Cast of Christmas- The Innkeeper

Cast Character:  The Innkeeper (not really, there was no real Inn)

Theme:  in the Face of Selfishness and Greed

Luke 2:7

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10 Lessons on Humility from the story of Jesus’ birth in a manager

#1 – Humility by  
God chose to move a to the exact place of Jesus’ birth but didn’t choose to open up a for a worthy birthplace for His Son’s birth!
(Proverbs 21:1)

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#2 – Humility in  
By creating this situation it made it easier for the to come to worship baby Jesus in Bethlehem.
(Isaiah 45:7)

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#3 – Humility in
Mary and Joseph were put into a that tested their patience, faith and endurance, that produced humility.
(1 Peter 1:6-7)

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#4 – Humility conquers
With all the powers of darkness, combined with the evil nature of man, God still provided a for His Son to come into this world to save man from this very evil.
(1 John 3:8; Ephesians 6:12)

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#5 – Humility is God’s
God chose to come to man as in order to speak to man.
(John 1:14)

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#6 – Humility replaces
If God is not focused on the comfort of this chosen couple and the birth of His own Son, we should probably be less concerned about our own .
(Matt. 16:24; Luke 14:33)

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#7 – Humility by no
If the first born child typically comes with celebration and fanfare, Mary needed humility to accept this moment of pure .
(1 Timothy 6:6-8)

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#8 – Humility, no
Even though swaddling clothes were normal for a new born in families, in humility Jesus wore them rather than clothes of royalty.
(Colossians 2:12)

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#9 – Humility, no
The King of Kings, who created the entire universe, humbled Himself so low, He was placed in an as His first bed.
(Philippians 2)

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#10 – Humility makes
There was no room in the “inn” for Jesus because there was no room in man’s for God’s love.
(James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:6)

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For the full set of presentation slides, including the prayer list, CLICK HERE.