”If Jesus Had Never Been Born” by Neal Pollard

December 22 2019 - Sunday AM Sermon

 

Handout:

 

Introduction

• What if Jesus had never been born?

We would not have ______ (Matthew 1:16,18)

• The idea of a ______ is found several times in Matthew 1-2
• The ______ were looking for rescue from Rome, Etc.... That's how they missed him
• Some who come to _______ are looking for a similar messiah
• Jesus is Messiah in that the ______ (Col. 1:13; 1 Th. 1:10; 2 Ti 4:18; 2Pt. 2:9)

We would all be _________ in ______ (Matthew 1:18-21)

• "The world love a ____ who can't talk" (Brecheen)
• Because Jesus was born, lived, died, and rose again, we have _____!
• The whole Bible is written to show us how ___ to be lost in ______

The ____ would be totally _____ (Matthew 1:22-23)

• What 3 Old Testament passages does Matthew Quote?
• If Jesus wasn't born, those ______ have gone ________
• We base ____ on the _____ of scripture (Jn. 10:35; 2 Ti. 3:17)

Conclusion

• We don't _____ our celebration of Christ's _______ to ___________
• Why was Jesus Born? See Luke 4:17-18
  1. He came to _____ to the _______
  2. He came to _____ up the _______
  3. He came to _____ the _________
  4. He came to give _____ to the _______
  5. He came to ______ the acceptable year of the _______
• "What if Jesus had never been born ?" that question alters ______

 

Duration 26:21