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“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7
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“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Luke 2:7
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7
Manger = feeding trough for animals
Herod feared someone else being king
Ordered all boy babies to be killed
Matt. 2:11-18
Herod was a jealous man
John 1:11 “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.”
Did not believe He was the Messiah
Mark 6:3-6 - son of carpenter
Luke 24:19 - Prophet of Galilee
Judas - Matt. 26
Deal for 30 pieces of silver
Will give a signal
Betrayed with a kiss
They wanted him gone
Custom to release prisoner - Matt. 27
Asked for Barabbas
What about Jesus ?
“Let him be crucified” Matt. 27:22
o Acts 7
o Resisted the Holy Spirit
o Stopped their ears
o No room for message of Jesus
o Acts 24:24,25
o Ruler in Roman empire
o Paul preached to them
o No room for Jesus
o Wait for a convenient season
o Acts 26:24-29
o Paul talked to him about his soul
o He was “almost persuaded”
o No room for Jesus in his life
o Romans 12:17 “Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
o Dishonesty is widespread
o Golden Rule - Matt. 7:12
o No room for Jesus
o Movies and TV
o Filled with sin and evil
o Film ratings
o Night clubs and bars
o Gal. 5:19-21
GPGPG-13RNC-17
o Prayer is banned
o Separation of Church and State
o Some teachers are atheists
o Teach theory of Evolution
o No room for Jesus
o Prov. 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
o Eph. 6:4
o If Jesus came to Your House
o No time for Jesus to obey the gospel
o No time to study the Bible
o Money, family, social life comes firsto 1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7
No room for Jesus at His birth
They did not realize how important He was
Did not know they were missing anything
No room for Jesus with many today
They do not realize how important He is
They do not know they are missing anything
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning Dec. 19, 2010
