1. UNEXPECT ED THE STORY OF JESUS IN THE PROPHETS

2. UNEXPECTED GREATNESS MICAH 5:2-5a

3. TINY TOWNS

4. TALE OF TWO CITIES THE CITY OF THE WARLORD 2 Samuel 5:6-9 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites … Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. … And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. … 2 Samuel 5:6-9 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites … Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. … And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. … Jerusalem, the great city that David took by force of arms Jerusalem, the great city that David took by force of arms

5. TALE OF TWO CITIES THE VILLAGE OF THE SHEPHERD It is the village where Ruth gleaned in the fields of Boaz. It is the village where Ruth gleaned in the fields of Boaz. It is the village where a boy named David tended his father’s sheep, 1 Samuel 17:12-15. It is the village where a boy named David tended his father’s sheep, 1 Samuel 17:12-15. Bethlehem, the little village where God provided for David Bethlehem, the little village where God provided for David

6. THE FALLEN CITY Micah 1:3-9 God is coming down to judge. God is coming down to judge. The sin of his people comes from its rulers, so God will march against Jerusalem. The sin of his people comes from its rulers, so God will march against Jerusalem. Micah 1:9 For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem. Micah 1:9 For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.

7. THE PROMISED VILLAGE Micah 5:2-4 V. 2, God would once again bring forth a ruler from a village too small to matter. V. 2, God would once again bring forth a ruler from a village too small to matter. V. 3, Israel will fall, but it will also return. V. 3, Israel will fall, but it will also return. V. 4, The new ruler will be like David the shepherd, not David the conqueror. V. 4, The new ruler will be like David the shepherd, not David the conqueror.

8. UNEXPECTED GREATNESS Micah 5:4-5a “In the strength of the LORD,” not of man. “In the strength of the LORD,” not of man. “In the majesty of the name of the LORD his God,” not of man. “In the majesty of the name of the LORD his God,” not of man. Security and greatness comes from what God gives, not what man takes. Security and greatness comes from what God gives, not what man takes. “And he shall be their peace.” “And he shall be their peace.”

9. ARE WE WISE MEN? Mathew 2:1-2 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, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

10. OR ARE WE SHEPHERDS? Luke 2:10-15 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” … The shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”