People who missed the first Christmas
Speaker: Ramil Yaldaei- Details
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Date: 2018-12-30
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Scripture: Luke 2:8-2:20
Introduction
- In spite of all the activities, it seems to me most people missed Christmas.
People who missed Christmas
1) The Innkeeperܟܲܪܒܼܲܢܣܵܪܵܟ̰ܝܼ
o Luke 2:7ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:7
Why did The Innkeeper miss Christmas? Preoccupation!ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܵܐ
o Luke 2:1-3ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:1 – 3
2) Herodܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ
o Matthew 2:1-3, 7ܡܬܝ ܒ:1 – 3، 7
o Matthew 2:16-17ܡܬܝ ܒ:16 – 17
Why did Herod miss Christmas? Fear!ܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ
3) Chief priests and Scribesܓܘܼܖ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܣܵܦܖܹ̈ܐ
o Matthew 2:4-6ܡܬܝ ܒ:4 – 6
o Micah 5:2ܡܝܼܟܼܵܐ ܗ:2
Why did they miss Christmas? Indifference!ܦܫܘܼܘܵܐ
o Matthew 9:10-13ܡܬܝ ܛ:10 – 13
4) Jerusalemܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ
o Luke 2:8, 20ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:8، 20
o Luke 2:25, 36-38ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:25، 36 – 38
Why did Jerusalem miss Christmas? Religion!ܡܲܙܗܵܒ
5) Romansܖ̈ܗܘܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ
o Luke 2:1-2ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:1 – 2
Why did Romans miss Christmas? Idolatry!ܣܵܓܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܨܵܢܲܡܹ̈ܐ
6) Nazarethܢܵܨܪܲܬ
o Matthew 2:23ܡܬܝ ܒ:23
o Luke 4:16-21ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:16 – 21
Why did Nazareth miss Christmas? Familiarity!ܒܵܠܵܕܘܼܬܵܐ
o Luke 4:24ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:24
Familiarity strangles conviction and breeds contempt
o Matthew 13:58ܡܬܝ ܝܓ:58
Luke 4:29-30ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:29– 30