Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Prophesies and Promises of Christmas
A Particular Place: Bethlehem
Micah 5:2/Matthew 2:1-6
Introduction:
• Significant Places
Micah 5:2
Matthew 2:1-6
Practical Truths from Bethlehem:
1. God’s Ways Don’t Make Sense
- Rome and Jerusalem make sense
- Isaiah 55:8
- Ecclesiastes 11:5
- When God’s Ways Make No Sense – we can either:
Resist and Run
Distort and Deny
Tremble and Trust
2. God Always Meets Our Needs
- John 6:32-35
- Psalm 84:11b
3. God’s Identity Is Revealed
- Matthew 2:6
- John 10:14
- 2 Samuel 5:2
Conclusion:
• The birthplace effect