1. We Have Come to Worship Him
Matt. 2:1-3

2. 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
2 saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.“
3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matt. 2:1-3

3. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32

4. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
19 And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.
20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.'
Deut. 18:18-20
31 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD.
Jer. 31:31-32

5. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6

6. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way;. And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all
Isa. 53:3-6

7. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6
A King—Isa. 9:6-7

8. 6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isa. 9:6-7

9. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6
A King—Isa. 9:6-7
Last prophecy—Mal. 4:5-6 “If He does not come”
Excitement about his coming
Report of birth of John the Baptist

10. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
65 Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 1:64-66

11. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6
A King—Isa. 9:6-7
Last prophecy—Mal. 4:5-6 “If He does not come”
Excitement about his coming
Report of birth of John the Baptist
Report of the shepherds

12. 17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
Luke 2:17-20

13. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6
A King—Isa. 9:6-7
Last prophecy—Mal. 4:5-6 “If He does not come”
Excitement about his coming
Report of birth of John the Baptist
Report of the shepherds
Report of the wise men from the east

14. 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
2 saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.“
3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matt. 2:1-3

15. Background of His Coming
His coming fulfilled 332 prophecies
He is coming:
A Prophet—Deut. 18:1-20; Jer. 31:31-32
A Priest—Isa. 53:3-6
A King—Isa. 9:6-7
Last prophecy—Mal. 4:5-6 “If He does not come”
Excitement about his coming
Report of birth of John the Baptist
Report of the shepherds
Report of the wise men from the east
Coming of John the Baptist, “I am the voice. . .”
“We have come to worship this King”

16. Come to Worship the King
Kings have a territory, subjects, throne, laws
The KING established His kingdom
Everlasting, hence it is now on this earth
That kingdom is the church
It worships Him
Honors Him
Follows Him
Hidden, for few really honor this King
Do you know about it because you are here?
Come to worship the King

17. Response to Jesus—Easy or Hard?
Easy to "worship" the infant Jesus
Easy to "worship" Jesus at age twelve
Easy to "worship" so much about “loving” Jesus
Easy to "worship" this One who speaks for God
Easy to "worship" this Priest, who bears our sins
Easy for America to "worship" Prophet & Priest
Very hard to come to truly worship the King

18. Come to Worship Him Today Added to His church, His body, His kingdom
Believe John 3:16
Repent Acts 17:30
Confess Faith Rom. 10:10
Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3:27
Added to His church, His body, His kingdom
Be Faithful until death Rev. 2:10