1. The Miracle of Christmas Matthew 1-2

2. Odds of Various Events Winning lottery PowerBall1:120,000,000 Mega Millions1:135,000,000 House hit by meteor 1:182 Trillion

3. Odds of Various Events Struck by lightning Lifetime1:6,250 Any year1:750,000 Planet sustaining complex life 1:10 15

4. Odds of Various Events Upper probability bounds 1:10 150 One man fulfilling 8 prophesies1:10 17 One man fulfilling all 48 prophesies1:10 157

5. Jesus Breaks the Odds  His life/ministry exceeds the upper probability bounds  Birth fulfilled at least 12 prophecies  Only a deity can accomplish this

6. Jesus Breaks the Odds  Matthew 1-2 records many fulfilled prophecies  Declares Jesus is the miracle of Christmas

7. Prophecies Fulfilled King in Line of David – 1:1  2 Samuel 7:12-13  Isaiah 9:7  Jeremiah 23:5; 30:9

8. Prophecies Fulfilled Seed of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – 1:1-2  Genesis 17:7-8, 19; 18:17- 18; 21:12; 26:2-4; 28:13-14  Numbers 24:17, 19

9. Prophecies Fulfilled Belongs to the Tribe of Judah – 1:1-3  Genesis 49:8-10  Micah 5:2

10. Prophecies Fulfilled Rod of Jesse’s Stem – 1:5-6  Isaiah 11:1-2 Born of a Virgin – 1:18-25  Isaiah 7:14

11. Prophecies Fulfilled Born in Bethlehem – 2:1-6  Micah 5:2-5 Kings Bring Gifts, Worship Him – 2:1-11  Psalm 72:10-11

12. Prophecies Fulfilled Come Out of Egypt – 2:13-15  Hosea 1:1 Massacre of Children Surrounding Birth – 2:16-18  Jeremiah 31:15

13. Christmas is Miraculous  Only God could accomplish all this  The miracle of Christmas is not the gifts or feelings  The miracle of Christmas is the birth of the Savior