textbox center December 25, Give or Take 3 Months Ruth 1:13-14; Luke 2:8

textbox center But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law… Galatians 4:4

textbox center 1. We ought to plop a big Jesus-fest right down in the middle of everything pagan.

textbox center The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family… Exodus 12:1-2

textbox center 1. We ought to plop a big Jesus-fest right down in the middle of everything pagan. 2. The First Noel is pictured in the First Goel.

textbox center “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be our peace…” Micah 5:2-5

textbox center 1. We ought to plop a big Jesus-fest right down in the middle of everything pagan. 2. The First Noel is pictured in the First Goel. 3. Christmas isn’t about parties and celebrations, it’s about prophecies and redemption.