1. “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 NKJV

2. “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

3. “Everlasting Father”

4. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God. 3. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”John 1:1-3 Word = Logos Gen. 1:3 “word” in the Greek

5. “And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.” John 8:23 “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58 “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” John 17:5

6. “made of a woman” “born of a woman”

7. Pre-existed His birth  Jn.1:1 “In the beginning was the Word”  Jn. 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh” Galatians 4:4 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law.”  Made of a woman - Born of a woman  How could that be ????

10. Matt. 1:22 “Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

12. Luke 1:35 “…that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” Matt. 3:17 “And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Luke 9:35 “and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.” Matt. 16:16 “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

13. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Greek word Mono = sole, only Genes = birth

14. “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” John 1:18 “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” 1 John 4:9 Single of its kind

16. “He will save His people from their sins” Mt.1:21 Jesus saves us by His blood Heb. 2:9 = tasted death for everyone Acts 20:28 - he purchased the church with his own blood How do we get the benefit of that blood ????

17. 3. “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Rom. 6:3-4

18. Blood of Jesus Shed in Death Death Raised New Life Old Unsaved New Saved Waters of Baptism

20. Song of Mary - Luke 1:46-55 “My soul magnifies the Lord” “And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior” Rejoiced = to jump for joy, be exceeding glad

21. Luke 2:10-11 “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Mary continued to have Joy in her heart Luke 2:19 “pondered them in her heart” Luke 2:51 “treasured up all these things in her heart.”

22. Acts 8:39 “and he went on his way rejoicing.” Phil. 4:4 ESV “Rejoice in the Lord always again I will say, Rejoice.” Looking forward to a heavenly home.

23. Greatest man in history, named Jesus, had no servants, yet they called Him Master. Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him....... He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.

24. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” - Rev. 1:8 “the way, the truth, and the life” - John 14:6

25. Born in another man’s manger, Preached in another man’s town, Ate at another man’s table, Wore another man’s crown; Suffered another man’s beating, Took another man’s disgrace, Bore another’s sin, when He died in another man’s place.

27. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning Dec. 26, 2010