The Whole Story of Christmas OUTLINE

Text: Philippians 2:6-11

Title: The Whole Story of Christmas

Intro: Have you ever heard someone tell you something and you questioned rather or not you had been told the whole story?

I love the story of Christmas, to think about the baby Jesus laying in the manger. The Shepherds kneeling, the angels singing, the star shinning. But that story is not the whole story of Christmas.

This morning I want us to look at the whole story of Christmas from start to finish.

The Whole Story of Christmas Commences with the Cradle. Vs. 6-7

Jesus the Form of God

John 10:30 & John 14:9

Being – exist Form – to belong naturally

This means that Jesus was the visible expression of the invisible God.

God exist in three persons (Gen. 1:26) and Jesus is the one God.

ILL. If the FBI had the finger prints of Jesus they would have the finger prints of God because Jesus was God. Moving in the lungs of Jesus was the breath of God. Beating in the breast of Jesus was the heart of God. Flowing through the veins of Jesus was the blood of God. Jesus was God come in the flesh.

Jesus was made in the likeness of men.

Laid aside His divine privilege

Became the lowest of servants

The Whole Story of Christmas Continues to the Cross. Vs. 8

Jesus stooped low

Even He not only died, but He even died on a cross.”

ILL. They took the hands of God that heaped up the Rocky Mountains, the hands that carved the Grand Canyon, the hands that flung the stars into outer space and they nailed those hands to the tree. They took the feet of God that carried Jesus on His mission of mercy from the halls of heaven to this sin cursed earth and they nailed them to the cross.

Jesus took on our hell

My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me

Jesus took our place! He gave His all! He went above and beyond! Jesus did for you what no other would do for you. He died for you! But the story doesn’t end there.

The Whole Story of Christmas Climaxes with the Crown. Vs. 9-11

What has happened

Resurrection

ILL. Jesus walked out to live forever more. As He walked out from that tomb, He was carrying with Him the keys to death, hell, and the grave.

Ascension

What is going to happen

Jesus’ return

The worship of Jesus

The word confess means to agree with and openly proclaim.

(who?)

Bow - To bow the knee is something you do when you are going to worship someone.

(who?)

ILL/APP. Story of prominent political leaders gathered in a Hotel Room in London.

Conclusion: The Whole Story of Christmas is not only the Son born in the cradle and not only the Savior dying on the cross. The whole story of Christmas is the story of the Sovereign ruling with a crown.