A MARVELOUS BIRTH

Introduction:

A. The Controversy Of Christmas.

1. A Religious Holiday?

2. The Birth of Christ?

B. The Calamity Of Christmas.

1. Opportunity to praise God lost.

2. Opportunity to teach the truth lost.

3. A holiday left for the materialistic, non-believers to steal.

Body: Matthew 1: 18 - 25

I. God Returns To Earth.

A. A one and only birth.

B. A birth foretold for hundreds of years.

C. A birth heralded by a star (Matthew 2: 2).

D. A birth bringing praise to God from the Angels (Luke 2: 13).

II. God's Amazing Plan.

A. His Son (God In The Flesh) to be born in simplicity.

B. His Son to be raised by a Godly carpenter and his wife.

C. His Son to experience the peaks and valleys of human life.

D. His Son to be wrongfully killed.

E. His Son would save people from their sins by His sacrifice.

III. Why?

A. Because He loves us (John 3: 16).

B. Because He wants the best for us.

C. Because He does not want anyone to perish.

Conclusion:

A. Have You Thanked God Lately?

1. For the love that He has shown us through His Son?

2. For the redemption He has brought to us through His Son?

3. For the hope He has given us through His Son?

B. Giving Is The Spirit Of Christmas.

1. God gave us His Son.

2. What are you offering in return?