1. “ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7

4. “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 Manger = feeding trough for animals

5.  Herod feared someone else being king  Ordered all boy babies to be killed  Matt. 2:11-18  Herod was a jealous man

6.  John 1:11 “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.”  Did not believe He was the Messiah  Mark 6:3-6 - son of carpenter  Luke 24:19 - Prophet of Galilee

7.  Judas - Matt. 26  Deal for 30 pieces of silver  Will give a signal  Betrayed with a kiss

8.  They wanted him gone  Custom to release prisoner - Matt. 27  Asked for Barabbas  What about Jesus ?  “Let him be crucified” Matt. 27:22

9. o Acts 7 o Resisted the Holy Spirit o Stopped their ears o No room for message of Jesus

10. o Acts 24:24,25 o Ruler in Roman empire o Paul preached to them o No room for Jesus o Wait for a convenient season

11. o Acts 26:24-29 o Paul talked to him about his soul o He was “almost persuaded” o No room for Jesus in his life

12. o Romans 12:17 “Provide things honest in the sight of all men.” o Dishonesty is widespread o Golden Rule - Matt. 7:12 o No room for Jesus

13. o Movies and TV o Filled with sin and evil o Film ratings o Night clubs and bars o Gal. 5:19-21 G PG PG-13 R NC-17

14. o Prayer is banned o Separation of Church and State o Some teachers are atheists o Teach theory of Evolution o No room for Jesus

15. o Prov. 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” o Eph. 6:4 o If Jesus came to Your House

16. o No time for Jesus to obey the gospel o No time to study the Bible o Money, family, social life comes first o 1 John 5:3 “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”

17. “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7  No room for Jesus at His birth  They did not realize how important He was  Did not know they were missing anything

18. No room for Jesus with many today They do not realize how important He is They do not know they are missing anything

21. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249evanscoc@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning Dec. 19, 2010