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12.23.2012 1
The Ultimate Gift
Pastor Alan Ginn
Chinese Grace Bible Church
Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
10 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.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those
with whom he is pleased!”
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, 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.”
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
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Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
1B. Luke the writer was a ________Non-Jew
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have
been accomplished among us,
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
1B. Luke the writer was a ________Non-Jew
2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the
word have delivered them to us,
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
1B. Luke the writer was a ________Non-Jew
3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you,
most excellent Theophilus,
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
1B. Luke the writer was a ________Non-Jew
4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Luke 1:1-4 (ESV)
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
2B. Luke was a ___________Physician
14 Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
Colossians 4:14 (ESV)
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
3B. Luke is a Gospel for the _________Gentiles
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should
be registered.
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
3B. Luke is a Gospel for the _________Gentiles
2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Luke 2:1-2 (ESV)
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
4B. Luke is ____________universal
3 A voice cries:“In the wilderness prepare the way of the
Lord; make straight in the desert a highway
for our God.
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
4B. Luke is ____________universal
4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made
low;the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
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1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke
4B. Luke is ____________universal
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Isaiah 40:3-5 (ESV)(Quoted in Matt. 3:3; Mk. 1:3; Lk. 3:5-6; Jn. 1:23)
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, 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.”
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a
manger.
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them
concerning this child.
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard
and seen, as it had been told them.
Luke 2:15-20 (ESV)
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
Apply It
Go-See-Tell…W________itnesses
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, 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.”
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them
concerning this child.
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
Apply It
Go-See-Tell…W________Glorifying/Praising God…
W__________
itnesses
orshipping
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2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story
Shepherds
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard
and seen, as it had been told them.
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
nnouncers
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with
whom he is pleased!”
Luke 2:14 (ESV)
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
1B. …was about ________
nnouncers
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (ESV)
royalty
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
1B. …was about ________
nnouncers
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to
the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house
and lineage of David,
Luke 2:4 (ESV)
royalty
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
2B. …was about ________
nnouncers
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (ESV)
divinity
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Psalm 2:1-2 (ESV)
1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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Psalm 2:1-2 (ESV)
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
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Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)
6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
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Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)
7 I will tell of the decree:The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
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Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.
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Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
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Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)
1 The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
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Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)
2 The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!
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Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)
3 Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
3B. …was about _________
nnouncers
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was
no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7 (ESV)
humanity
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
3B. …was about _________
nnouncers
12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths
and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:12 (ESV)
humanity
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3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels
3B. …was about _________
nnouncers
16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a
manger.
Luke 2:16 (ESV)
humanity
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4A. The A_____________ of the Ultimate Gift is for all people
nnouncement
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4A. The A_____________ of the Ultimate Gift is for all people
1B. All people need life in a ______
nnouncement
Savior
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11 (ESV)
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Quote ItIf our greatest need had been information,
God would have sent an educator
If our greatest need had been technology,
God would have sent a scientist or engineer
If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent an economist
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Quote ItIf our greatest need had been pleasure,
God would have sent an entertainer
But our greatest need is love and forgiveness,
So God sent a Savior
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4A. The A_____________ of the Ultimate Gift is for all people
2B. All people need ___________
nnouncement
to find Joy
10 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.
Luke 2:10 (ESV)
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4A. The A_____________ of the Ultimate Gift is for all people
3B. All people need ________
nnouncement
peace
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with
whom he is pleased!”
Luke 2:14 (ESV)
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Jesus Gave Everything
He came not to a throne, but to a manger.
He lived not as a king, but as a servant.
He chose not a kingdom, but a cross.
He gave not just a little, but everything.
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Apply It