1. To see and Understand Christ in Christmas, we have to see Christ before Christmas.

2. A World of History 1. A world of _______________ HARMONY

3. Gen 1:27 Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

4. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. Gen 1:31

5. Gen 2:15-17 15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved

6. Gen 2:25 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserved

7. A World broken by Sin 2. A world broken by _________ SIN

8. Gen 3:1-18 (NO SCRIPT)

9. 3. A world of ________ without _______ DEATHHOPE A World of death without hope

10. A World with Promise of hope 4. A World with a ___________ of ________ 4. A World with a ___________ of ________ PROMISE HOPE