The Most Unlikely Holiday Micah 5:25

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The Most Unlikely Holiday Micah 52-5
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Scripture Reading

• Micah 52-5 (NIV) 2 "But you, Bethlehem
  Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans
  of Judah, out of you will come for me one who
  will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from
  of old, from ancient times." 3 Therefore Israel
  will be abandoned until the time when she who is
  in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers
  return to join the Israelites. 4 He will stand
  and shepherd his flock in the strength of the
  LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his
  God. And they will live securely, for then his
  greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. 5
  And he will be their peace

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Point 1
It is the most unlikely of holidays because the
birth occurred in the most unlikely of
places. Micah 52 (NIV) 2 "But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans
of Judah, out of you will come for me one who
will be ruler over Israel,
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Point 2
It is the most unlikely of holidays because of
the unexpected way that He will govern His
people. Micah 54 (NIV) 4 He will stand and
shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they will live securely, for then his
greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
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Point 3
It is the most unlikely of holidays because of
what this child will give to those He
shepherds. Micah 55 (NIV) 5 And he will be
their peace
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Conclusion

• He came for the weak He came for the troubled.
• He came to make the relationship personal.
• He came to fix my real problem-my heart.

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