Who You With? Worshipping like Herod or Wisemen

Sermon

Work through the details of both stories, giving the facts leading up to these verses and then read the verses to see how each party worshipped.

Use video to get the details of Christ’s birth before starting sermon.

(funny kids Christmas video)

Heres where we want to spend our time focusing - on worship

How the wise men worshipped versus how Herod worshipped.

Use pics from Google for slides

Wisemen

Matthew 2:10–12 ESV

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Herod:

Matthew 2:7–8 ESV

7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

Matthew 2:16 ESV

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

Your Response to the birth of Christ:

Believe it.

What are you believing? SHARE THE GOSPEL (maybe with the arm band)

leads to

Worshipping King Jesus like the Wisemen

2. Reject it.

leads to

For Herod, Worshipping self ---> which leads to Murder

For you, May not be physical murder, although in some countries this happens,

But it will lead to you personally ending the story - you will kill the story in your own life because you dont want to hear it because you would rather DO YOU, LIVE YOUR LIFE, and NOT BE BOUND BY THIS BOOK.

You will push people away, you will push literature, music, thoughts, and people away because you just want to kill the message.

(may do heads bow and get hands raised)

What will you do tonight? How will you respond?

I am already a Christian but i really need to refocus my worship on King Jesus.

I need to pray for someone that is without the hope of Christ.

I have been pushing Jesus away, but tonight I need to make Him Lord of my life. I MAKE HIM LORD.