What's Behind All This?
A baby in a hay rack, angels filling the skies, a very young virgin who's baby is called The Son of the Most High God, wise men looking for a Messiah/King...what is going on here and what is behind all of this?
Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
Culpability- 1. the degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime, 2. the responsibility for wrongdoing.
Matthew 26:45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. NIV
Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
Acts 4:27-28 “For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Sermon Discussion Questions:
What was described under the headings:
Gave?
Sent?
Made?
Spared Not?
What does this say about God?
In what practical ways should we respond?
