. We are called to emulate Christ’s humility.

a. Philippians 2:5

III. Pour out your life for the benefit of others.

IV. One day, Christ will be exalted.

a. Philippians 2:9-11

b. 1 Peter 5:6

c. Matthew 23:12

d. Galatians 6:9

Series: The Signs of Christmas

Title: The Star of Bethlehem

Text: Mat. 2:1-12

Mat. 2:1-12

Numbers 24:17

Micah 5:2

I. The Revelation of Jesus can lead to Agitation.

II. The Revelation of Jesus can lead to Apathy.

a. John 5:39-40

III. The Revelation of Jesus can lead to Adoration.

a. Mat 2:10-11

Title: Communion

Text: Exodus 12:1-8

I. Past

a. Exodus 12:1-8

b. Exodus 12:13

c. John 1:29

d. John 19:36

e. 1 Corinthians 5:7, “...For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.”

II. Present

a. Luke 22:14-22

b. Exodus 24:6

c. Exodus 24:6

d. Jeremiah 31:31-34

III. Future

a. Luke 22:16,18

b. Revelation 19:9

Title: God’s Power Changes Lives

Text: 1 Peter 4:2-6 NASB95

1 Peter 4:1

I. God’s Power Changes Our Purpose

a. 1 Peter 4:2-3, “so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts

of men, but for the will of God. For the time already past is sufficient for you to

have carried out the desire of the Gentiles...”

b. 2 Corinthians 5:17

c. Ephesians 2:10

d. Ephesians 4:22-24

II. God’s Power Changes Our Habits.

a. 1 Peter 4:3, “For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the

desire of the Gentiles...”

b. Romans 8:1

c. 1 Peter 4:3, For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the

desire of the Gentiles, [a]

having pursued...

d. 1 Peter 4:3“sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and

[d]abominable idolatries.”

III. God’s Power Changes Our Relationships

a. 1 Peter 4:4

IV. God’s Power Changes Our Outlook

a. 1 Peter 4:5

b. 1 Peter 4:6

Series: Living Life Backwards

Title: A Fulfilled Life

Text: Ecc 11: 9-10

Ecc 11:9-10

I. Remember Your Creator

a. Ecc. 12:1-8

b. Psalm 119:9

c. 2 Tim 3:15

d. Psalm 8:3-4

II. Fear God

a. Ecc 12:13-14

b. Exodus 20:20

c. Acts 9:31

III. Keep His Commandments

a. John 14:15

b. John 14:24

c. 1 John 5:3

Series: Living Life Backwards

Text: Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Title: Enjoy Life

I. Enjoy Life Because God is in Control

A. Ecc 9:1

B. Proverbs 19:21

C. John 10:27-29

II. Enjoy Life Because Death is Certain

A. Ecc. 9:2-6

B. James 4:14

C. Hebrews 2:15

III. Enjoy Life Because Everything Else is Uncertain

A. Ecc 9:11-12

B. James 4:13-15

IV. Enjoy Life Because Life is a Gift, not Gain

A. Ecc. 9:7-10

Series: Living Life Backwards

Title: Better Wisdom in a Broken World.

Text: Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 NIV

Ecc 6:12

I. Look on Death

a. Ecc. 7:1 “a good name is better than fine perfume”

b. Ecc 7:1 “and the day of death better than the day of birth”

c. Philippians 1:23

d. Quote: Charles Spurgeon “Death is the end of dying. On the day of the believer’s

death, dying is forever done with. The saints who are with God shall never die

any more. Life is wrestling, struggling, but death is the end of conflict: it is rest-

victory.”

e. Ecc 7:2

f. Ecc 7:4

g. Ecc 7:3

II. Ignore the Fools

a. Ecc. 7:5-6

b. Proverbs 27:5-6

c. 2 Tim 4:3-4

III. Live in the Present

a. Ecc 7:7-9

b. Ecc 7:10

c. Isaiah 43:18-19, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am

doing a new thing!...”

d. Philippians 4:11

IV. Invest in Wisdom

a. Ecc. 7:11-12

V. Embrace the Mystery of Life

a. Ecc. 7:13-14

b. Job 1:21