The Miracle of the Manger
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· 5 viewsJesus’ miraculous birth in the manger has implications for every person. We each must answer the question, “Is Jesus who He claims to be?”
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Do you celebrate Christmas the same way (same place, same people, same system for gift giving) or differently each year? Briefly explain.
Do you celebrate Christmas the same way (same place, same people, same system for gift giving) or differently each year? Briefly explain.
Name one thing you’d like to change about the way you celebrate Christmas and what would be the implications if you were to make that change (i.e. certain family members would be upset, you would spend less/more money, you wouldn’t have to spend 3 hours in the car but could enjoy Christmas day at home, etc.).
Name one thing you’d like to change about the way you celebrate Christmas and what would be the implications if you were to make that change (i.e. certain family members would be upset, you would spend less/more money, you wouldn’t have to spend 3 hours in the car but could enjoy Christmas day at home, etc.).
How we celebrate Christmas has implications.
How we celebrate Christmas has implications.
Who is coming or invited?
Since the kids are older, do you scrap the gift giving and how will they look at it?
How much candy do you let you younger children eat on Christmas Eve? How will that effect your schedule on getting tasks completed?
Who we celebrate on Christmas day also has implications.
Who we celebrate on Christmas day also has implications.
These implications have an effect on eternity.
Who is the baby lying in the manger?
If you believe who Jesus is, how does that impact your daily life?
Believing Jesus is God’s Son has implications for everyone single one of us and the personal choices we make.
So, we are going to read John 1:1-14 and Luke 2:11. Then we are going to go through them and higlight the facts we see about Jesus’ birth from these verses.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Now let’s go back through and highlight the facts we see about His birth.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
What are some different ways people respond to these astonishing claims about Jesus?
What are some different ways people respond to these astonishing claims about Jesus?
They may believe part, but not the whole.
They may think it is a great story.
Why is simply respecting Jesus as a good, noble teacher not a viable option? What options does that leave us as legitimate ways to respond to the claims about who Jesus is?
Why is simply respecting Jesus as a good, noble teacher not a viable option? What options does that leave us as legitimate ways to respond to the claims about who Jesus is?
Jesus was with the Father from the very beginning, if you can label it that. He always was just as His Fathers.
How does the fact that Jesus was both fully human and fully God impact us today (John 1:1,14)?
How does the fact that Jesus was both fully human and fully God impact us today (John 1:1,14)?
What does it mean to your life, personally, that Jesus is “the true light which gives light to everyone” (John 1:9)?
What does it mean to your life, personally, that Jesus is “the true light which gives light to everyone” (John 1:9)?
That “the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5)?
That “the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5)?
What implications might there be for someone who only sees Jesus as a baby in a manger without acknowledging He is Lord?
What implications might there be for someone who only sees Jesus as a baby in a manger without acknowledging He is Lord?
What implications does it have on our lives that Christ is Lord (Luke 2:11)?
What implications does it have on our lives that Christ is Lord (Luke 2:11)?
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Why did Jesus ask His disciples who they believed Him to be? Wasn’t it enough that they were following Him around? Explain.
Why did Jesus ask His disciples who they believed Him to be? Wasn’t it enough that they were following Him around? Explain.
If someone asked you, “Why do you celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas? Who is Jesus?” what would you say?
If someone asked you, “Why do you celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas? Who is Jesus?” what would you say?
Questions for you to think about:
Questions for you to think about:
When did you first come to believe that Jesus is who He claims to be?
When did you first come to believe that Jesus is who He claims to be?
If you have not believed that previously, how is God calling you to respond to these claims today?
If you have not believed that previously, how is God calling you to respond to these claims today?
In one or two sentences, what would you say is the miracle of the manger? Who is someone you need to express that to?
In one or two sentences, what would you say is the miracle of the manger? Who is someone you need to express that to?
What would change in your life this week if you truly lived as though Jesus Christ is Lord?
What would change in your life this week if you truly lived as though Jesus Christ is Lord?