Born Emmanuel - Revision history

Wakefien at 01:44, 20 December 2023

2023-12-20T01:44:50Z

Wakefien: /* Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23 */

2023-12-20T01:37:49Z

‎Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23

Wakefien: /* Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23 */

2023-12-20T01:37:32Z

‎Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23

Wakefien: /* Today we are going to look begin with Matthew 1:22-23 */

2023-12-20T01:37:12Z

‎Today we are going to look begin with Matthew 1:22-23

Wakefien: /* God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or case (Psalm 51:5). */

2023-12-14T17:43:13Z

‎God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or case (Psalm 51:5).

Wakefien at 17:42, 14 December 2023

2023-12-14T17:42:10Z

Wakefien: /* MTR: This Christmas take time to gaze upon God. */

2023-12-14T17:41:54Z

‎MTR: This Christmas take time to gaze upon God.

Wakefien: /* But through Christ we have the opportunity to see the un-seeable (Col 1:15) */

2023-12-14T17:41:35Z

‎But through Christ we have the opportunity to see the un-seeable (Col 1:15)

Wakefien at 17:38, 14 December 2023

2023-12-14T17:38:34Z

Wakefien: /* Apart from Christ, we would not have the access to God that we have today. */

2023-12-04T17:16:12Z

‎Apart from Christ, we would not have the access to God that we have today.

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 ===Image: Networking and Introductions===
-I was a young assistant professor just starting into my career and while attending a dinner in DC one of the more senior professors I knew called me over and introduced me to the president of the Mathematical Association of America. Normally, there would have been no reason he would have taken notice of this young guy but because of that introduction, I had a unique opportunity to pitch some of my ideas.
+I was a young assistant professor just starting into my career and while attending a dinner in DC one of the more senior professors I knew called me over and introduced me to the president of the Mathematical Association of America. Normally, there would have been no reason he would have taken notice of this young guy, but because of that introduction, I had a unique opportunity to pitch some of my ideas.
-In so much of the professional world it is not about what you know, but really it is about who you know. Getting access to the right people is often the key for career advancement. But in reality this is just a microcosm of a much more important reality. We don't have anything that warrants a relationship with God. However, Christ has given us access to God.
+In so much of the professional world, it is not about what you know, but really it is about who you know. Getting access to the right people is often the key to career advancement. But in reality, this is just a microcosm of a much more important reality. We don't have anything that warrants a relationship with God. However, Christ has given us access to God.
 ===God is holy and as such completely separate from us (John 1:18)===
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-Apart from the incarnation, God is spirit and hence cannot be seen in the physical sense of the word. But there is more to it than just the physical component. Consider what God told to Moses, in Exodus 33:30.  We see that
+Apart from the incarnation, God is spirit and hence cannot be seen in the physical sense of the word. But there is more to it than just the physical component. Consider what God told Moses, in Exodus 33:30.  We see that
 ===We are incapable of looking upon God (Exodus 33:20).===
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-Moses, while talking with God made an interesting request. Moses first asked God to first to be with him in verse 13, second Moses asked again for confirmation that God would go with them in verses 15 and 16. Finally, Moses asked God to show him His glory. God's response is very interesting. God allows Moses to see some of His glory but reminds Moses that a full dose of God's glory would be fatal. God is so much more than us and we are incapable of fully looking on God.
+Moses, while talking with God made an interesting request. Moses asked God to first be with him in verse 13, second Moses asked again for confirmation that God would go with them in verses 15 and 16. Finally, Moses asked God to show him His glory. God's response is very interesting. God allows Moses to see some of His glory but reminds Moses that a full dose of God's glory would be fatal. God is so much more than us and we are incapable of fully looking on God.
 ===But through Christ, we have the opportunity to see the un-seeable (Col 1:15)===
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 ==Apart from Christ, we would not have the ''access'' ''to'' ''God'' that we have today.==
-In Jeremiah chapter 17 verses 5-8, the prophet writes a short poem that contrasts the ways of the righteous with the ways of the wicked. Within this poem Jeremiah talks of the curses of following man's ways and the blessings of following God. The question that one might ask next is "if the way of blessing and cursing is so obvious why would anybody choose curses?" The answer, in Jeremiah 17:9, is that our hearts are deceitful. We need
+In Jeremiah chapter 17 verses 5-8, the prophet writes a short poem that contrasts the ways of the righteous with the ways of the wicked. Within this poem Jeremiah talks of the curses of following man's ways and the blessings of following God. The question that one might ask next is "if the way of blessing and cursing is so obvious why would anybody choose curses?" The answer, in Jeremiah 17:9, is that our hearts are deceitful.

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-But why  is so significant about the phrase "God with us?" Why does that matter so much?
+But what is so significant about the phrase "God with us?" Why does that matter so much?
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 ===Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23===
-Joseph had a problem, actually, it was a pretty big problem. All evidence suggested that his wife-to-be, Mary, had betrayed him. As Joseph contemplated what to do, an angel came and told Joseph that in fact AMry had not betrayed Joseph. The baby that Mary was carrying was a special Baby.
+Joseph had a problem, actually, it was a pretty big problem. All evidence suggested that his wife-to-be, Mary, had betrayed him. As Joseph contemplated what to do, an angel came and told Joseph that in fact Mary had not betrayed Joseph. The baby that Mary was carrying was a special Baby.
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 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

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 ==Setting the Stage:==
-===Today we are going to look begin with Matthew 1:22-23===
+===Today we are going to begin with Matthew 1:22-23===
 Joseph had a problem, actually, it was a pretty big problem. All evidence suggested that his wife-to-be, Mary, had betrayed him. As Joseph contemplated what to do, an angel came and told Joseph that in fact AMry had not betrayed Joseph. The baby that Mary was carrying was a special Baby.
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 But why  is so significant about the phrase "God with us?" Why does that matter so much?
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 We don't need to follow our hearts! We need divine guidance. The issue is that
-===God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or case (Psalm 51:5).===
+===God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or care (Psalm 51:5).===
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 We tend to take for granted so much. Think about it, family, friends, these relationships that we have are easy to neglect. One of the wonderful things about holidays is that we tend to place special emphasis on relationships that we often otherwise neglect. We get together with people we have not seen in a long time etc.  In fact, we also tend to neglect our relationship with the God of the universe.
-===MTR: This Christmas take time in relationship with God.===
+===MTR: This Christmas, take time in relationship with God.===
 ==Apart from Christ, we would not have the ''access'' ''to'' ''God'' that we have today.==
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 My hope is that this Christmas you take sometime to reflect on the fact that Jesus is God With Us!
-===MTR: This Christmas take comfort in the unique access to God that you have today.===
+===MTR: This Christmas, take comfort in the unique access to God that you have today.===
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 But seriously, I want us to consider just what happens in Jesus. We, with our dirty, grimy hands, are invited to come to God. The God who dwells in unapproachable light (1 Timothy 6:16), the God who cannot be contained by the heavens. Jesus give us the opportunity to gaze upon God in an unprecedented way.
-===MTR: This Christmas take time to gaze upon God.===
+===MTR: This Christmas, take time to gaze upon God.===
 ==Apart from Christ, God's holiness ''demands'' ''separation''.==

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-==Apart from Christ, God is beyond our capacity to look upon.==
+==Apart from Christ, God is beyond our capacity to ''look'' ''upon''.==
 ===Image: Networking and Introductions===
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-==Apart from Christ, God's holiness demands separation.==
+==Apart from Christ, God's holiness ''demands'' ''separation''.==
 we need to start by first looking at God's holiness. We could have an entire sermon devoted to God's holiness. In fact, we have. God is unique and separate. Everything God does is right, true, and just. God's holiness is a statement about not just his righteousness but his being. God is pure in every way. Ultimately, what we know is that
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 ===MTR: This Christmas take time in relationship with God.===
-==Apart from Christ, we would not have the access to God that we have today.==
+==Apart from Christ, we would not have the ''access'' ''to'' ''God'' that we have today.==
 In Jeremiah chapter 17 verses 5-8, the prophet writes a short poem that contrasts the ways of the righteous with the ways of the wicked. Within this poem Jeremiah talks of the curses of following man's ways and the blessings of following God. The question that one might ask next is "if the way of blessing and cursing is so obvious why would anybody choose curses?" The answer, in Jeremiah 17:9, is that our hearts are deceitful. We need

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 ==Apart from Christ, we would not have the access to God that we have today.==
 ===We need divine guidance (Jeremiah 17:9).===
+Look at the text,
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 The heart is deceitful above all things
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      Who can understand it?
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 ===God does not owe us any sort of supernatural guidance or case (Psalm 51:5).===
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 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
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 ===Jesus has promised to be with us even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20).===
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 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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 ===MTR: This Christmas take comfort in the unique access to God that you have today.===
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