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At Calvary Chapel Worship Center we teach through the Bible chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

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We have now come to the book of Joshua. Moses is dead, but before he died, he prepared Israel to cross the Jordan. He gave to them the messages of Deuteronomy which is a message of revival. 
 
 Some of the most famous and quoted verses in the Bible are found in Deuteronomy. In fact, the greatest words God has ever said are found there. You know they are the greatest words God has ever spoken because Jesus was asked what was the greatest and foremost of all that God has ever said, and He quoted from Deuteronomy, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” The second is like it, He said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 
 
 These are words of revival; the very thing Israel will need when they cross the Jordan and enter the land God promised. 
 
Before Moses died, he also commissioned Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the land of God’s promise. You might remember that Joshua is the Hebrew name of our Lord and Savior. There is also prophetic significance. The meaning of the name in Hebrew is “The Lord is salvation.” 
 
 Is there a spiritual analogy between Israel crossing the Jordan, entering the land God promised and a believer in Jesus Christ? 
 
When God brought Israel out of the oppression and slavery of Egypt, it was a picture of God redeeming us out of the world. What does Israel’s journey through the desert represent? Remember, there were two generations of Israel in the wilderness. One generation would not trust God and died there in the wilderness. It was a picture of those who are stagnant in faith and refuse to grow; they remain in the wilderness for as long as it takes to learn to trust God and take Him at His word. Some people never come out of the wilderness. 
 
The other generation are those coming through the wilderness, crossing the Jordan, and entering the promises of God. It’s picture of those growing in faith and being prepared by God to move into deeper things. 
 
But they, too, must be careful. There are conflicts along the way, there are obstacles and giants in the land. They must press forward into spiritual maturity and walk faithfully in the promises God has for them. 
 
 There are promises you receive simply by being in Christ; salvation, eternal life, being adopted as a son or daughter. But there are other promises you receive because you walk in the maturity of faith. In other words, to receive all that God promises, you must press forward. 
 
 Things are about to change for Israel. Their leader who led them for 40 years is gone. They will no longer have the pillar of fire by night or the cloud by day to direct their steps. They won’t have manna provided for them every morning. 
 
 Things change. Life changes. 
 
 God took Joshua aside and spoke words of encouragement and insight and to strengthen his faith. We get to drink from the same well. These words become an encouragement to us because God wants us to move forward and walk in the promises He has for us as well. 
 
I. God Wants You to be Strong and Courageous 
 
 Three times in these verses and four in this chapter, God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous. 
 
 Joshua had already demonstrated the strength of his courage. At Kadesh Barnea, shortly after Israel had come out of Egypt, they stood at the very door of the promised land. Moses sent 12 men to spy out the land. Ten returned with a report that struck fear in their hearts… 
 
Numbers 14:2-3, And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” 
 
 
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We have now come to the book of Joshua.  Moses is dead, but before he died, he prepared Israel to cross the Jordan. He gave to them the messages of Deuteronomy which is a message of revival.

 Some of the most famous and quoted verses in the Bible are found in Deuteronomy. In fact, the greatest words God has ever said are found there. You know they are the greatest words God has ever spoken because Jesus was asked what was the greatest and foremost of all that God has ever said, and He quoted from Deuteronomy, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” The second is like it, He said, “You shall love

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 At the heart of the word, Christianity is Christ. 
2. Everything about Christianity is determined by the Person and Work of Jesus Christ. 
3. Jesus is the beginning and the end of what we believe. 
4. Jesus, Himself, made the question of Who He is the central theme of His ministry when He asked His disciples, 
 
Matthew 16:15, “But who do you say that I am?” 
 
5. Jesus has been asking the same question to all men and women from that moment on. 
6. To be wrong on this most important question of all questions is fatal. 
7. So tonight, we are going to focus our time on the person of Jesus Christ by looking at Luke’s description of His childhood and His first recorded words while He was sitting in the midst of rabbis at the Temple in Jerusalem. 
8. By doing so, we will understand what Jesus meant when He called the Temple His Father’s house and how His example of dedication to the Fathers’ will is one that we must follow. 
 
Luke 2:39-52 
 
 
 
 
Context 
1. Dr. Luke devoted a significant portion of his Gospel to the conception, birth, and childhood of Jesus Christ; more than the other three Gospels. Why did he do so? 
2. Luke was a Gentile and original recipient of this Gospel, Theophilus, was a Gentile as well. (1:3) 
3. The Gentiles were quite familiar with stories about gods visiting humans because it was part of their Greek and Roman mythologies. 
4. But it is important to note that those gods never became humans; they remained distinctly different from us mortals. 
5. Likely, Luke devoted more space to his account of Jesus Christ’s childhood years to help his readers understand and believe Jesus became a real man at the Incarnation. 
 
Transition – This context is helpful for us too as we seek to understand what the Bible has to say about the Person of Jesus Christ. 
 
I. Jesus Christ is Fully Man 
 
• Luke records that after Mary and Joseph performed the customs according to the Law of Moses, they travelled north, about 65 miles, to their home in Nazareth. 
• Taking a step back, it is relevant to note that in verses 21-40, Luke references the Law of Moses five times in connection with the Person of Jesus. Why did Luke do so? 
 
Transition – Because an important aspect of Jesus Christ being fully human is understanding His relationship to Law. 
 
A. Jesus was born under the Law 
1. To deliver His people from bondage to and condemnation from the Law, Jesus was “made” or “born” under the Law. 
 
Galatians 4:4-5, But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 
 
2. In order to be identified with and qualified to represent those He came to redeem from the condemnation of the Law, Jesus was born under the Law. 
3. To understand the significance of this point, let’s unpackage it further so that we may have a greater appreciation for why Jesus Christ needs to be fully man. 
4. First, Jesus Christ was born under the Law to fulfill the Law, not destroy it. 
 
Matthew 5:17-18, Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 
 
5. This means Jesus Christ came to fulfill the righteous requirements of the Law by living a perfect, sinless life. This leads us to the next point. 
6. Second, having been born under the Law, Jesus Christ perfectly obeyed the Law. 
John 8:46, Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? 
 
7. Third, Jesus Christ bore the curse of the Law for us when He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. 
 
Galatians 3:13, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE” 
 
8. Lastly, Jesus Christ set us free from the condemnation of the Law. 
 
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 At the heart of the word, Christianity is Christ.
2. Everything about Christianity is determined by the Person and Work of Jesus Christ.
3.  Jesus is the beginning and the end of what we believe.
4. Jesus, Himself, made the question of Who He is the central theme of His ministry when He asked His disciples, 

Matthew 16:15, “But who do you say that I am?”

5. Jesus has been asking the same question to all men and women from that moment on.
6. To be wrong on this most important question of all questions is fatal.
7.  So tonight, we are going to focus our time on the person of Jesus Christ by looking at Luke’s description of His childhoo

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We need a deep, residing peace in our soul. We are living in troubling times, but your heart does not need to be troubled. Last week we read the words of Jesus, “Let not your heart be troubled.” He was speaking to the disciples whose world was about to be turned upside down. 
Anxiety, worry, and fear are understandable, but just because they are understandable does not mean they are what God wants for you or for me. God speaks to it over and over in His word. “God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind.” 
In John 14, Jesus is speaking to His disciples, they had just finished their last supper together. These are some of the last words Jesus will say to them before He is betrayed, arrested, handed over to his enemies and killed, so these words are extremely significant to them and to us. 
In this chapter we read some of the most famous and powerful words that Jesus taught His disciples. “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me…” And then in verse 6, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.” 
Then, in verse 15, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” Jesus repeats that three times in these verses. 
Somebody reading that verse might say, “Did Jesus really give commandments? I mean commandment like commandments? I knew there were commandments in the Old Testament, but are there actually commandments in the New Testament? I don’t think I should like the word commandment, it sounds so - command like - so concrete, so definitive, so inconvenient. 
“I think He should make suggestions,” they say, “or perhaps He should make recommendations; He could even exhort us, but require? Insist? Expect? Why would Jesus give commandments?” 
Maybe it would be comparable to the relationship of a teen to his parents. That’s a good analogy because those are turbulent years when young people are trying to figure out who they are and whether they will agree with the wisdom and direction of their parents or if they will resist at every turn and insist that they are their own boss. 
When we were raising our five kids, we tried to communicate that our role was to help transform them; to help transform their character, it was for their blessing and good that we gave certain commandments. 
Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.” We had a very similar rule, they had to respect one another, and they had to respect us, but such ‘commandments’ were given to bless and transform them. 
In John 14 Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” In other words, these are not commandments you keep simply because it’s the law; these are things you do because you love Jesus and you love His Father and that love causes you to want to do what He says. 
At one point in the history of Israel God explained why their lives and their nation were falling apart, saying, “Behold, their ears are closed, and they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them; they have no delight in it.” In other words, they had no love for God and therefore His Word had no value to them. 
Here’s an illustration. Many of you are perhaps too young to remember when the Dallas Cowboys were a good football team. Many years ago, they drafted an accomplished quarterback, Roger Staubach. The problem was that he was used to calling all the plays himself, but he was drafted onto a team that was coached by Tom Landry, who was considered a genius in football strategy; and who called every play… That’s the point; many people are used to calling their own plays. But when you love God and trust that He is the way, the truth, and the life, you want to do what He says, because His way is the way of greatest blessing. It’s the way of truth and life. 
 
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We need a deep, residing peace in our soul. We are living in troubling times, but your heart does not need to be troubled. Last week we read the words of Jesus, “Let not your heart be troubled.” He was speaking to the disciples whose world was about to be turned upside down.
Anxiety, worry, and fear are understandable, but just because they are understandable does not mean they are what God wants for you or for me. God speaks to it over and over in His word. “God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind.”
In John 14, Jesus is speaking to His disciples, they had just finished their last supper together. Th

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2020 has been quite a year. 
2. As we reflect on 2020, perhaps you are like me, burdened; burdened for our nation, burdened our community, burdened for our families, especially for our children and grandchildren. 
3. But I also find myself burdened for us, the church, because I sense many are disheartened and disillusioned by what has transpired, and uncertain about what lies around the bend. 
4. Where can we find comfort and hope in a world filled with unrest and uncertainty? 
 
ILLUS – A valuable lesson from my motorcycle safety instructor is a helpful reminder in times like these, “Look where you want your motorcycle to go.” 
 
5. Hebrews 12:1-2 makes the same point but from a Christ-centered perspective. 
 
Hebrews 12:1-2, . . . let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith 
 
6. So that is exactly what we will do tonight, fix our eyes on Jesus. 
7. During our study of Luke 2:21-40, we look at the examples of two godly saints and discover how fixing our eyes on Jesus will transform our lives and put a new song in our hearts. 
 
Luke 2:21-40 
 
Context 
1. Since the Fall, all creation has been expectantly watching and waiting for the Messiah, the One who would make right what became so terribly wrong because of Adam’s sin. 
2. In Luke 2:7, we are told the long-awaited Messiah has come to the world, conceived by the Holy Spirt, born of a virgin, the very Son of God. 
3. Eight days after His birth, the Child was named Jesus in keeping with the angel Gabriel’s command to Mary in Luke 1:31. 
a. The name Jesus means “Yahweh saves.” 
b. It is a fitting name for the Child because it is a revelation of the His person and work. 
o Jesus is God the Son. 
o Jesus is the Savior of the world. 
4. After the Child was named, He was circumcised in keeping with the command given to Abraham in Genesis 17:12. 
5. Two more rites were required by the Mosaic Law which took place 40 days after Jesus’ birth. 
6. First, Jesus was presented to God at the Temple because every first-born male belonged to the Lord. To “redeem” or “buy back” the Child, the parents were required to pay five shekels according to Numbers 18:15-16. 
7. Second, Leviticus 12:1-8 required Mary to present herself at the Temple and offer a burnt offering and a sin offering for her purification after giving birth. 
8. Since Joseph and Mary were poor, they offered a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. 
9. While at the Temple, Mary and Joseph were greeted by two godly saints who were led by the Holy Spirit to testify about Jesus, their names were Simeon and Anna. 
10. Their testimonies about Jesus left a lasting impression upon Mary, she treasured and pondered what they said in her heart. 
11. Likely, Mary shared the events of that day at the Temple with Dr. Luke. 
 
Transition – Simeon and Anna’s testimonies are profound because their lives were profound. 
• Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Luke recorded important details about each saint because there is much for us to learn from them and how they lived their lives. 
• Simeon and Anna lived in the darkest of days, but they shined brightly because they fixed their eyes rightly on the coming of Messiah. 
 
I. Expectantly Look for the Return of Jesus 
 
• Simeon and Anna longed for and looked for the first coming of Messiah. 
• Like Simeon and Anna, we must expectantly look for the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
• The Bible is filled with many reminders to fix our eyes on the return of Jesus Christ. 
Philippians 3:20, For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ 
 
Titus 2:13, . . . looking for the blessed hope and the 
appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus 
 
– Why is it important to fix our eyes on Christ’s return? 
 
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2020 has been quite a year.
2. As we reflect on 2020, perhaps you are like me, burdened; burdened for our nation, burdened our community, burdened for our families, especially for our children and grandchildren. 
3. But I also find myself burdened for us, the church, because I sense many are disheartened and disillusioned by what has transpired, and uncertain about what lies around the bend. 
4. Where can we find comfort and hope in a world filled with unrest and uncertainty?

ILLUS – A valuable lesson from my motorcycle safety instructor is a helpful reminder in times like these, “Look where you want your motorcycle to go.”

5. Hebrews

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1. What do you value in life? 
2. Why do you value what you value in life? 
3. This morning, we are going to study a passage in the Bible which serves as a valuable reminder to value what matters most in life. 
 
Genesis 25:27-34 
 
1. Chapter 25 is a new section in Genesis which focuses on Isaac and specifically his two sons: Esau and Jacob. 
2. When Isaac was 40, he married Rebekah shortly after the death of his mother, Sarah. 
3. Like Sarah, Rebekah was barren, so Isaac prayed to the Lord and the Lord answered his prayers. (25:21) 
4. But soon it became clear to Rebekah that this would not be a typical pregnancy. 
5. She inquired of the Lord and the Lord told her that she was pregnant with twins, each one the father of a future nation. 
6. In fact, the battle in her belly was the first of many between the fraternal twins. 
 
Genesis 25:23, The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; and two peoples will be separated from your body; and one people shall be stronger than the other; and the older shall serve the younger.” 
 
7. Isaac was 60 when his boys were born. 
a. Abraham would have been 160 years old. 
b. So, Abraham lived to see the birth of his grandsons and enjoyed their presence for 15 years before he died at the age of 175. 
 
Transition – What was Isaac’s family like? A big mess. 
 
I. Value People as God Values People (27-28) 
 
• Or to say it another way, “See people as God sees people.” 
• How does God value us? 
• How does God see us? 
 
Jeremiah 31:3, I have loved you with an everlasting love 
 
A. Not for what people can do for you 
 
1. Let’s begin by looking at Isaac’s example. 
2. Esau was Isaac’s firstborn son. 
3. His appearance was a sign of his future. 
a. Red points to his rugged nature. 
b. Red also sounds like Edom, the name given to Seir, the future home of his descendants, located east of the Promised Land in modern-day Jordan. 
c. Hairy like a little animal or full-grown man. Hairy also sounds like Seir. 
d. And Esau was a lover of the outdoors, a man of the field. 
4. Esau was a skillful hunter. 
a. So, Esau is linked to the ungodly Nimrod, the mighty hunter. (10:8-12) 
b. Esau is also linked to Isaac’s older brother Ishmael, the archer. (21:20) 
5. This description is a confirmation that Esau was not chosen to further the Abrahamic blessing. (Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-19) 
6. But Isaac loved Esau because he loved the taste of wild game. (28) 
 
APPL – Isaac’s conditional love sent the wrong message to Esau. 
 
APPL – When we read this, it is wise to stop and ask, “Is someone’s value determined by their appearance, ability, or pedigree?” 
• The world looks for and values those things. 
• But God does not love us for those reasons. 
 
The prophet Samuel thought Jesse’s oldest son was Israel’s next king until the LORD corrected him. 
 
1 Samuel 16:6-7, When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before Him.” But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 
 
The lesson for us is to value people as God values people, not for what they can do for you. 
 
B. Not for what they might become 
1. Now, we will turn to Rebekah and look at her example. 
2. Jacob was always on Esau’s heels. 
a. Jacob means “may He (God) protect.” 
b. Jacob sounds like “heel” in Hebrew. 
o Jacob grabbed Esau’s heel at birth. 
o The name took on a negative meaning after Jacob stole Esau’s blessing. 
o It was then associated with “one who grabs the heel” or “trips up” others. 
3. Jacob was peaceful which suggests the idea of being complete or civilized. (27) 
4. Jacob lived in tents. (27) 
a. This links Jacob to Abraham and Isaac. 
b. Therefore, Jacob is linked to the covenant blessing God established with Abraham and Isaac. 
 
Hebrews 11:9, By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise 
 
 
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1. What do you value in life?
2. Why do you value what you value in life?
3. This morning, we are going to study a passage in the Bible which serves as a valuable reminder to value what matters most in life.
 
Genesis 25:27-34

1. Chapter 25 is a new section in Genesis which focuses on Isaac and specifically his two sons: Esau and Jacob.
2. When Isaac was 40, he married Rebekah shortly after the death of his mother, Sarah. 
3. Like Sarah, Rebekah was barren, so Isaac prayed to the Lord and the Lord answered his prayers. (25:21)
4. But soon it became clear to Rebekah that this would not be a typical pregnancy.
5. She inquired of the Lord

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Proverbs 16:24, Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (NIV) 
 
1. As we begin our study, in a spirit of full disclosure, I offer this word of warning; tonight, I am going to share with you the worst news the world has ever heard. 
2. But, in a spirit of love, I am also going to share with you the best news the world has ever heard. 
3. In fact, the news I am going to share with you is such good news that it has the potential of filling your heart with great joy. 
4. This evening, we will examine the angelic message spoken to shepherds the night our Savior, Jesus Christ, was born. 
5. From their heavenly message, we will discover why the birth of Jesus Christ is the good news our world needs to hear and how only Jesus can fill our hearts with great joy. 
 
Luke 2:8-20 
 
Context 
1. Last week, we studied the first seven verses of Luke 2, the beloved story of Jesus’ birth. 
2. We noted that Caesar Augustus issued a decree which required all people in the Roman Empire to return to the home of their family’s origin. 
3. News of the decree eventually reached a godly Jewish carpenter in the town of Nazareth named Joseph. 
4. His family tree traced back to King David, who was from a place located seven miles southeast of Jerusalem, a little town called Bethlehem. 
5. In compliance with the decree, Joseph set out on the 90-mile trek to Bethlehem, a journey that would normally take a traveler three or four days. 
6. But Joseph’s journey would take longer because he was not traveling alone. 
7. He was betrothed to godly virgin, also from the family of King David, named Mary. 
8. She was with Child, but not his child, for the Child in her womb was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, thus rightly called the Son of God. 
9. The road was long, and the way was difficult, but this humble couple was right in the middle of God’s will. 
10. The day came when they finally arrived in Bethlehem, but it quickly became clear it was time for another arrival, the birth of God’s Son. 
11. Joseph searched for a suitable place for Mary to give birth, which did not take long because Bethlehem was so small. 
12. With other travelers there to register for the census, every available room was already taken, “there was no room for them in the inn”. 
13. The only somewhat private place for her to deliver God’s Son was probably a cave or a stall of some sort used for farm animals. 
14. And there, under the cover of night, Light shattered the darkness for the glory of God had come to earth in a way that would change history forever; as Isaiah prophesied, a Child was born, a Son was given (Isaiah 9:6). (7) 
15. Mary marveled as she carefully wrapped Him in linen strips and placed Him a manger, a feeding trough for farm animals. 
 
Transition – What was the meaning of all of this? Verses 8-20 give us wonderful insight into God’s heart and plan for the sending of His Son as revealed by the words of the angel. 
 
I. Do Not Be Afraid (10) 
 
• The shepherds probably thought it was going to be a typical night tending their flocks. 
• They would sleep for a few hours until it was their turn to be on watch, looking out for predators to ensure the safety of their sheep. 
• But this night was far from “typical.” 
• It was supernatural. 
• Suddenly, “the glory of the Lord” filled the darkness as an angel of the Lord, perhaps Gabriel, broke the silence of night to announce the birth of the Savior of the world. (9) 
• These hardened, hard-working shepherds were stunned and terrified by the presence of the angelic messenger for the Bible tells us that the shepherds were “terribly frightened.” (9) 
 
ILLUS – When I read the Bible, sometimes I like to imagine how I would have responded if I had been there for those great events in Israel’s history. 
 
• God’s messenger spoke words of comfort to the shepherds for he meant them no harm. 
• His first four words are words we can all find comfort in, “Do not be afraid!” 
 
A. There are many reasons to be afraid 
1. This was especially true at the time of Jesus’ birth. 
 
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Proverbs 16:24, Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (NIV)

1. As we begin our study, in a spirit of full disclosure, I offer this word of warning; tonight, I am going to share with you the worst news the world has ever heard. 
2.  But, in a spirit of love, I am also going to share with you the best news the world has ever heard. 
3. In fact, the news I am going to share with you is such good news that it has the potential of filling your heart with great joy. 
4. This evening, we will examine the angelic message spoken to shepherds the night our Savior, Jesus Christ, was born. 
5.  From their heav

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Don’t you want to finish well? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to say like Paul, “The time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day; and not only me, but also all who have loved His appearing.” – – 2 Timothy 4:6-8. 
 
 What does it take to finish well? The account of Moses’ death is in this last chapter of Deuteronomy. He finishes the course of his life. From this account you gain insight into what it takes to finish like Moses. 
 
God himself buried Moses in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-Peor. Therefore, no one knows exactly where Moses was buried, and we cannot read his tombstone. Chapter 34 in many ways becomes the tombstone for Moses. 
 
 A tombstone gives a sense of how a person lived. I’ve noticed tombstones have become much simpler lately. That might be because tombstones have also become much smaller. 
 
Tombstones give some insight into the life the person lived. Here are some words from actual tombstones: “Beneath this stone, a lump of clay, lies stingy Jimmy Wyatt, who died one morning just at ten, and saved a dinner by it.” Then there’s this one, “Jedidiah Goodwin, Auctioneer, born 1828, Going! Going! Gone!! 1876.” 
 
How about this one, “John Goembel, Attorney… The Defense Rests.” This one is sad, “Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up and no place to go.” My favorite is, “See, I told you I was sick!” 
 
Our mom noticed a lot of tombstones said, “Gone but not forgotten.” One day, mom said, “You can put anything but, ‘Gone, but not forgotten’ on my tombstone. So we teased her saying we were going to write, “Anything but – gone, but not forgotten.” We finally settled on, “Our Mother – Our Friend.” 
 
 Someone once said that the most important part of a tombstone is what lies behind the dash between the date of birth and the date of death. 
 
 When you look at the life of Moses, especially the last 80 years of his life, and the death of Moses, you see a man from whom you can learn many lessons about living well and finishing well. 
 
I. Know the Lord More Intimately 
 
 Everyone must decide how they’re going to live. You have one life to live – – after that comes eternity. 
 
 Wouldn’t it be good to live this one life with eternity in view? Know the Lord more intimately, walk with Him more closely. It’s the key to living well and is the key to finishing well. 
 
 Verse 10 -- “Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel whom the Lord knew face to face.” 
 
 In other words, this became one of the defining aspects of Moses’ life, he knew God face to face. In other words, they spoke to each other, “As a man speaks to his friend.” 
 
 If you want the dash between your birth and death to have meaning, this is a key. 
 
A. God wants you to live life to the full 
 
 Life is short and God wants you to live it to the full. 
 
John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal kill and destroy, I came that they may have life, and have it to the full.” 
 
 The word ‘to the full’ is better translated, ‘exceedingly abundantly” or in other words, overflowing. 
 
Ephesians 3:19-20, I pray that you would know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now unto Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us… 
 
 So be careful how you live, we are living in an age where the world is turning away from God and we are seeing indications that we are living in the latter days… 
 
Ephesians 5:15-18, Be careful how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit. 
 
 
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Don’t you want to finish well? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to say like Paul, “The time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day; and not only me, but also all who have loved His appearing.” – – 2 Timothy 4:6-8.

 What does it take to finish well? The account of Moses’ death is in this last chapter of Deuteronomy. He finishes the course of his life.  From this account you gain insight into what it takes to finish like Moses.

God himself buried Mose

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What the World Needs Now is Love 
 
1. Fifty-five years later, our country is still divided. 
2. In 2020, we have experienced the devastating effects of a global pandemic. 
3. We have witnessed the heart-breaking division between peoples of different ethnicities. 
4. And in this election year, we have seen how divided our nation is politically, as competing parties seek to determine the future course of our great country. 
5. Why has nothing changed? Did love fail? 
6. The truth is man’s love does and will fail because the world does not need a “What” we need a “Who.” 
7. “Who” the world needs now is Jesus and tonight we are going to look at God’s remedy for our hurting world by looking at the events surrounding the birth of our Savior to discover the extent of God’s love for us and how to experience God’s transforming love in our lives. 
 
Luke 2:1-7 
 
I. Jesus was Given to Us in Love (1-7a) 
 
John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 
 
• I am always struck when I read these verses. 
• These verses are so simple. 
• These verses are so understated. 
• And these verses are so majestic. 
• Yet, it is easy to quickly read these verses and miss the human drama behind the words. 
• If one merely scratches the surface, they will also miss how God’s love was working through many obstacles. 
 
A. God’s love works through our obstacles 
1. Mary’s story is filled with obstacles. 
a. She was a betrothed virgin who was told by the angel Gabriel that she would be the mother of God’s Son. 
b. Who would believe this? 
2. News of Mary’s pregnancy would bring disgrace to her family’s reputation. 
3. News of her pregnancy would likely bring an end to her engagement to Joseph. 
4. News of Mary’s pregnancy could result in her death. 
5. Yet, Mary responded to God’s love by accepting His will. 
 
Luke 1:38, And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” 
 
6. Joseph’s story is filled with obstacles. 
a. His future wife is pregnant. 
b. What should he do? 
7. Imagine the personal pain from suspecting infidelity. 
8. Imagine the conflict in his heart because he loved Mary and did not want to see her disgraced or harmed, so “put her away secretly.” (Matthew 1:19) 
9. Yet, when confronted by an angel Joseph also responded to God’s love with obedience. 
 
Matthew 1:24-25, And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. 
 
10.Then there is Caesar Augustus (ruled Rome from 27 BC – 14 AD). 
a. Many scholars consider him the greatest of all the Caesars. 
b. His name at birth was Octavian which means “Eighth.” 
c. He was adopted by Julius Caesar and chosen to succeed him. 
d. When he became emperor, calling him “Emperor” was not good enough, so the Roman Senate sought a more regal title for him. 
e. So, the title “Augustus” was chosen because it means “Majestic Grandeur.” 
f. Then the Senate voted and declared that Octavian was a god and even named a month on the calendar after him, August. 
11.But to Almighty God, Augustus was just a “Little Caesar.” 
a. God used this Little Caesar to fulfill Messianic prophecy by ordering a census. 
b. The Roman Senate required that a census be taken every 14 years to tax all living under Roman rule. 
c. So, Caesar Augustus issued a decree which required all people in the Roman Empire to return to the home of their family’s origin. 
o It was a dreadful reminder of Rome’s oppressive occupation. 
o And it was a financial burden for the poor. 
o Yet, through the issuing of the decree, God’s love was preparing Israel for the coming of their King. 
 
Isaiah 9:6-7, For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this. 
 
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What the World Needs Now is Love

1. Fifty-five years later, our country is still divided.
2. In 2020, we have experienced the devastating effects of a global pandemic.
3. We have witnessed the heart-breaking division between peoples of different ethnicities.  
4. And in this election year, we have seen how divided our nation is politically, as competing parties seek to determine the future course of our great country.
5. Why has nothing changed? Did love fail?
6. The truth is man’s love does and will fail because the world does not need a “What” we need a “Who.”
7. “Who” the world needs now is Jesus and tonight we are going to look at 

Luke 2:1-7 | Who the World Needs Now | Matthew Dodd

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Genesis 39:7-20 | When Temptation Comes Knocking | Mathew Dodd

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There is a saying that hindsight is 2020. Somehow, I think every time someone uses that phrase in the future, it will remind them of what an epic year 2020 was, and it’s not over yet! There is still an election yet to take place in the inevitable meltdown that will immediately follow. 
 
 I’m praying that when believers in Jesus Christ look back on 2020, I’m praying that it is remembered as the year that God is strengthened their faith, that it was a year of revival! 
 
 This is why I felt it was so important to study through the book of Revelation. Christians with spiritual discernment have long felt that a storm cloud has been rising on the horizon. The storm has not yet passed, in fact, I’m convinced that what we have seen is just the beginning of birth pangs that will lead toward greater troubles ahead. 
 
We now come to the last chapter in Revelation. Before the events of this chapter, the seven-year tribulation of God’s wrath poured out on the earth is completed, the Antichrist, the false prophet, and even Satan himself have all been cast into the Lake of Fire. 
 
There will have been a thousand-year millennial reign of Christ, where He rules, or more literally, shepherds the nations from Jerusalem where He will establish His throne. It will be a time of peace. As Isaiah the prophet describes, they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. The nations will come into Jerusalem to give Him honor. The earth itself will be changed; the wolf will lie down with the lamb; the leopard will lie down with the young goat and a little boy will lead them. The cow and the bear will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like an ox. The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child will put his hand into the viper's den. In that day the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 
 
 After the 1000-year reign of Christ, the earth as we know it will pass away; it will be destroyed by fire. Even the current heaven will pass away. 
 
 There will be a New Heaven and a New Earth and there will be the New Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven upon the New Earth. That will be the place of our eternal home!! 
 
 In chapter 22, John describes what will take place in the city of the New Jerusalem… He is describing eternity for those who believe in Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior and put their hope in Him. 
 
I. It Will Flow with the River of Life 
 
 In Chapter 21 God said, “I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life.” 
 
 In chapter 22 we understand that the spring flows into a river of the water of life. 
 
 However, there are truths here that should be applied to our lives right now. He gives Living Water right now to anyone who receives Christ into his heart as Lord and Savior. 
 
A. Go farther and deeper into the river of life 
 
 Last week we read Jesus’ words in John 7… 
John 7:37-39, Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” By this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive. 
 The point is that the Holy Spirit that flows as the river of life in heaven is the same Holy Spirit that flows as a river of life in our hearts now. 
 The question is how much of us will you surrender to God? How deep and how far will you move with the Holy Spirit? That’s the image we see in Ezekiel 47 that describes the river that will flow from Jerusalem in the Millennium… 
Ezekiel 47:1-12 Wherever the water flows, there is life. 
B. Choose well what you will drink 
 In eternity, we will drink of the water of life without cost. 
 
 
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There is a saying that hindsight is 2020. Somehow, I think every time someone uses that phrase in the future, it will remind them of what an epic year 2020 was, and it’s not over yet! There is still an election yet to take place in the inevitable meltdown that will immediately follow.

 I’m praying that when believers in Jesus Christ look back on 2020, I’m praying that it is remembered as the year that God is strengthened their faith, that it was a year of revival!

 This is why I felt it was so important to study through the book of Revelation. Christians with spiritual discernment have long felt that a storm cloud has been rising on t

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