https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons-online/galatians-4-4-6/a-root-from-dry-ground/

When one thinks of Christmas, they usually tend to associate it with Scripture passages from the books of Luke or Matthew, but there other passages in the Bible that shed more light on what happened that day when Jesus Christ became a man born in Bethlehem. In this sermon on Galatians 4:4–6 titled “A Root From Dry Ground, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones draws truths from the passage that are crucial to understanding the celebration of Christmas. First, all three members of the Trinity—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit—are involved in salvation. Second, the focal point is the coming of Jesus into the world, the reason behind the celebration of Christmas. Paul says that Jesus was “sent forth”— a phrase that has caused many questions throughout the centuries among New Testament scholars, but Dr. Lloyd-Jones provides answers to help understand what this means. Third, what does Paul’s statement of “the fullness of time” mean? Is it in an evolutionary sense that the present is better than the past? Dr. Lloyd-Jones emphatically demonstrates that it means God is in control of time and that God has predetermined all of the major events having to do with salvation. How does this apply to Christ’s coming? Dr. Lloyd-Jones reminds that ultimately, because of God’s sovereignty, the worst time is His best time, and Christians can rest in that.