THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS

THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS

MATTHEW 1:18-21

Pastor Rick Jackson

The Christmas story is a beautiful, historical story, but it is more than that. If all we had was the nativity, if we didn’t have the cross, the resurrection, the crown and the coming again Christmas would not be worth what it is today. You see, Christmas is first of all…

I. THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS IS THE STORY OF MAN’S UNIVERSAL REBELLION [Mt. 1:21]

1. Man is Rebellious [Ps. 14:2-3, Is. 53:6, Rm. 3:22-23]

2. Man is Helpless [Pr. 20:9, Jer. 2:22, Jn. 8:34, Rm. 6:16, Eph. 2:1, 2 Pet. 2:14]

3. Man is Hopeless [Ps. 38:3-18, Eph. 2:12]

II. THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS IS THE STORY OF GOD’S UNSPEAKABLE REDEMPTION [Mt. 1:20, 2 Cor. 9:15]

1. God Sent His Son [Gn. 3:15, Is. 9:6, Jn. 3:16, Gal. 4:4-5]

2. God Sent His Son to Die [Jn. 3:16, Rm. 5:8]

3. God Sent His Son to Die to Redeem Us [2 Cor. 5:17, Ga. 3:13, 4:4-5, 1 Pt. 1:18-19]

II. THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS IS THE STORY OF UNFATHOMABLE POTENTIAL [Mt. 1:21]

1. God Offers Salvation to Everyone [Nm. 21:9, Is. 53:6, Jn. 3:16, Lk. 19:10, Rm. 1:16, 10:13, 1 Tm. 2:3-4]

2. God Offers Salvation to Everyone for Free [Is. 55:1, Jn. 3:16, Rm. 6:23, 2 Cor. 9:15, Eph. 2:8-9]

3. God Offers Salvation to Everyone for Free Forever [Jn. 3:16, 5:24, 10:28; Philippians 1:6]