Open the Eyes of My Heart

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Dont Forget the Baby!
Luke 21-7
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Christmas shopping was in full swing when Doug
Hutchinson saw a woman absent-mindedly leave a
bundle on top of her car and begin to drive away
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A good illustration of absent-mindedness wouldnt
you say? Yet, how often do we find ourselves so
caught up in a matter that something far more
important gets neglected?...
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Purpose
to look at that which needs our attention the
most at this time of the year
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I Remember the Time He Was Born
A. It Matched With the Fathers Plan
B. It Matched With the Times
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Galatians 44
But when the fullness of time came, God sent
forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the
Law.
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For Jonathan Bowles of Ludlow, England, it just
wasnt his time. When his first parachute failed
to open
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II Remember the Place He Was Born
A. The City of David
B. The House of Bread
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John 635
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life
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Even the name of His birth place holds deep
significance!
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II Remember the Place He Was Born
A. The City of David
B. The House of Bread
C. The Predicted Birth Place
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The text clearly states it was from here that
Joseph and Mary were
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Census was taken by Quirinius
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III Remember the Manner He Was Born
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Only one word can accurately describe the manner
of Christs birth MIRACULOUS
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III Remember the Manner He Was Born
A. Born of a Virgin
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There is good ground, we think to hold the
reason why the Christian church came to believe
in the birth of Christ without a human father.
Simply put, He was as a matter of fact so born.
J. Gresham Machen
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Not only is the virgin birth true because it is
taught in the Bible, but also because it is the
only type of birth consistent with the character
and mission of Jesus.
Dr. Henry M. Morris
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John 146
I am the way, the truth and the life no one
comes to the Father but through Me.
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John 146
I am the way, the truth and the life no one
comes to the Father but through Me.
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Summary and Conclusion
The point is clear. Grace is a gift, but unless
this gift is received on the terms set forth by
the gift giver, Christ the Lord, the wages of sin
will be the ultimate end.