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Matthew 2:1-16 There are two reactions to Jesus. Are you like the Wise Men and seek Jesus? Or, are you like Herod and reject him? What do you choose? Merry CHRISTmas!

The story of the Bible, and history overall, reveals the constant power struggle of kings and leaders. Even the Son of God was not immune to this struggle. This sermon compares David and Jesus and the controversy surrounding their claims to a throne. This sermon also closely examines the Magi and King Herod in the "Christmas naarative."

1. The Gift of Christmas Past: Frankincense 2. The Gift of Christmas Present: Gold 3. The Gift of Christams Future: Myrrh

Unwrapping the Christmas Story.

The following sermon is going to suggest that like the Magi we are to honor Christ on His birthday by bringing Him sacrificial gifts of love and deeds of self-denial with the goal that the world might see and bow their knees to the awesome strength, power and love of the Savior!

A traditional service of carols & readings.

v.1: The Bible doesn't tell us who these wise men were, or where they came from. There has been much speculation, but the only thing we know is that they came from the east. Most likely Arabia or Persia. They were magi, not kings. By NT times, the term loosely covered a wide variety of men interested…

Some of our Christmas traditions are rather confused. Most of us know that Jesus was not born on December 25th; that is just the day we celebrate his birth. He was not born in the year 1 or 0! He was actually born likely in 4-6 B.C. But perhaps one of the biggest areas of confusion come when talking…

Sometimes we think we know more about something than we really know. A perfect case is this morning’s text about the three wise Men. We even think we know their names as being Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. We believe that they came from the east bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh…

The Wise Men Help Us Worship Matthew 2:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Dec. 19, 2012 *Does God care how we worship? -- Of course He does! So we need to know how to worship the Lord, and the Wise Men can help us get there. 1. Church, if we are going to worship the Lord, first we…

Christmas was over almost two weeks ago. New Year’s has come and gone, and the vast majority of us are back to our “normal routine”. However, the Season of Advent does not officially end until midnight tonight. Some of you who grew up in a faith-tradition other than Baptist may know that this is the…

Back to the Best of Christmas Part 4: Where Do We Go from Here? Matthew 2:1-12 Sermon by: Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 1, 2012 BACKGROUND: *We usually put three wise men in the manger scene, even though they don’t really belong there. The Scripture doesn’t tell us how many there were.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease George Mason did not want to be bothered with his brother's kids and all the noise, so he refused the invitation to be with them for Christmas. He planned to just stay home and listen to records. He was a workaholic and had plenty to do. On Christmas Eve after all his employees…

A Star in the East. Some like to believe or say they haven’t heard about Jesus but even the Jews of Jerusalem the king on the throne at the time knew something was going on long before the ministry of the Messiah began! I thank God I know who Jesus is! Do you? 1. Foretold by many; even magi of the east…