What should guide our focus at Christmas?

#1 - The MIRACLE of the Birth, 18-20

#2 - The MISSION of the Birth, 21

#3 - The MESSAGE of the Birth, 22-23

#4 - The MANIFESTATION at the Birth, 24-25

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What Should Guide our Focus at Christmas?

#1 - The MIRACLE of the Birth, 18-20

How did God accomplish Jesus' coming in a Sovereign/Divine/Supernatural way?

1st - The CONCEPTION, 18

2nd - The CONCLUSION, 19

3rd - The CLARIFICATION, 20

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#4 - Witness of the Disciples, v16-18

What are the conditions for making disciples?

1st - SET APART for God's Prerogative, 16

2nd - YOU'RE SATURATED with God's Person, 17-18a

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#3 - Witness of the Soldiers 11-15

How the coverup proves the resurrection of Jesus...

1st - The FRIGHTENING Facts, 11

2nd - The FILTHY Fix, 12-14

3rd - The FOSTERING Fable, 15

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#1 - Witness of the Angel, 1-7

#2 - Witness of the Women, 8-10

What made them God's kind of witnesses?

1st - A JOYFUL Obedience, 8

2nd - An UNRESTRAINABLE Worship, 9

3rd - A STIMULATING Hope, 10

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#1 - Witness of the Angel 1-7

What was their task as the Lord's Witness?

1st - PROMPT the Faithful, 1-2

2nd - PRESENT God's Glory, 3-4

3rd - PREPARE the Proclaimers, 5-7

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#5 - He USED the Hatered of His Enemies, 62-66

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#1 - He FULFILLED Prophecy, 57

#2 - He MOVED an Unlikely Man, 57-60

#3 - He REMOVED an Ugly Obstacle, 58

#4 - He SUPPLIED Some Witnesses, 61

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Four Responses to Jesus' Death

#1 - SINCERE CONVERSION [faith], 54

#2 - SENSATIONAL CONVICTION [flare] Luke 23:47-48

#3 - STEADFAST COMPASSION [friendship] 55-56

#4 - SELF-PROTECTING CONCERN [fear] Mt 26:56

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Each Miracle had a message...

#1 - Seen in the Message of DARKNESS, 45

#2 - Seen in the Message of DEPARTURE, 46-49

#3 - Seen in the Message of DELIBERATION, 50

#4 - Seen in the Message of DESTRUCTION, 51a

#5 - Seen in the Message of DISTURBANCE, 51b

#6 - Seen in the Message of DELIVERENCE, 52-53

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#4 - The PAIN through it, 34-35a

#5 - The HUMILIATION surrounding it, 35b-44

How is the Depravity of Man on Display?

1) The IGNORANT [soldiers], 27-37

2) The EDUCATED [robbers], 38 & 44

3) The TEMPERMENTAL [passerby crowd], 39-40

4) The RELIGIOUS [chief priests, scribes, elders], 41-43

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The 5 aims of evil at the cross:

#1 - The MOCKERY of it, v27-30

#2 - The SHAME of it, v31-34

#3 - The CURSE for it, v35-36

#4 - to be continued....

#5 - to be continued...

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#4 - The CAUTION of the Spouse, 19

#5 - The COWARDICE of the Governor, 24, 26

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Five things that were used to demonstrate that Jesus was manifest to us in full perfection.

#1 - The CHARGE of the Sanhedrin, 11-12a

#2 - The CHARACTER of the Savior, 12b-14

#3 - The CONTENTION of the Crowd, 15-25

#4 - (See Part 2)

#5 - (See Part 2)

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How do we see the Majesty of Christ in Judas' suicide?

4 ways...

#1 - Judas' REFLECTION, 1-3a

#2 - Judas' REMORSE, 3b-5

#3 - Judas' REMEMBRANCE, 6-8

#4 - Judas' RECORD, 9-10

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#1 - The Denier's ROUTE, v58

#2 - The Denier's REJECTION, v69-74

#3 - The Denier's REPENTANCE, v75

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#3 - An Unjust CONDEMNATION, 62-64

#4 - An Unjust CONVICTION, 65-66

#5 - An Unjust CRUELTY, 67-68

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The Unjust Trials of Jesus Christ

How the World Judges Jesus

#1 - An Unjust CROSS-EXAMINATION, 57-58

#2 - An Unjust CHALLENGE, 59-61

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#3 - The Companions' TUMBLE, 50b-54, 56b

#4 - Christ's TRIUMPH, 49-56a

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