Psalm 3:3

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           But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

• KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!
• KEEP A POSITIVE MIND!
• God is our protector and our proud Father. He gives us glory because he loves us. Because he is our Father who gives us such gracious gifts, we don't walk with our head bowed low and our spirits slumped over. He gives us ultimate victory!

Luke 1:68-70

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           [Zechariah said,] "Praise be to the Lord, God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he said through his holy prophets long ago."

• What God does in Jesus, is not a surprise...
• It was unexpected, but the "hints" and prophecies of his coming are found all over the Old Testament
•  The holy prophets had spoken about it "long ago." But more than the prophets, Jesus coming is God keeping his word!!!
•  Jesus' coming is God's answer to his promises
•  In Jesus, God comes, God ministers, God cares, God saves, God redeems, and God keeps his promises!

Yall Have A Blessed Christmas!

Matthew 1:20-21

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           An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

• Jesus first had to become the sins of the people before he could save them (us) from those sins (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 4:10)
•  His own people rejected him before his forgiveness could be received
• Jesus' gift of salvation was incredibly costly to him
•  God loves us incredibly and salvation is a precious gift!!!

Luke 1:46

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           Mary said, "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.... The Mighty One has done great things for me - holy is his name."

• Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty!
• We must be willing to be the Lord's Servant.
• We must Honor, Praise ,and Worship Him!

Luke 1:30-33

To Begin...
           The angel said to [Mary], "Do not be afraid, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever."

• Jesus is identified in just this one passage: child, son, Jesus, great, Son of the Most High, King, son of David, and leader of Israel (Jacob)
• He is all powerful and exhaust all his descriptions!
•  Jesus is Savior for all seasons!!!

Galatians 4:4-5

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           When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

•  He emptied his home so he could send a redeemer to our home
• He did it so we could be his children — not pretend children, but real children, with full rights
• He WANTED to be our GOD!!!