12.23.2012 1. The Ultimate Gift Pastor Alan Ginn Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, December 23,...

12.23.2012 1

The Ultimate Gift

Pastor Alan Ginn

Chinese Grace Bible Church

Sunday, December 23, 2012

12.23.2012 4

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

12.23.2012 5

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.

12.23.2012 6

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

12.23.2012 7

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

12.23.2012 8

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

12.23.2012 9

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

12.23.2012 10

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.

12.23.2012 11

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

12.23.2012 12

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

12.23.2012 13

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

12.23.2012 14

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

12.23.2012 15

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those

with whom he is pleased!”

12.23.2012 16

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

12.23.2012 17

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.

12.23.2012 18

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

12.23.2012 19

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

12.23.2012 20

Luke 2:1-20 (ESV)

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

12.23.2012 21

1A. Context With Luke and the Book of Luke

1B. Luke the writer was a ________Non-Jew

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have

been accomplished among us,

12.23.2012 22



2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the

word have delivered them to us,

12.23.2012 23



3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you,

most excellent Theophilus,

12.23.2012 24



4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

Luke 1:1-4 (ESV)

12.23.2012 25


2B. Luke was a ___________Physician

14 Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.

Colossians 4:14 (ESV)

12.23.2012 26


3B. Luke is a Gospel for the _________Gentiles

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should

be registered.

12.23.2012 27


3B. Luke is a Gospel for the _________Gentiles

2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 2:1-2 (ESV)

12.23.2012 28


4B. Luke is ____________universal

3 A voice cries:“In the wilderness prepare the way of the

Lord; make straight in the desert a highway

for our God.

12.23.2012 29



4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made

low;the uneven ground shall become level,

and the rough places a plain.

12.23.2012 30



5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,

and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Isaiah 40:3-5 (ESV)(Quoted in Matt. 3:3; Mk. 1:3; Lk. 3:5-6; Jn. 1:23)

12.23.2012 31

2A. The ___________ - Key Characters in the Story

Shepherds

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,

which the Lord has made known to us.”

12.23.2012 32


Shepherds

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a

manger.

12.23.2012 33


Shepherds

17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them

concerning this child.

12.23.2012 34


Shepherds

18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

12.23.2012 35


Shepherds

19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

12.23.2012 36


Shepherds

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard

and seen, as it had been told them.

Luke 2:15-20 (ESV)

12.23.2012 37


Shepherds

Apply It

Go-See-Tell…W________itnesses

12.23.2012 38


Shepherds

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,

which the Lord has made known to us.”

12.23.2012 39


Shepherds

17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them

concerning this child.

12.23.2012 40


Shepherds

Apply It

Go-See-Tell…W________Glorifying/Praising God…

W__________

itnesses

orshipping

12.23.2012 41


Shepherds

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard

and seen, as it had been told them.

12.23.2012 42

3A. The A___________ of the Good News Were Angels

nnouncers

14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with

whom he is pleased!”

Luke 2:14 (ESV)

12.23.2012 43


1B. …was about ________

nnouncers


Luke 2:11 (ESV)

royalty

12.23.2012 44


1B. …was about ________

nnouncers

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to

the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house

and lineage of David,

Luke 2:4 (ESV)

royalty

12.23.2012 45


2B. …was about ________

nnouncers


Luke 2:11 (ESV)

divinity

12.23.2012 46

Psalm 2:1-2 (ESV)

1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

12.23.2012 47

Psalm 2:1-2 (ESV)

2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,

12.23.2012 48

Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)

6 “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”

12.23.2012 49

Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)

7 I will tell of the decree:The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.

12.23.2012 50

Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)

8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.

12.23.2012 51

Psalm 2:6-9 (ESV)

9 You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

12.23.2012 52

Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)

1 The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies your footstool.”

12.23.2012 53

Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)

2 The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

12.23.2012 54

Psalm 110:1-3 (ESV)

3 Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

12.23.2012 55

12.23.2012 56


3B. …was about _________

nnouncers

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was

no place for them in the inn.

Luke 2:7 (ESV)

humanity

12.23.2012 57


3B. …was about _________

nnouncers

12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths

and lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:12 (ESV)

humanity

12.23.2012 58


3B. …was about _________

nnouncers

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a

manger.

Luke 2:16 (ESV)

humanity

12.23.2012 59

4A. The A_____________ of the Ultimate Gift is for all people

nnouncement

12.23.2012 60


1B. All people need life in a ______

nnouncement

Savior


Luke 2:11 (ESV)

12.23.2012 61

Quote ItIf our greatest need had been information,

God would have sent an educator

If our greatest need had been technology,

God would have sent a scientist or engineer

If our greatest need had been money,

God would have sent an economist

12.23.2012 62

Quote ItIf our greatest need had been pleasure,

God would have sent an entertainer

But our greatest need is love and forgiveness,

So God sent a Savior

12.23.2012 63


2B. All people need ___________

nnouncement

to find Joy

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great

joy that will be for all the people.

Luke 2:10 (ESV)

12.23.2012 64


3B. All people need ________

nnouncement

peace

14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with

whom he is pleased!”

Luke 2:14 (ESV)

12.23.2012 65

Jesus Gave Everything

He came not to a throne, but to a manger.

He lived not as a king, but as a servant.

He chose not a kingdom, but a cross.

He gave not just a little, but everything.

12.23.2012 66

Apply It

12.23.2012 1. The Ultimate Gift Pastor Alan Ginn Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, December 23,...

Documents

Transcript of 12.23.2012 1. The Ultimate Gift Pastor Alan Ginn Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, December 23,...