I. THEY CAME FROM THE EAST

A. THEY WERE GENTILES

B. THEY WERE MAGIANS (ASTRONOMERS, NOT ASTROLOGERS)

C. THEY WERE GIVERS

D. THEY MADE THE LONG TRIP

E. THEY HAD A QUESTION

F. WHAT LED THEM TO CHRIST?

1. NOT JUST A STAR

2. THE QUESTION OF THEIR HEARTS

G. THEIR PURPOSE FOR COMING (TO WORSHIP)

II. THEIR JERUSALEM MEETING

A. WITH HEROD

1. A FALSE KING

2. A TROUBLED KING

3. A SUPERSTITIOUS KING

4. THE KING WHO DOES NOT GO

B. WITH THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND SCRIBES

1. RELIGIOUS

2. CALLOUS

3. UNMOVED

III. THEIR TRIP TO BETHLEHEM

A. THEY BELIEVED THE SCRIPTURES

B. THEIR BELIEF WAS REWARDED

C. THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF GRATITUDE

D. THEY DEPARTED AS THEY CAME, BEING LED BY GOD

LESSONS:

1. Knowledge does not save. Some, like Herod and the Priests, read the Bible and know all ABOUT Christ, but do not KNOW Him.

2. God guides those who seek.

3. They traveled far; we are on a long journey.

4. They gave costly gifts, we must give our all

Gentiles Come Worshipping