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(Luke 2:10-11)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
1. This morning, I want to talk about why we’re here.
a. Why we’re not at home right now opening presents.
b. Why we’re not watching sports or the parades on TV, out playing games,
getting ready to go to a party or drink too much like the rest of the world.
c. It’s because of the fulfillment of a promise: the birth of Christ.
b. God told Abraham this Messiah would come through his descendents.
(i) He would be a blessing to all nations.
(ii) Not only to Abraham’s people – the Jews – but to all who would trust in
Him.
c. God told His people through Moses (sacrificial system) what this One would
do:
(i) He would offer Himself as a sacrifice.
(ii) He would pay the price of His people and satisfy God’s justice.
(iii) He would reconciled God and man.
d. God told David this One would come from his children.
(i) That He would be a king: David’s greater son.
(ii) But unlike earthly kings, His kingdom would endure forever.
B. Preview.
1. Our passage shows us the fulfillment of all these promises.
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a. About two thousand years ago, a man by the name of Joseph, with Mary, a
woman he was engaged to, went to a small town called Bethlehem.
b. They were there because of a census taken by the Roman government.
c. More than that, they were there because this is where God said the Messiah
was to come from, “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be
among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in
Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity” (Micah
5:2).
d. She was with child while still a virgin – a child conceived by the Holy Spirit –
He was the Son of God, the Messiah.
e. While they were there this child was born.
(i) It was an event so special, all heaven rejoiced.
(ii) Angels were sent to share the good news with the shepherds.
(iii) But this news wasn’t just for them: it was also for us, for everyone who
believes.
(iv) A Savior was born, who is Christ the Lord.
(v) This is the fulfillment of God’s promise: in this we are to rejoice.
2. This is what we’ll want to think about this morning and this evening.
a. This morning, that we should rejoice over this child who was born a Savior.
b. This evening, that we should rejoice over this child who was born a King.
II. Sermon.
A. First, let’s consider why we need a Savior.
1. What’s the problem?
a. Man is basically good, isn’t he?
b. God will accept us if our good deeds outweigh our bad, won’t He?
c. After all, only really bad people go to hell; and there aren’t too many of those
around.
c. The Bible also says that there is nothing we can do to change our situation.
(i) Those who are in the flesh, who love sin – which is the way we come into
the world (Ps. 51) – cannot please God (Rom. 8:7).
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(ii) There is none who does good; there is none who seeks for God (3:11-12).
3. We needed a Savior.
a. Someone who could pay our debt to justice: for all our sins.
b. Someone who could obey God’s commandments perfectly.
c. Someone who could do these things not just for one person, but for many.
d. Someone who could change our hearts and make us willing to come to Him.
B. God provided a Savior for us in Jesus Christ, which is what we are to rejoice in.
1. A savior is one who saves.
a. If you’re drowning, a savior is the one who rescues you.
b. If you’re falling, the one who catches you.
c. If you’re on your way to hell, the One who delivers you.
d. This is what Jesus does for those who trust Him: He save them.
III. Application.
A. But let’s not forget that knowing these things is only part of salvation.
1. The Bible tells us everything we need to know to be saved.
a. This is the reason God gave it to us.
b. This is the reason He preserved it throughout all these years.
2. The Bible also says that if we actually trust Him, it will make a difference in the
way we live.
a. The ability to trust in Jesus comes from the Spirit of God.
b. The Bible says we must be born again, before we can see the kingdom of
heaven, not to mention entering it (John 3:3-5).
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c. The same Spirit who conceived the human nature in the womb of the virgin
Mary must conceive new life in us.
d. When He does this, it gives us the ability to trust in Jesus – we really can’t
otherwise.
e. But it also gives us the desire to obey God.
f. The whole purpose of salvation is to get us to stop going the wrong direction
and to begin going the right direction: to reverse the sin of Adam.
g. Obedience is what glorifies God.
b. But if your life shows you are not His, call on Him now to save you: repent of
your sins, and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
c. He is the only Savior, the only One who can save you. Amen.