Lessons from The Manger Luke 2:12

Lessons from the Manger John 15:22 – “If I had not come” Galatians 4:4 – “But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law.”

Lessons from the Manger I. The Meaning of “In the Fullness of Time” ₋ It speaks of something that is complete and fully developed ₋ It describes a moment in history

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World Galatians 4:4 – “But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son.”

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World A. It Was a Period of International Peace • For only the 2nd time in the history of the Roman Empire, Rome was at peace

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World A. It Was a Period of International Peace B. It Was a Time of Religious Ferment • By the time of Christ, there were Jews at every level of society in the Roman empire • Clearly God set His chosen people in strategic positions to help spread the gospel

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World A. It Was a Period of International Peace B. It Was a Time of Religious Ferment C. It Was an Era of Moral Decline • The best man could do was not enough • Nothing could fill the God-shaped vacuum inside the human heart

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World A. It Was a Period of International Peace B. It Was a Time of Religious Ferment C. It Was an Era of Moral Decline D. It Was an Age of Prophetic Fulfilment Genesis 3:15 – “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”

Lessons from the Manger II. How God Prepared the World A. It Was a Period of International Peace B. It Was a Time of Religious Ferment C. It Was an Era of Moral Decline D. It Was an Age of Prophetic Fulfilment • When Jesus was born, He fulfilled over 300 specific prophecies • It happened exactly as God said

Lessons from the Manger If Christ had not come, we would still be lost. Because Jesus came, everything changes!!!