Finding Christmas

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Finding Christmas
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Christmas was missed because 1. The
innkeeper was too DISTRACTED. And she gave
birth to her first-born son and she wrapped Him
in cloths, and (she) laid Him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the
inn. Luke 27
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Christmas was missed because 2. King Herod
wanted to be KING of his own life. (The
magi said) Where is He who has been born King
of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and
have come to worship Him. And when Herod the
King heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him. Matthew
22,3
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Christmas was missed because 3. The religious
leaders were INDIFFERENT. Herod,
gathering together all the chief priests and
scribes of the people began to inquire of them
where the Christ was to be born. And they said to
him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been
written by the prophet, And you, Bethlehem, land
of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders
of Judah for out of you shall come forth a
Ruler, who will shepherd My people Israel.
Matthew 24-6
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Christmas was missed because 4. The Romans had
their own gods. Now it came about in
those days that a decree went out from Caesar
Augustus, that a census be taken of all the
inhabited earth Luke 21
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• Christmas was missed because
• The people of Nazareth were familiar with the
  FACTS but missed the FULFILLMENT.
• And He began to say to them, Today this
  Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing, and
  they were saying, Is this not Josephs
  son?
• Luke 418-22

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The Main Reason people miss Christmas is
UNBELIEF. It is a trustworthy statement,
deserving of full acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. Yet
for this reason I found mercy, so
that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ
might demonstrate His perfect patience as an
example for those who would believe in Him
for eternal life. 1 Timothy 115,16
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Merry Christmas!
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