1. 6

2. MATTHEW 1:18-21 The Moral Thread:
Joseph, engaged to a pregnant girl. (Unacceptable in the Jewish Culture)
1. Collapse of all their hopes and dreams.
2. Opportunity for the whole plan fail.
3. Both Mary and Joseph had to
“trust the Word of the Lord.”

3. LUKE 2:1-7 The Political Thread: MATTHEW 2:16-18
Caesar Augustus Taxation,
(Exercising Political muscle)
(Caesar is lord contrasting with ‘Jesus is Lord’)
MATTHEW 2:16-18
King Herod’s assassination of the children

4. The Spiritual Thread:
I Timothy 6:6-8
Hebrews 13:5

5. Application for Advent Conspiracy
The pressures of the culture abound
The principles of Christmas abound
The priorities of the follower of Christ
Spend Less
The proclamation of the
message of Christmas
THE CHILD WHO
CHANGED THE WORLD