Christmas Day 25th, December, 2021
Read: Isaiah 9; Matthew 2: 13 – 23
Introduction: The human condition and Christmas (Matthew 1)
2: 1 – 12 A ruler from Bethlehem to shepherd God’s people
2: 13 – 23 A new Exodus from slavery by the true Son
13 – 15 Out of Egypt I called my son (Hosea 11: 1)
16 – 18 Rachel weeping for her children (Jeremiah 31: 15)
19 – 23 He shall be called a Nazarene (eg, Isaiah 9: 1 – 7; 49: 1 – 13)
“Those magi were wise and one thing is true…
if you want to be wise you will seek him too.”
– from “The Magi” by Colin Buchanan