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! Matthew has been telling us in his gospel about the entrance into the world of the Christ, the promised King.

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 Now, when kings enter, usually they make a grand entrance, right?

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 You know, atop a horse surrounded by royal servants, sometimes with their own song played as they come in.

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 But here with these two peasants in a little town of Bethlehem, there's not a lot of the normal pomp and circumstance.

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 Because Jesus is not a normal king, is he?

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 He came not to be served, but to serve.

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 He came not to fight people to death, but to love people to life.

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 He came not to demand that his subjects give their lives for him, but to give his life for them.

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 But while he does make a quiet entrance in some ways, Matthew doesn't want us to miss what God's doing.

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 Who the true king is.

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 Notice as I read Matthew chapter 2.

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 All the different things God is doing.

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 All the different ways that God is pointing people to Jesus as the king of kings.

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 The one that you don't want to miss.

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 Matthew 2.

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 God's holy word.

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 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,

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 behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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 Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?

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 For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.

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 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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 And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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 And they told him,

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 In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,

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 And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah.

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 For from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.

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 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.

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 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying,

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 Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him,

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 bring me word that I too may come and worship him.

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 After listening to the king, they went on their way,

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 and behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them

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 until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

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 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

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 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother,

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 and they fell down and worshipped him.

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 Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod,

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 they departed to their own country by another way.

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 Now when they had departed,

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 behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,

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 Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt,

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 and remain there until I tell you,

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 for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.

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 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night

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 and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod.

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 This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet.

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 Out of Egypt I called my son.

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 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men,

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 became furious,

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 and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem

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 and in all that region who were two years old or under,

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 according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

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 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah.

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 A voice was heard in Ramah,

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 weeping in loud lamentation,

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 Rachel weeping for her children.

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 She refused to be comforted because they are no more.

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 But when Herod died,

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 behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

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 saying,

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 Rise, take the child and his mother,

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 and go to the land of Israel,

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 for those who sought the child's life are dead.

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 And he rose and took the child and his mother

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 and went to the land of Israel.

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 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea

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 in the place of his father Herod,

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 he was afraid to go there.

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 And being warned in a dream,

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 he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

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 and he went and lived in a city called Nazareth,

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 so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled,

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 that he would be called a Nazarene.

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 Thus far, God's holy word.

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 Will you pray with me?

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 Father, thank you for the gift of your word,

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 for this account of what happened when the king came.

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 And I pray that as familiar as the story may be to us,

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 that we would, in a fresh way this morning,

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 see our king.

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 We would receive our king.

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 We would worship our king.

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 And that is only gonna happen

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 if your spirit works in our hearts.

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 And so we ask for that,

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 and we trust you for it.

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 In Jesus' name, amen.

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 Amen.

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 In chapter one,

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 if you've been here the last couple of weeks,

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 Matthew told us that this baby born to Mary and Joseph

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 was the Christ, the Messiah King.

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 Was Emmanuel, God with us?

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 Was Jesus, Savior from sins?

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 And now in chapter two,

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 it's as though he takes a bunch of really bright,

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 flashing arrows to point to the baby and say,

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 King, King, King.

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 Look at everything coming together

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 at this moment in history.

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 I'm just gonna point out a few.

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 At first, God shows us several Old Testament prophecies

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 from hundreds of years past

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 being fulfilled in this child.

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 In other words, don't miss this,

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 the story of Israel's scriptures,

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 hundreds and hundreds of years of the holy scriptures.

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 In other words, the story of the history of humankind

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 is about this baby,

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 this Jesus.

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 First, he quotes from the prophet Micah

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 because the religious advisors to Herod

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 go there to find where the Messiah should be born.

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 This is the most direct of the prophecies being fulfilled.

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 Perhaps not where you would expect a king to be born,

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 but yes, indeed, they confirm,

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 if you're looking for the king of the Jews,

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 go to Bethlehem.

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 That's a big, bright arrow.

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 Everyone was clear on that.

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 Nowhere else to look for the Messiah

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 to be born except Bethlehem.

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 Now, the next three prophecies in this passage

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 are a bit different.

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 They're less direct,

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 but they show the significance

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 of this newborn king.

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 The angel tells Joseph to leave Bethlehem

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 and go to Egypt,

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 which we learn will protect him

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 from Herod's murderous plans

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 that threatened the promised king's life

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 within weeks or months of his birth.

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 Yes, sadly, if you're calculating

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 that the wise men are not there

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 with the shepherds the first Christmas night,

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 I know it messes with me too.

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 It's not the way it's supposed to be,

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 but it is definitely less than two years.

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 They're there.

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 They show up.

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 Regardless of the exact timing,

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 Matthew says what's really going on

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 is something bigger.

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 Matthew wants to connect the dots

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 to the big story, okay?

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 This time, it's the prophet Hosea,

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 another prophet who speaks for God,

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 saying,

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 out of Egypt,

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 I called my son.

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 In Hosea,

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 the immediate reference

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 is to the Israelites

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 as God's son.

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 It's a very common way

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 God referred to his people.

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 God called them out of Egypt, didn't he?

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 He delivered them out of bondage.

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 The greatest redemption

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 in the history of Israel

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 recounted generation after generation.

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 And now, God says,

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 in this baby,

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 this new Israel,

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 the true Israel,

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 my son,

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 is coming out of Egypt.

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 A new redemption, right?

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 A great deliverance is coming.

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 But it won't come

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 without a lot of heartache,

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 just like the first time.

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 Herod,

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 in a megalomaniacal effort

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 to protect his dynasty.

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 It's all he cares about.

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 And this fits with other accounts

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 of Herod's last years.

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 He decides to kill Jewish boys

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 under the age of two

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 in Bethlehem.

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 We don't know exactly,

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 perhaps 20 or 30 young boys.

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 But even one is terrible, right?

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 Can you imagine?

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 Weeping.

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 Loud lamentation.

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 Rachel weeping.

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 Rachel is the wife of Jacob,

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 whose name was Israel.

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 So the figurative mother

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 of the people of Israel,

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 the whole nation,

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 weeping.

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 In this Exodus mindset here,

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 the scene recalls

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 the killing of Israelite boys

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 in Egypt,

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 from which Moses is delivered

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 in a basket in the river.

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 But the prophet quoted here

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 is actually hundreds of years later.

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 It's Jeremiah,

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 a third prophet,

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 writing of the Israelites.

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 They're weeping.

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 Why?

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 They're weeping

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 as they're taken into exile,

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 out of the promised land.

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 No more.

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 They're not here.

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 And yet,

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 Jeremiah 31,

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 quoted here,

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 is a chapter primarily

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 of promise.

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 That even in the darkest days

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 for God's people,

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 there will be return to God,

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 covenant relationship,

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 future hope.

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 Friends, listen,

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 never let deep weeping

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 convince you

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 that there won't be joy

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 in the morning.

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 Even if that morning

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 is far away,

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 this God is faithful.

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 He can be trusted.

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 Here is the true king

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 entering in the midst

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 of the painful desperation

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 of God's people.

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 He doesn't just come

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 when everybody's happy

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 so they can celebrate together.

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 He comes to bring hope

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 when you're hurting.

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 In fact,

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 the darker the night,

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 the brighter his light shines.

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 I think perhaps Christmas

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 is most clearly seen

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 through tears.

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 don't lose heart.

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 When the king is here,

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 the true king is here,

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 there's hope.

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 And the final fulfillment

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 is a bit more obscure.

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 Look at verse 23.

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 What was spoken by the prophets

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 might be fulfilled

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 that he would be called

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 a Nazarene.

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 I say obscure

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 because see,

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 there's no prophet

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 that says that directly.

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 That Jesus would be

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 from Nazareth

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 like Micah tells us

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 he'll be born in Bethlehem.

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 Matthew may be making

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 a play on words.

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 Here,

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 that's possible.

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 That prophecy

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 that was read earlier

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 in the service

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 from Isaiah 11

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 about the righteous branch

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 from Jesse's stump

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 because the Hebrew word

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 for Nazareth

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 sounds like the Hebrew word

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 for branch.

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 Could be.

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 But he says here

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 prophets,

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 plural.

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 So I think likely

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 it means

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 what the Jews

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 would have understood

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 Nazareth

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 to mean.

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 Nazareth

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 was a reference

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 to what?

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 Nothing good

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 comes

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 from Nazareth.

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 Nowhere

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 Nazareth.

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 And many prophets

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 discussed the Messiah

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 being of no reputation,

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 despised,

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 rejected,

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 and so forth.

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 Jesus is gonna fit

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 that description.

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 There are many other prophecies,

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 hundreds of them,

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 that Jesus fulfills

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 in various ways.

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 But just in this passage,

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 just in this moment

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 after his birth,

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 do you see God

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 is pointing

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 the bright flashing arrows

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 at this unique child?

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 He's saying

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 special messages

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 have been sent,

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 birth announcements,

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 for hundreds of years.

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 You've never sent

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 birth announcements

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 a hundred years

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 in advance,

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 have you?

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 No,

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 you weren't that sure.

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 They've pointed

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 to this day,

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 he says.

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 Don't miss it.

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 Notice how God's also

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 working in international

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 politics.

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 The people,

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 the leaders,

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 the events

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 of the day

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 to bring his king

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 into the world

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 in just the right way.

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 Have you ever thought

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 about that?

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 How Mary and Joseph

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 ended up in Bethlehem

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 where the Messiah

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 was gonna have to be born?

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 Was it just some

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 magical happenstance?

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 God providentially orchestrated

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 the Roman Caesar

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 who thought

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 that life was all about him

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 to issue a decree

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 for a census,

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 right,

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 of the entire Roman world.

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 Once again,

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 here in this passage,

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 the hearts of kings

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 are in the hand

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 of the Lord.

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 He is controlling

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 all of these events.

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 In fact,

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 we'll come back

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 to the magi themselves,

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 but he brings

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 these people,

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 we don't know

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 how many of them,

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 on a long journey

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 from a foreign country

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 to get the attention

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 of King Herod.

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 Herod the king.

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 Herod the king.

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 Twice for emphasis.

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 See,

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 this whole story

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 is about who

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 the true king is,

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 isn't it?

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 Does Herod really

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 seem like the king?

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 Does he seem

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 in control here,

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 scrambling for advice,

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 fearing for his power,

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 raging at any rival

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 or rumor of one

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 that comes up?

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 He's a human leader.

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 Human leaders

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 seek to deceive

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 like Herod's direction

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 to the magi

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 about this child.

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 Human leaders

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 do wicked things

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 like ordering

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 the killing

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 of other people.

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 Human leaders

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 ultimately rise

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 and fall

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 like Herod

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 and his son Archelaus.

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 They're coming

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 and going

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 and yet

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 the divine leader

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 is the one

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 in charge.

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 God is using

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 each of these events

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 and the people there

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 to take Jesus

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 to Egypt,

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 to bring him back

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 to Israel,

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 to divert them

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 to exactly the right place

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 in Nazareth.

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 God's up to something.

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 God is at work

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 way beyond

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 any human king

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 who thinks

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 he's in charge.

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 Even in the midst

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 of grievous tragedy

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 like the deaths

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 of little boys

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 in the little town

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 of Bethlehem.

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 Now God's still working

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 gloriously

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 to highlight

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 the identity

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 of the true king

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 across national borders

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 against all odds.

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 Jesus will reign

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 on David's throne.

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 Imposter Herod?

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 No way.

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 Prophecies.

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 Politics.

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 And that's not all

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 God is using

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 to highlight

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 the arrival

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 of his promised king.

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 There are several

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 extraordinary

00:16:12.379 --> 00:16:13.660
 communications

00:16:13.660 --> 00:16:15.180
 here in this passage,

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 aren't there?

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 And we see

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 and watch God

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 supernaturally

00:16:19.760 --> 00:16:20.320
 superintending

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 the whole story

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 through these

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 communications.

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 teachings.

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 Notice how the passage

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 is marked by dreams,

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 isn't it?

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 If you like dreams

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 you probably noticed that.

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 First a dream

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 to the magi

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 and then three more times

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 in addition to the one

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 in chapter one

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 to Joseph.

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 I mean this guy's

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 not getting to sleep

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 at all.

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 I mean every night

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 repeatedly

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 the angel

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 of the Lord

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 the messenger

00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:45.779
 of God

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 brings clear direction

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 to the point

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 that Jews

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 and Gentiles

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 obey

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 without hesitation.

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 God is speaking.

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 God is directing.

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 God wants them

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 to know

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 where to go

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 so they don't miss it.

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 Which brings us

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 to the most prominent

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 and famous

00:17:04.140 --> 00:17:06.059
 divine communication

00:17:06.059 --> 00:17:07.299
 in the story.

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 Right?

00:17:08.860 --> 00:17:09.839
 The star.

00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:11.860
 God,

00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:13.420
 the creator king

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 is also directing

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 all of his creation,

00:17:16.660 --> 00:17:17.420
 all of nature

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 to point

00:17:18.120 --> 00:17:19.599
 to the promised king.

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 Now there are

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 a lot of explanations

00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:22.699
 you can read out there

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 for what's going on

00:17:24.439 --> 00:17:25.019
 in the sky,

00:17:25.139 --> 00:17:26.480
 this possible phenomenon.

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 What kind of star

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 or supernova

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 or divine light.

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 I am sure

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 there are a lot of you

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 in here

00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:34.000
 who know more than I do

00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:34.919
 about what's going on

00:17:34.919 --> 00:17:35.319
 in the sky.

00:17:37.399 --> 00:17:38.359
 People talk about

00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:39.159
 why it moved.

00:17:39.619 --> 00:17:40.319
 How it showed

00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:40.919
 the magi

00:17:40.919 --> 00:17:41.519
 exactly

00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:43.299
 where Jesus was.

00:17:43.419 --> 00:17:44.359
 Some of the discussion

00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:45.480
 is quite interesting

00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:46.459
 and I would commend it

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 to you.

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 some of it honestly

00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:49.759
 is quite distracting

00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:52.000
 from the real point.

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 The passage

00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:54.599
 is very clearly

00:17:54.599 --> 00:17:56.740
 saying that the star

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 brought them

00:17:57.839 --> 00:17:59.259
 to Jerusalem

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 and then it directed

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 them specifically,

00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:03.379
 however it did it,

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 to the king

00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:05.559
 of the Jews

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 so that they

00:18:06.779 --> 00:18:08.500
 could worship him.

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 In fact,

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 it seems quite clear

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 for example

00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:13.500
 from the dream

00:18:13.500 --> 00:18:15.019
 where God speaks

00:18:15.019 --> 00:18:15.559
 to them

00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:16.759
 that God

00:18:16.759 --> 00:18:17.420
 is the one

00:18:17.420 --> 00:18:18.579
 directing these

00:18:18.579 --> 00:18:19.460
 stargazers

00:18:19.460 --> 00:18:20.400
 from the east.

00:18:21.099 --> 00:18:21.180
 Right?

00:18:21.759 --> 00:18:22.380
 This is something

00:18:22.380 --> 00:18:23.700
 he's organized.

00:18:24.259 --> 00:18:25.160
 Maybe these guys

00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:25.759
 coming were

00:18:25.759 --> 00:18:26.759
 from Babylon

00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:27.579
 or Persia

00:18:27.579 --> 00:18:28.079
 and they'd heard

00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:29.079
 some of Daniel's

00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:29.980
 prophecies there

00:18:29.980 --> 00:18:30.519
 about this

00:18:30.519 --> 00:18:31.759
 coming king

00:18:31.759 --> 00:18:32.599
 of the Jews.

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 He wrote

00:18:33.400 --> 00:18:34.400
 those prophecies

00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:35.220
 while he lived there.

00:18:35.920 --> 00:18:36.599
 Maybe they'd been

00:18:36.599 --> 00:18:37.799
 watching for signs

00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:38.900
 for a long time

00:18:38.900 --> 00:18:39.940
 intrigued by this

00:18:39.940 --> 00:18:40.980
 God who delivered

00:18:40.980 --> 00:18:41.599
 his people

00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:42.879
 so powerfully.

00:18:42.959 --> 00:18:43.980
 We're not sure.

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 There's a lot of things

00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:46.000
 we don't know

00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:47.079
 about the star

00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:48.299
 but we know

00:18:48.299 --> 00:18:49.000
 that God

00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:50.019
 is using anything

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 and everything

00:18:51.299 --> 00:18:52.899
 to bring the nations

00:18:52.899 --> 00:18:54.019
 to worship

00:18:54.019 --> 00:18:55.259
 the true king.

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 That's what's going on.

00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:59.059
 Quite remarkable

00:18:59.059 --> 00:18:59.619
 in fact

00:18:59.619 --> 00:19:02.099
 that something

00:19:02.099 --> 00:19:02.959
 in the sky

00:19:02.959 --> 00:19:04.159
 would lead them there

00:19:04.159 --> 00:19:05.199
 because God

00:19:05.199 --> 00:19:05.859
 has actually

00:19:05.859 --> 00:19:06.619
 repeatedly

00:19:06.619 --> 00:19:07.659
 through the Old Testament

00:19:07.659 --> 00:19:08.519
 told his people

00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:11.099
 not to read messages

00:19:11.099 --> 00:19:12.039
 in the stars.

00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:13.699
 There are warnings

00:19:13.699 --> 00:19:15.399
 against astrology

00:19:15.399 --> 00:19:18.179
 but here

00:19:18.179 --> 00:19:19.219
 God himself

00:19:19.219 --> 00:19:20.179
 speaks

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 the language

00:19:21.179 --> 00:19:22.599
 of the wise men

00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:23.939
 if you will.

00:19:25.119 --> 00:19:26.299
 He leads them

00:19:26.299 --> 00:19:27.459
 straight to the king

00:19:27.459 --> 00:19:28.079
 they seek.

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 I just love this

00:19:29.679 --> 00:19:30.939
 about our God.

00:19:31.339 --> 00:19:31.879
 Think about

00:19:31.879 --> 00:19:32.539
 what he's doing.

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 Yes, there are prophecies

00:19:33.959 --> 00:19:35.179
 there for the religious scholars

00:19:35.179 --> 00:19:36.939
 but who gets the messages

00:19:36.939 --> 00:19:37.599
 about Jesus?

00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:39.659
 There are also angels

00:19:39.659 --> 00:19:41.319
 sent to lowly

00:19:41.319 --> 00:19:43.099
 left out shepherds

00:19:43.099 --> 00:19:44.259
 to bring them

00:19:44.259 --> 00:19:45.419
 to the king.

00:19:45.879 --> 00:19:46.759
 And then there are

00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:47.659
 dreams

00:19:47.659 --> 00:19:49.319
 and a star

00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:51.599
 sent to

00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:54.519
 reach these misguided

00:19:54.519 --> 00:19:55.579
 wise men

00:19:55.579 --> 00:19:57.099
 from pagan nations

00:19:57.099 --> 00:19:59.139
 to bring them

00:19:59.139 --> 00:20:00.539
 to the king.

00:20:00.899 --> 00:20:02.480
 God wants everyone

00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:03.399
 everywhere

00:20:03.399 --> 00:20:04.439
 to see this king

00:20:04.439 --> 00:20:04.899
 doesn't he?

00:20:04.900 --> 00:20:06.400
 The king

00:20:06.400 --> 00:20:07.680
 is not coming

00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:08.500
 primarily

00:20:08.500 --> 00:20:10.000
 for the royal family

00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:10.960
 to strengthen

00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:12.440
 his dynasty.

00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:13.600
 Not primarily

00:20:13.600 --> 00:20:14.620
 for the religious

00:20:14.620 --> 00:20:15.580
 insiders

00:20:15.580 --> 00:20:16.840
 to polish up

00:20:16.840 --> 00:20:17.580
 their morality

00:20:17.580 --> 00:20:18.240
 a bit.

00:20:18.600 --> 00:20:19.700
 Not primarily

00:20:19.700 --> 00:20:20.900
 for the powerful

00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:21.460
 warriors

00:20:21.460 --> 00:20:22.320
 who will extend

00:20:22.320 --> 00:20:22.960
 his reign

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 most effectively.

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 No,

00:20:24.980 --> 00:20:26.120
 he seems to be

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 the king

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 of those

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 who don't have

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 a kingdom.

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 The king

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 of those

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 who don't deserve

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 a good king.

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 the king

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 of all

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 of everyone

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 everywhere.

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 That's who he is.

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 And by the way

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 that's exactly

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 who the prophets

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 have told us

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 to expect.

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 Many of them

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 tell of the Messiah

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 for the nations.

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 In a new way

00:20:50.399 --> 00:20:51.399
 the Gentiles

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 are going to hear

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 the good news.

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 Let me just show you

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 a little from the prophet

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 Isaiah.

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 Is the king

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 of the Jews

00:20:59.159 --> 00:21:00.079
 the king

00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:00.719
 of the Jews

00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:01.380
 only?

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 Isaiah 11

00:21:03.940 --> 00:21:04.759
 the branch

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 from Jesse's stump

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 will bring

00:21:06.420 --> 00:21:07.500
 the new world

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 order of peace

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 and joy

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 and the peoples

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 the nations

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 shall come

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 to his signal

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 his banner.

00:21:17.200 --> 00:21:17.920
 Isaiah 49

00:21:17.920 --> 00:21:19.180
 the servant Messiah

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 coming to bring

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 God's people

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 back to him.

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 That's not enough.

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 That's not big enough

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 for what God's

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 up to.

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 It is important

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 that he is also

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 the light

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 to the nations.

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 Isaiah 60

00:21:33.340 --> 00:21:34.060
 nations

00:21:34.060 --> 00:21:35.380
 shall come

00:21:35.380 --> 00:21:36.259
 to the promised

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 king's light

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 kings

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 to his rising

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 and here they are

00:21:41.220 --> 00:21:41.900
 right?

00:21:42.980 --> 00:21:43.900
 From the east

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 wise men

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 bowing down

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 just as God

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 promised

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 he pulls out

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 all the stops

00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:51.000
 prophecies

00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:52.040
 politics

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 dreams

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 stars

00:21:53.840 --> 00:21:55.480
 bringing the nations

00:21:55.480 --> 00:21:56.860
 to bow before

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 the king

00:21:57.880 --> 00:21:59.280
 of kings

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 at the very

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 beginning

00:22:01.060 --> 00:22:01.900
 of the gospel

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 written

00:22:02.320 --> 00:22:03.780
 to show the Jews

00:22:03.780 --> 00:22:05.180
 their Christ

00:22:05.180 --> 00:22:06.800
 who their Messiah

00:22:06.800 --> 00:22:07.460
 is

00:22:07.460 --> 00:22:09.040
 they're reminded

00:22:09.040 --> 00:22:10.080
 that their king

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 is for the nations

00:22:12.560 --> 00:22:14.860
 how huge

00:22:14.860 --> 00:22:16.740
 is God's heart

00:22:16.740 --> 00:22:17.500
 right

00:22:17.500 --> 00:22:19.280
 for everyone

00:22:19.280 --> 00:22:20.260
 everywhere

00:22:20.260 --> 00:22:21.460
 do you share

00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:22.080
 that heart?

00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:24.939
 if you follow

00:22:24.939 --> 00:22:25.899
 the Christmas

00:22:25.899 --> 00:22:26.439
 story

00:22:26.439 --> 00:22:27.319
 the Bible's

00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:27.599
 version

00:22:27.599 --> 00:22:28.259
 of the Christmas

00:22:28.259 --> 00:22:28.720
 story

00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:29.799
 the baby

00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:30.699
 born in

00:22:30.699 --> 00:22:31.720
 Bethlehem

00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:32.720
 will lead you

00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:34.019
 to the nations

00:22:34.019 --> 00:22:35.199
 praying

00:22:35.199 --> 00:22:36.220
 giving

00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:37.259
 going

00:22:37.259 --> 00:22:38.519
 whatever it looks

00:22:38.519 --> 00:22:38.879
 like

00:22:38.879 --> 00:22:39.859
 to share

00:22:39.859 --> 00:22:40.579
 tidings

00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:41.720
 of comfort

00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:42.759
 and joy

00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:43.819
 to tell it

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 on the mountain

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 we sing

00:22:46.059 --> 00:22:47.039
 and that

00:22:47.039 --> 00:22:48.099
 the fact

00:22:48.099 --> 00:22:48.639
 that that's

00:22:48.639 --> 00:22:49.359
 who this child

00:22:49.359 --> 00:22:49.659
 is

00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:50.040
 is yet

00:22:50.040 --> 00:22:51.180
 more evidence

00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:52.440
 that he

00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:53.080
 is indeed

00:22:53.080 --> 00:22:53.960
 the promised

00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:54.900
 king

00:22:54.900 --> 00:22:55.779
 of kings

00:22:55.779 --> 00:22:58.140
 see God

00:22:58.140 --> 00:22:58.940
 wants everyone

00:22:58.940 --> 00:22:59.580
 everywhere

00:22:59.580 --> 00:23:01.000
 to see

00:23:01.000 --> 00:23:01.660
 who the true

00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:02.460
 king is

00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:04.340
 and to

00:23:04.340 --> 00:23:05.100
 respond

00:23:05.100 --> 00:23:06.519
 appropriately

00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:09.200
 how do you

00:23:09.200 --> 00:23:09.779
 respond

00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:11.279
 to a king

00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:12.519
 showing up?

00:23:14.519 --> 00:23:15.100
 interestingly

00:23:15.100 --> 00:23:15.519
 enough

00:23:15.519 --> 00:23:15.980
 it's not

00:23:15.980 --> 00:23:17.259
 always easy

00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:18.839
 to respond

00:23:18.839 --> 00:23:19.720
 appropriately

00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:20.839
 to a king

00:23:20.839 --> 00:23:21.279
 is it?

00:23:22.579 --> 00:23:23.180
 I remember

00:23:23.180 --> 00:23:23.619
 when I was

00:23:23.619 --> 00:23:23.940
 a boy

00:23:23.940 --> 00:23:24.599
 going to

00:23:24.599 --> 00:23:25.579
 play a game

00:23:25.579 --> 00:23:25.920
 called

00:23:25.920 --> 00:23:27.140
 king of the hill

00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:28.519
 we'd play

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.079
 during the high

00:23:29.079 --> 00:23:29.700
 school football

00:23:29.700 --> 00:23:30.420
 games when I

00:23:30.420 --> 00:23:30.960
 was younger

00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:31.740
 and you'd

00:23:31.740 --> 00:23:32.480
 find a good

00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:32.799
 hill

00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:33.539
 maybe you've

00:23:33.539 --> 00:23:34.019
 seen this

00:23:34.019 --> 00:23:34.460
 before

00:23:34.460 --> 00:23:34.960
 it would

00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:35.319
 have worked

00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:35.799
 really well

00:23:35.799 --> 00:23:36.460
 as a children's

00:23:36.460 --> 00:23:36.720
 moment

00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.259
 but Derek

00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:37.859
 missed the

00:23:37.859 --> 00:23:38.400
 opportunity

00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:39.079
 you have

00:23:39.079 --> 00:23:39.519
 one kid

00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:39.960
 stand up

00:23:39.960 --> 00:23:40.079
 here

00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:40.299
 and he

00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:40.680
 pushes

00:23:40.680 --> 00:23:41.119
 all the

00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:41.579
 other ones

00:23:41.579 --> 00:23:42.000
 down

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:42.299
 right?

00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:43.000
 whoever

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:43.579
 can stay

00:23:43.579 --> 00:23:44.059
 up on the

00:23:44.059 --> 00:23:44.200
 hill

00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:44.420
 it would

00:23:44.420 --> 00:23:44.640
 have been

00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:45.019
 great

00:23:45.019 --> 00:23:45.180
 y'all

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:45.400
 would have

00:23:45.400 --> 00:23:45.839
 loved it

00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:48.000
 and he

00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:48.740
 is king

00:23:48.740 --> 00:23:49.279
 of the hill

00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:49.659
 as long

00:23:49.659 --> 00:23:49.919
 as he

00:23:49.919 --> 00:23:50.279
 can stay

00:23:50.279 --> 00:23:50.720
 on top

00:23:50.720 --> 00:23:52.279
 not my

00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:52.659
 favorite

00:23:52.659 --> 00:23:53.139
 game

00:23:53.139 --> 00:23:53.939
 I didn't

00:23:53.939 --> 00:23:54.299
 like all

00:23:54.299 --> 00:23:54.919
 the pushing

00:23:54.919 --> 00:23:55.419
 and shoving

00:23:55.419 --> 00:23:55.699
 but I

00:23:55.699 --> 00:23:56.139
 like kind

00:23:56.139 --> 00:23:56.639
 of sneaking

00:23:56.639 --> 00:23:57.039
 in the

00:23:57.039 --> 00:23:57.319
 side

00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:57.779
 and whenever

00:23:57.779 --> 00:23:58.699
 one kid

00:23:58.699 --> 00:23:59.059
 would kind

00:23:59.059 --> 00:23:59.299
 of get

00:23:59.299 --> 00:23:59.740
 on top

00:23:59.740 --> 00:24:00.039
 and right

00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:00.299
 as he

00:24:00.299 --> 00:24:00.500
 yelled

00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:00.859
 I'm

00:24:00.859 --> 00:24:01.159
 king

00:24:01.159 --> 00:24:01.399
 of the

00:24:01.399 --> 00:24:01.579
 hill

00:24:01.579 --> 00:24:01.839
 I like

00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:02.079
 to try

00:24:02.079 --> 00:24:02.439
 to knock

00:24:02.439 --> 00:24:03.099
 his feet

00:24:03.099 --> 00:24:03.299
 out

00:24:03.299 --> 00:24:03.759
 from under

00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:03.919
 him

00:24:03.919 --> 00:24:04.639
 and make

00:24:04.639 --> 00:24:05.099
 him seem

00:24:05.099 --> 00:24:05.559
 not so

00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:05.839
 big

00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.599
 and strong

00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:06.959
 I just

00:24:06.959 --> 00:24:07.119
 didn't

00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:07.299
 really

00:24:07.299 --> 00:24:07.559
 want to

00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:07.859
 face

00:24:07.859 --> 00:24:08.119
 him

00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:11.220
 maybe

00:24:11.220 --> 00:24:11.699
 Herod

00:24:11.699 --> 00:24:12.199
 played

00:24:12.199 --> 00:24:12.819
 that game

00:24:12.819 --> 00:24:14.000
 as a

00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:14.240
 boy

00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:16.799
 what happens

00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:17.799
 when he

00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:18.579
 hears about

00:24:18.579 --> 00:24:19.339
 a potential

00:24:19.339 --> 00:24:20.000
 king of

00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:20.460
 the Jews

00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:20.880
 someone

00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:21.880
 climbing the

00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:22.420
 hill toward

00:24:22.420 --> 00:24:22.640
 him

00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:23.559
 he's

00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:24.120
 troubled

00:24:24.120 --> 00:24:25.779
 angry

00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.740
 worried

00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:28.759
 we know

00:24:28.759 --> 00:24:29.200
 from other

00:24:29.200 --> 00:24:29.740
 historical

00:24:29.740 --> 00:24:30.279
 sources

00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:31.079
 that Herod

00:24:31.079 --> 00:24:31.539
 became

00:24:31.539 --> 00:24:32.120
 frantic

00:24:32.120 --> 00:24:33.359
 and paranoid

00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:34.759
 about protecting

00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:35.519
 his throne

00:24:35.519 --> 00:24:36.519
 during his

00:24:36.519 --> 00:24:37.319
 latter years

00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:39.259
 he attempts

00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:39.799
 to exert

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.299
 control

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:40.599
 doesn't

00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:40.799
 he

00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:41.980
 through

00:24:41.980 --> 00:24:42.099
 the

00:24:42.099 --> 00:24:42.559
 magi

00:24:42.559 --> 00:24:43.419
 and then

00:24:43.419 --> 00:24:43.639
 when they

00:24:43.639 --> 00:24:43.839
 don't

00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:44.039
 play

00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:44.379
 along

00:24:44.379 --> 00:24:44.659
 he

00:24:44.659 --> 00:24:45.119
 is

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:46.220
 furious

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.139
 the word

00:24:47.139 --> 00:24:47.599
 ramps

00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:47.919
 up

00:24:47.919 --> 00:24:48.960
 he

00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:49.359
 orders

00:24:49.359 --> 00:24:49.579
 the

00:24:49.579 --> 00:24:49.859
 killing

00:24:49.859 --> 00:24:50.039
 of

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.220
 young

00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:50.519
 boys

00:24:50.519 --> 00:24:50.960
 in an

00:24:50.960 --> 00:24:51.139
 effort

00:24:51.139 --> 00:24:51.359
 to

00:24:51.359 --> 00:24:51.720
 eliminate

00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:52.220
 a threat

00:24:52.220 --> 00:24:52.679
 to his

00:24:52.679 --> 00:24:53.500
 dynasty

00:24:53.500 --> 00:24:54.819
 and maybe

00:24:54.819 --> 00:24:55.460
 your first

00:24:55.460 --> 00:24:55.960
 response

00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:56.259
 to that

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:56.500
 is that

00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:57.480
 is crazy

00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:59.240
 and rightly

00:24:59.240 --> 00:24:59.659
 so

00:24:59.659 --> 00:25:00.139
 you're not

00:25:00.139 --> 00:25:00.579
 wrong

00:25:00.579 --> 00:25:03.399
 but stop

00:25:03.399 --> 00:25:03.859
 to think

00:25:03.859 --> 00:25:04.339
 how we

00:25:04.339 --> 00:25:05.019
 respond

00:25:05.019 --> 00:25:07.059
 when our

00:25:07.059 --> 00:25:07.480
 control

00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:07.740
 is

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:08.079
 threatened

00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:11.119
 when our

00:25:11.119 --> 00:25:11.759
 sovereign

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.400
 rule

00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:13.180
 over our

00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:13.799
 self

00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:14.160
 is

00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:14.960
 challenged

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:16.220
 when our

00:25:16.220 --> 00:25:17.200
 autonomy

00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:18.440
 the great

00:25:18.440 --> 00:25:19.599
 unchallenged

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.200
 assumed

00:25:20.200 --> 00:25:20.779
 good

00:25:20.779 --> 00:25:21.440
 of modern

00:25:21.440 --> 00:25:22.039
 America

00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:23.160
 our sacred

00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:23.720
 freedom

00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:24.379
 to manage

00:25:24.379 --> 00:25:24.980
 our own

00:25:24.980 --> 00:25:25.359
 lives

00:25:25.359 --> 00:25:25.720
 the way

00:25:25.720 --> 00:25:26.400
 we want

00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:27.240
 when that's

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:28.000
 taken away

00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:28.660
 how do

00:25:28.660 --> 00:25:29.779
 we respond

00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:32.259
 we protect

00:25:32.259 --> 00:25:32.779
 our hill

00:25:32.779 --> 00:25:34.900
 our throne

00:25:34.900 --> 00:25:36.500
 passionately

00:25:36.500 --> 00:25:37.080
 don't we

00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:40.680
 have you

00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:41.240
 ever felt

00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:42.240
 something like

00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:43.720
 Jesus

00:25:43.720 --> 00:25:45.019
 you are

00:25:45.019 --> 00:25:46.280
 disrupting

00:25:46.280 --> 00:25:47.720
 my plans

00:25:47.720 --> 00:25:48.860
 for my

00:25:48.860 --> 00:25:49.340
 life

00:25:49.340 --> 00:25:52.200
 your rules

00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:53.820
 your

00:25:53.820 --> 00:25:54.700
 priorities

00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:56.240
 your

00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:57.180
 providences

00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:58.019
 in my

00:25:58.019 --> 00:25:58.540
 life

00:25:58.540 --> 00:25:59.600
 they're

00:25:59.600 --> 00:26:00.019
 really

00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:01.040
 frustrating

00:26:01.040 --> 00:26:01.940
 sometimes

00:26:01.940 --> 00:26:02.400
 Jesus

00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:05.860
 will you

00:26:05.860 --> 00:26:06.220
 let God

00:26:06.220 --> 00:26:06.640
 ask you

00:26:06.640 --> 00:26:06.960
 today

00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:07.320
 what he

00:26:07.320 --> 00:26:07.759
 asked

00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.560
 Jonah

00:26:08.560 --> 00:26:09.300
 after

00:26:09.300 --> 00:26:09.800
 Nineveh

00:26:09.800 --> 00:26:10.280
 repented

00:26:10.280 --> 00:26:12.700
 he said

00:26:12.700 --> 00:26:13.060
 do you

00:26:13.060 --> 00:26:13.840
 do right

00:26:13.840 --> 00:26:14.780
 to be

00:26:14.780 --> 00:26:15.280
 angry

00:26:15.280 --> 00:26:19.180
 that's a

00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:19.420
 hard

00:26:19.420 --> 00:26:19.980
 question

00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.880
 are you

00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:21.400
 like me

00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:21.840
 needing

00:26:21.840 --> 00:26:22.640
 to repent

00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:23.980
 of self

00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:24.759
 protective

00:26:24.759 --> 00:26:25.780
 control

00:26:25.780 --> 00:26:26.860
 wanting

00:26:26.860 --> 00:26:27.519
 to have

00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:28.000
 things

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:29.100
 my way

00:26:29.100 --> 00:26:29.660
 whether

00:26:29.660 --> 00:26:30.200
 that's

00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:30.560
 the way

00:26:30.560 --> 00:26:31.100
 God

00:26:31.099 --> 00:26:31.500
 wants

00:26:31.500 --> 00:26:31.759
 them

00:26:31.759 --> 00:26:32.259
 or not

00:26:32.259 --> 00:26:32.419
 I

00:26:32.419 --> 00:26:32.659
 don't

00:26:32.659 --> 00:26:33.240
 care

00:26:33.240 --> 00:26:33.639
 all the

00:26:33.639 --> 00:26:33.899
 time

00:26:33.899 --> 00:26:34.000
 I

00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:34.139
 just

00:26:34.139 --> 00:26:34.359
 want

00:26:34.359 --> 00:26:34.459
 them

00:26:34.459 --> 00:26:34.699
 to be

00:26:34.699 --> 00:26:35.379
 my

00:26:35.379 --> 00:26:35.679
 way

00:26:35.679 --> 00:26:36.000
 I

00:26:36.000 --> 00:26:36.599
 forget

00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:36.939
 who

00:26:36.939 --> 00:26:37.119
 the

00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:37.480
 true

00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:37.899
 king

00:26:37.899 --> 00:26:38.480
 is

00:26:38.480 --> 00:26:38.959
 and

00:26:38.959 --> 00:26:39.079
 that

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:39.240
 it's

00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:39.519
 not

00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:40.039
 me

00:26:40.039 --> 00:26:41.799
 see

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:42.039
 that

00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:42.399
 kind

00:26:42.399 --> 00:26:42.599
 of

00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:43.240
 anger

00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:44.079
 will

00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:44.480
 eat

00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:44.679
 you

00:26:44.679 --> 00:26:45.559
 alive

00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:46.079
 from

00:26:46.079 --> 00:26:46.319
 the

00:26:46.319 --> 00:26:46.859
 inside

00:26:46.859 --> 00:26:47.319
 and

00:26:47.319 --> 00:26:47.480
 it

00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:47.699
 will

00:26:47.699 --> 00:26:48.379
 spill

00:26:48.379 --> 00:26:48.819
 over

00:26:48.819 --> 00:26:49.299
 to

00:26:49.299 --> 00:26:49.899
 destroy

00:26:49.899 --> 00:26:50.379
 others

00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:50.699
 too

00:26:50.699 --> 00:26:51.579
 still

00:26:51.579 --> 00:26:52.139
 happens

00:26:52.139 --> 00:26:52.899
 just

00:26:52.899 --> 00:26:53.459
 as it

00:26:53.459 --> 00:26:53.599
 did

00:26:53.599 --> 00:26:53.819
 with

00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.240
 Herod

00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:55.099
 the

00:26:55.099 --> 00:26:55.519
 more

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:55.939
 power

00:26:55.939 --> 00:26:56.179
 you

00:26:56.179 --> 00:26:56.459
 have

00:26:56.459 --> 00:26:56.779
 and

00:26:56.779 --> 00:26:56.939
 the

00:26:56.939 --> 00:26:57.279
 more

00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:57.959
 protective

00:26:57.959 --> 00:26:58.319
 you

00:26:58.319 --> 00:26:58.599
 are

00:26:58.599 --> 00:26:58.779
 of

00:26:58.779 --> 00:26:58.939
 your

00:26:58.939 --> 00:26:59.279
 power

00:26:59.279 --> 00:26:59.500
 the

00:26:59.500 --> 00:26:59.799
 more

00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:00.659
 devastation

00:27:00.659 --> 00:27:01.119
 you'll

00:27:01.119 --> 00:27:01.339
 tend

00:27:01.339 --> 00:27:01.859
 to leave

00:27:01.859 --> 00:27:02.419
 in your

00:27:02.419 --> 00:27:02.740
 wake

00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:03.259
 if you

00:27:03.259 --> 00:27:03.779
 refuse

00:27:03.779 --> 00:27:04.279
 to bow

00:27:04.279 --> 00:27:04.779
 the knee

00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:05.219
 to

00:27:05.219 --> 00:27:05.539
 king

00:27:05.539 --> 00:27:05.980
 Jesus

00:27:05.980 --> 00:27:08.339
 that's

00:27:08.339 --> 00:27:08.899
 one bad

00:27:08.899 --> 00:27:09.659
 response

00:27:09.659 --> 00:27:11.019
 maybe a

00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.459
 little more

00:27:11.459 --> 00:27:12.019
 familiar

00:27:12.019 --> 00:27:13.500
 painfully

00:27:13.500 --> 00:27:14.559
 to us

00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:14.919
 now

00:27:14.919 --> 00:27:17.000
 but it's

00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:17.419
 interesting

00:27:17.419 --> 00:27:18.139
 that Herod

00:27:18.139 --> 00:27:18.799
 was not

00:27:18.799 --> 00:27:19.439
 the only

00:27:19.439 --> 00:27:19.799
 one

00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:20.179
 troubled

00:27:20.179 --> 00:27:20.619
 at the

00:27:20.619 --> 00:27:20.980
 news

00:27:20.980 --> 00:27:21.959
 of a

00:27:21.959 --> 00:27:22.219
 coming

00:27:22.219 --> 00:27:22.659
 king

00:27:22.659 --> 00:27:23.359
 was he

00:27:23.359 --> 00:27:24.779
 it says

00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:25.539
 all

00:27:25.539 --> 00:27:25.819
 of

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.359
 Jerusalem

00:27:26.359 --> 00:27:27.680
 with

00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:28.019
 him

00:27:28.019 --> 00:27:29.700
 everybody

00:27:29.700 --> 00:27:30.399
 stirred

00:27:30.399 --> 00:27:30.639
 up

00:27:30.639 --> 00:27:30.920
 about

00:27:30.920 --> 00:27:31.119
 this

00:27:31.119 --> 00:27:31.279
 it's

00:27:31.279 --> 00:27:31.399
 a

00:27:31.399 --> 00:27:31.899
 big

00:27:31.899 --> 00:27:32.279
 deal

00:27:32.279 --> 00:27:32.500
 in

00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:32.700
 town

00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:33.039
 and so

00:27:33.039 --> 00:27:33.599
 Herod

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:34.180
 turns

00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:34.599
 to these

00:27:34.599 --> 00:27:34.980
 Jewish

00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:35.480
 chief

00:27:35.480 --> 00:27:36.019
 priests

00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:36.299
 and

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.359
 scribes

00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:37.539
 they're

00:27:37.539 --> 00:27:37.660
 the

00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:38.019
 religious

00:27:38.019 --> 00:27:38.559
 and the

00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:39.099
 social

00:27:39.099 --> 00:27:39.500
 leaders

00:27:39.500 --> 00:27:39.940
 of the

00:27:39.940 --> 00:27:40.180
 day

00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.480
 among

00:27:40.480 --> 00:27:40.819
 the

00:27:40.819 --> 00:27:41.440
 Jews

00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:41.940
 and

00:27:41.940 --> 00:27:42.460
 they

00:27:42.460 --> 00:27:43.359
 locate

00:27:43.359 --> 00:27:43.759
 the

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:44.440
 birthplace

00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:45.019
 immediately

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:46.460
 Bethlehem

00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:47.240
 nailed

00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:47.539
 it

00:27:47.539 --> 00:27:49.099
 the

00:27:49.099 --> 00:27:49.440
 king

00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:49.960
 awaited

00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:50.139
 for

00:27:50.139 --> 00:27:50.720
 generations

00:27:50.720 --> 00:27:51.700
 is being

00:27:51.700 --> 00:27:52.000
 born

00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:52.299
 in

00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:53.259
 Bethlehem

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:53.940
 look

00:27:53.940 --> 00:27:54.480
 they open

00:27:54.480 --> 00:27:54.779
 it up

00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:55.240
 they read

00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:55.379
 it

00:27:55.379 --> 00:27:55.700
 your

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.180
 ruler

00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:57.079
 is here

00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:57.519
 your

00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:58.240
 shepherd

00:27:58.240 --> 00:27:59.339
 is here

00:27:59.339 --> 00:28:00.539
 they all

00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:01.140
 see it

00:28:01.140 --> 00:28:01.720
 and so

00:28:01.720 --> 00:28:02.640
 they organize

00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:03.220
 a search

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:03.740
 party

00:28:03.740 --> 00:28:06.000
 no

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:07.619
 so

00:28:07.619 --> 00:28:08.359
 they call

00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:08.799
 for a

00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:09.539
 coronation

00:28:09.539 --> 00:28:10.460
 and start

00:28:10.460 --> 00:28:10.960
 planning

00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:11.779
 the celebration

00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:13.900
 no

00:28:13.900 --> 00:28:15.460
 so

00:28:15.460 --> 00:28:16.180
 they rearrange

00:28:16.180 --> 00:28:16.920
 their schedules

00:28:16.920 --> 00:28:17.680
 to join

00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:18.359
 the magi

00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:19.000
 on their

00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:19.480
 journey

00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:20.039
 to be

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:20.240
 among

00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:20.920
 the first

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:21.519
 to see

00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:22.440
 the promised

00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:22.980
 Christ

00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:23.259
 they've

00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:23.400
 been

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:23.680
 waiting

00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:24.120
 for

00:28:24.120 --> 00:28:26.680
 no

00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:28.460
 isn't

00:28:28.460 --> 00:28:28.680
 that

00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:29.200
 odd

00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:32.019
 the

00:28:32.019 --> 00:28:32.240
 very

00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:32.620
 people

00:28:32.620 --> 00:28:32.799
 who

00:28:32.799 --> 00:28:32.940
 knew

00:28:32.940 --> 00:28:33.079
 the

00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:33.620
 most

00:28:33.620 --> 00:28:34.819
 notice

00:28:34.819 --> 00:28:35.000
 he

00:28:35.000 --> 00:28:35.420
 assembled

00:28:35.420 --> 00:28:36.140
 all

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:36.360
 of

00:28:36.360 --> 00:28:36.680
 them

00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:38.720
 but

00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.059
 none

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:39.259
 of

00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:39.539
 them

00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:40.539
 can

00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:40.860
 make

00:28:40.860 --> 00:28:41.079
 the

00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:41.360
 six

00:28:41.360 --> 00:28:41.720
 mile

00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:42.220
 journey

00:28:42.220 --> 00:28:42.860
 to

00:28:42.860 --> 00:28:43.380
 Bethlehem

00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:43.640
 on

00:28:43.640 --> 00:28:44.059
 behalf

00:28:44.059 --> 00:28:45.039
 of

00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:45.299
 King

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:45.680
 Herod

00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:45.880
 he

00:28:45.880 --> 00:28:46.120
 has

00:28:46.120 --> 00:28:46.299
 to

00:28:46.299 --> 00:28:46.660
 send

00:28:46.660 --> 00:28:47.799
 foreigners

00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:49.660
 to

00:28:49.660 --> 00:28:49.900
 find

00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.039
 the

00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:50.339
 baby

00:28:50.339 --> 00:28:51.059
 and

00:28:51.059 --> 00:28:51.660
 report

00:28:51.660 --> 00:28:52.099
 back

00:28:52.099 --> 00:28:53.179
 meanwhile

00:28:53.179 --> 00:28:53.519
 we got

00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:54.539
 lots

00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:54.819
 to do

00:28:54.819 --> 00:28:54.959
 in

00:28:54.959 --> 00:28:55.339
 Jerusalem

00:28:55.339 --> 00:28:57.859
 they

00:28:57.859 --> 00:28:58.099
 got

00:28:58.099 --> 00:28:58.259
 the

00:28:58.259 --> 00:28:58.480
 right

00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:58.899
 answer

00:28:58.899 --> 00:28:59.299
 they

00:28:59.299 --> 00:28:59.519
 knew

00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:00.039
 facts

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:00.659
 about

00:29:00.659 --> 00:29:01.079
 the

00:29:01.079 --> 00:29:01.599
 child

00:29:01.599 --> 00:29:02.919
 but

00:29:02.919 --> 00:29:03.119
 they

00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:03.799
 missed

00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:04.259
 the

00:29:04.259 --> 00:29:04.799
 child

00:29:04.799 --> 00:29:06.019
 they

00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:06.240
 missed

00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:06.359
 the

00:29:06.359 --> 00:29:06.959
 whole

00:29:06.959 --> 00:29:07.299
 thing

00:29:07.299 --> 00:29:09.899
 can

00:29:09.899 --> 00:29:10.319
 you relate

00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:10.759
 to that

00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:13.699
 is life

00:29:13.699 --> 00:29:15.159
 pretty

00:29:15.159 --> 00:29:15.539
 busy

00:29:15.539 --> 00:29:16.779
 just a

00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:16.959
 little

00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:18.279
 so

00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:18.299
 so

00:29:18.299 --> 00:29:18.319
 so

00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:18.620
 much

00:29:18.620 --> 00:29:18.900
 so

00:29:18.900 --> 00:29:19.620
 sometimes

00:29:19.620 --> 00:29:19.940
 that

00:29:19.940 --> 00:29:20.740
 it

00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:21.480
 distracts

00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:21.660
 you

00:29:21.660 --> 00:29:21.920
 from

00:29:21.920 --> 00:29:22.240
 making

00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:22.600
 a

00:29:22.600 --> 00:29:23.360
 priority

00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:24.059
 of

00:29:24.059 --> 00:29:24.420
 Jesus

00:29:24.420 --> 00:29:26.240
 I

00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:26.360
 mean

00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:26.480
 you

00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:26.680
 hang

00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:26.900
 around

00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:27.079
 the

00:29:27.079 --> 00:29:27.360
 church

00:29:27.360 --> 00:29:27.720
 enough

00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:27.920
 to

00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:28.200
 know

00:29:28.200 --> 00:29:28.819
 plenty

00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:29.000
 of

00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:29.319
 things

00:29:29.319 --> 00:29:29.680
 about

00:29:29.680 --> 00:29:29.920
 him

00:29:29.920 --> 00:29:31.380
 or

00:29:31.380 --> 00:29:31.700
 maybe

00:29:31.700 --> 00:29:32.019
 you

00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:32.380
 don't

00:29:32.380 --> 00:29:32.579
 maybe

00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:32.720
 you

00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:33.100
 avoid

00:29:33.100 --> 00:29:33.680
 church

00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:34.100
 altogether

00:29:34.100 --> 00:29:34.420
 but

00:29:34.420 --> 00:29:35.400
 you

00:29:35.400 --> 00:29:36.279
 went

00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:36.400
 to

00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:36.620
 church

00:29:36.620 --> 00:29:36.799
 as

00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:36.920
 a

00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:37.240
 child

00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:37.400
 or

00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:37.500
 you

00:29:37.500 --> 00:29:37.880
 been

00:29:37.880 --> 00:29:38.000
 on

00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:38.140
 the

00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:38.420
 internet

00:29:38.420 --> 00:29:38.980
 recently

00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:39.220
 you

00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:39.720
 know

00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:40.019
 some

00:29:40.019 --> 00:29:40.420
 stuff

00:29:40.420 --> 00:29:40.640
 but

00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:41.319
 if

00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:41.519
 you're

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:41.940
 honest

00:29:41.940 --> 00:29:42.319
 you've

00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:42.900
 got

00:29:42.900 --> 00:29:43.480
 important

00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:44.100
 things

00:29:44.100 --> 00:29:44.400
 going

00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:44.720
 on

00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:44.980
 in your

00:29:44.980 --> 00:29:45.259
 life

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:45.819
 I've

00:29:45.819 --> 00:29:46.039
 got

00:29:46.039 --> 00:29:46.240
 to

00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:46.640
 enjoy

00:29:46.640 --> 00:29:47.359
 college

00:29:47.359 --> 00:29:48.200
 only

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.400
 got

00:29:48.400 --> 00:29:48.519
 a

00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:48.680
 few

00:29:48.680 --> 00:29:49.259
 years

00:29:49.259 --> 00:29:50.759
 I've

00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:50.920
 got

00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:51.079
 to

00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:51.440
 advance

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:51.720
 my

00:29:51.720 --> 00:29:52.180
 career

00:29:52.180 --> 00:29:52.500
 how

00:29:52.500 --> 00:29:52.819
 else

00:29:52.819 --> 00:29:52.960
 am

00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:53.079
 I

00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:53.200
 going

00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:53.259
 to

00:29:53.259 --> 00:29:53.440
 be

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:54.119
 successful

00:29:54.119 --> 00:29:54.920
 I've

00:29:54.920 --> 00:29:55.119
 got

00:29:55.119 --> 00:29:55.319
 to

00:29:55.319 --> 00:29:55.740
 enjoy

00:29:55.740 --> 00:29:56.000
 my

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.720
 grandchildren

00:29:56.720 --> 00:30:00.660
 good

00:30:00.660 --> 00:30:01.259
 things

00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:04.319
 but

00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:04.460
 is

00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:05.119
 anything

00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:06.059
 causing

00:30:06.059 --> 00:30:06.519
 you to

00:30:06.519 --> 00:30:06.879
 miss

00:30:06.879 --> 00:30:07.799
 the

00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:08.079
 king

00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:10.460
 your

00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:10.859
 schedule

00:30:10.859 --> 00:30:12.480
 your

00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:12.940
 commitments

00:30:12.940 --> 00:30:13.779
 your

00:30:13.779 --> 00:30:14.299
 religious

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:15.019
 duty

00:30:15.019 --> 00:30:15.720
 even

00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:18.680
 is

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:18.799
 there

00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:19.059
 any

00:30:19.059 --> 00:30:19.619
 chance

00:30:19.619 --> 00:30:19.839
 that

00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:20.059
 your

00:30:20.059 --> 00:30:20.519
 life

00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:20.980
 looks

00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.700
 pretty

00:30:21.700 --> 00:30:22.240
 similar

00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:23.220
 to

00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:23.400
 what

00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:23.500
 it

00:30:23.500 --> 00:30:23.639
 would

00:30:23.639 --> 00:30:23.859
 look

00:30:23.859 --> 00:30:24.240
 like

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:24.579
 if

00:30:24.579 --> 00:30:25.180
 Jesus

00:30:25.180 --> 00:30:25.559
 had

00:30:25.559 --> 00:30:25.839
 never

00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:26.059
 been

00:30:26.059 --> 00:30:26.379
 born

00:30:26.379 --> 00:30:29.940
 are

00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:30.039
 you

00:30:30.039 --> 00:30:30.220
 like

00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:30.379
 the

00:30:30.379 --> 00:30:30.559
 other

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:30.839
 good

00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:31.240
 people

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.779
 in

00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:32.299
 Jerusalem

00:30:32.299 --> 00:30:33.740
 accidentally

00:30:33.740 --> 00:30:34.539
 perhaps

00:30:34.539 --> 00:30:35.220
 indifferent

00:30:35.220 --> 00:30:36.759
 to

00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:36.900
 the

00:30:36.900 --> 00:30:37.079
 true

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.400
 king

00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:39.400
 y'all

00:30:39.400 --> 00:30:39.559
 may

00:30:39.559 --> 00:30:39.740
 that

00:30:39.740 --> 00:30:39.940
 not

00:30:39.940 --> 00:30:40.119
 be

00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:40.500
 true

00:30:40.500 --> 00:30:41.299
 in

00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:41.480
 our

00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:41.819
 lives

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:42.500
 accidental

00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:43.279
 indifference

00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:43.980
 distracted

00:30:43.980 --> 00:30:45.360
 indifference

00:30:45.360 --> 00:30:45.960
 let's

00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:46.420
 repent

00:30:46.420 --> 00:30:47.819
 of that

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.640
 indifference

00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:49.240
 today

00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:50.720
 to celebrate

00:30:50.720 --> 00:30:51.460
 Christmas

00:30:51.460 --> 00:30:52.680
 afresh

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:53.759
 it's not

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.299
 too late

00:30:54.299 --> 00:30:55.700
 to turn

00:30:55.700 --> 00:30:57.319
 from the

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:57.880
 busyness

00:30:57.880 --> 00:30:59.059
 to be honest

00:30:59.059 --> 00:30:59.360
 and say

00:30:59.360 --> 00:30:59.620
 Jesus

00:30:59.620 --> 00:30:59.960
 I've been

00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:00.759
 missing you

00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:01.420
 maybe for

00:31:01.420 --> 00:31:01.720
 days

00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.200
 maybe for

00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:02.819
 years

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:03.620
 but I

00:31:03.620 --> 00:31:03.900
 don't want

00:31:03.900 --> 00:31:04.240
 to miss

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:04.920
 you anymore

00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:06.019
 God

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:06.539
 wants me

00:31:06.539 --> 00:31:07.500
 to see

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:07.960
 you

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:09.160
 as king

00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:09.440
 see

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.980
 God

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:10.180
 is

00:31:10.180 --> 00:31:10.680
 highlighting

00:31:10.680 --> 00:31:11.080
 the

00:31:11.080 --> 00:31:11.360
 true

00:31:11.360 --> 00:31:11.779
 king

00:31:11.779 --> 00:31:12.420
 so that

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:13.180
 everyone

00:31:13.180 --> 00:31:14.240
 everywhere

00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:14.860
 will

00:31:14.860 --> 00:31:15.759
 respond

00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:17.000
 appropriately

00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:18.060
 that

00:31:18.060 --> 00:31:19.340
 earth

00:31:19.340 --> 00:31:19.800
 that's

00:31:19.800 --> 00:31:20.460
 all of

00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:20.700
 us

00:31:20.700 --> 00:31:21.580
 and all

00:31:21.580 --> 00:31:21.720
 of

00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.160
 creation

00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:22.440
 let

00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:22.820
 earth

00:31:22.820 --> 00:31:23.759
 receive

00:31:23.759 --> 00:31:24.220
 her

00:31:24.220 --> 00:31:25.000
 king

00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:25.680
 which

00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:26.300
 means

00:31:26.300 --> 00:31:26.759
 according

00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:27.140
 to the

00:31:27.140 --> 00:31:27.500
 song

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.060
 that I

00:31:28.060 --> 00:31:28.279
 really

00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:28.740
 like

00:31:28.740 --> 00:31:30.460
 that

00:31:30.460 --> 00:31:30.920
 every

00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:31.380
 heart

00:31:31.380 --> 00:31:32.300
 must

00:31:32.300 --> 00:31:33.320
 prepare

00:31:33.320 --> 00:31:33.620
 him

00:31:33.620 --> 00:31:33.980
 room

00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:35.800
 have you

00:31:35.800 --> 00:31:36.080
 thought about

00:31:36.080 --> 00:31:36.220
 that

00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:36.620
 how do

00:31:36.620 --> 00:31:36.740
 you

00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:37.160
 prepare

00:31:37.160 --> 00:31:37.960
 room

00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:39.299
 for a

00:31:39.299 --> 00:31:39.660
 king

00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:42.319
 there is

00:31:42.319 --> 00:31:42.860
 one way

00:31:42.860 --> 00:31:44.819
 you make

00:31:44.819 --> 00:31:45.380
 it his

00:31:45.380 --> 00:31:46.759
 you

00:31:46.759 --> 00:31:47.700
 vacate

00:31:47.700 --> 00:31:48.579
 the throne

00:31:48.579 --> 00:31:49.420
 right

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:50.440
 you

00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:51.079
 clear

00:31:51.079 --> 00:31:51.779
 the hill

00:31:51.779 --> 00:31:53.000
 he can

00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:53.759
 have it

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:55.360
 repentance

00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:58.319
 and faith

00:31:58.319 --> 00:31:59.519
 you focus

00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.380
 all that

00:32:00.380 --> 00:32:00.799
 place

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:01.160
 in this

00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:01.420
 case

00:32:01.420 --> 00:32:02.039
 your heart

00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:02.680
 if you're

00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:03.100
 preparing

00:32:03.100 --> 00:32:03.660
 your heart

00:32:03.660 --> 00:32:04.600
 you focus

00:32:04.600 --> 00:32:05.079
 all of

00:32:05.079 --> 00:32:05.559
 it on

00:32:05.559 --> 00:32:06.399
 him

00:32:06.399 --> 00:32:07.259
 you want

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:07.460
 to know

00:32:07.460 --> 00:32:08.200
 how worthy

00:32:08.200 --> 00:32:08.619
 king

00:32:08.619 --> 00:32:09.019
 Jesus

00:32:09.019 --> 00:32:09.519
 is

00:32:09.519 --> 00:32:10.119
 of your

00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:10.639
 heart's

00:32:10.639 --> 00:32:11.240
 attention

00:32:11.240 --> 00:32:12.339
 and affection

00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:13.019
 just watch

00:32:13.019 --> 00:32:13.759
 the magi

00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:14.039
 it's

00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:14.460
 beautiful

00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:15.240
 I don't

00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:15.539
 even know

00:32:15.539 --> 00:32:15.859
 all they

00:32:15.859 --> 00:32:16.200
 knew or

00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:16.579
 understood

00:32:16.579 --> 00:32:16.960
 about

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.220
 Jesus

00:32:17.220 --> 00:32:17.700
 probably

00:32:17.700 --> 00:32:18.119
 less

00:32:18.119 --> 00:32:18.539
 than the

00:32:18.539 --> 00:32:19.599
 scribes

00:32:19.599 --> 00:32:19.940
 in

00:32:19.940 --> 00:32:20.480
 Jerusalem

00:32:20.480 --> 00:32:22.339
 but they

00:32:22.339 --> 00:32:22.659
 came

00:32:22.659 --> 00:32:23.039
 likely

00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:23.460
 on a

00:32:23.460 --> 00:32:23.720
 journey

00:32:23.720 --> 00:32:24.000
 of

00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:24.759
 months

00:32:24.759 --> 00:32:26.539
 to

00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:26.960
 worship

00:32:26.960 --> 00:32:27.359
 him

00:32:27.359 --> 00:32:28.079
 they

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:28.440
 put

00:32:28.440 --> 00:32:28.700
 their

00:32:28.700 --> 00:32:29.240
 lives

00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:29.500
 on

00:32:29.500 --> 00:32:30.179
 hold

00:32:30.179 --> 00:32:31.079
 to be

00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:31.500
 with

00:32:31.500 --> 00:32:31.980
 him

00:32:31.980 --> 00:32:33.799
 they

00:32:33.799 --> 00:32:33.960
 were

00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:34.259
 the

00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:34.759
 furthest

00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:35.159
 thing

00:32:35.160 --> 00:32:35.440
 from

00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:36.019
 indifferent

00:32:36.019 --> 00:32:36.960
 weren't

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:37.140
 they

00:32:37.140 --> 00:32:37.860
 they

00:32:37.860 --> 00:32:39.019
 worshipped

00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:39.360
 him

00:32:39.360 --> 00:32:40.019
 and not

00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:40.500
 just a

00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:41.060
 going

00:32:41.060 --> 00:32:41.360
 through

00:32:41.360 --> 00:32:41.540
 the

00:32:41.540 --> 00:32:41.960
 motions

00:32:41.960 --> 00:32:42.360
 kind

00:32:42.360 --> 00:32:42.519
 of

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:42.820
 worship

00:32:42.820 --> 00:32:43.160
 because

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:43.340
 it

00:32:43.340 --> 00:32:43.480
 was

00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:43.880
 Christmas

00:32:43.880 --> 00:32:44.259
 and there

00:32:44.259 --> 00:32:44.560
 were some

00:32:44.560 --> 00:32:45.300
 fun songs

00:32:45.300 --> 00:32:45.740
 to sing

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:46.300
 and they

00:32:46.300 --> 00:32:46.560
 thought

00:32:46.560 --> 00:32:46.820
 they'd

00:32:46.820 --> 00:32:47.259
 show up

00:32:47.259 --> 00:32:47.700
 no

00:32:47.700 --> 00:32:48.060
 verse

00:32:48.060 --> 00:32:48.500
 10

00:32:48.500 --> 00:32:49.019
 they

00:32:49.019 --> 00:32:50.000
 rejoiced

00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:51.320
 exceedingly

00:32:51.320 --> 00:32:51.380
!

00:32:51.380 --> 00:32:52.500
 with great

00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:53.240
 joy

00:32:53.240 --> 00:32:54.140
 that's

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:54.700
 four times

00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:55.840
 a lot

00:32:55.840 --> 00:32:56.420
 of joy

00:32:56.420 --> 00:32:57.620
 in case

00:32:57.620 --> 00:32:57.920
 you didn't

00:32:57.920 --> 00:32:58.320
 notice

00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:00.279
 then

00:33:00.279 --> 00:33:00.599
 when they

00:33:00.599 --> 00:33:00.899
 saw

00:33:00.899 --> 00:33:01.339
 Jesus

00:33:01.339 --> 00:33:01.740
 they

00:33:01.740 --> 00:33:02.079
 fell

00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:02.740
 down

00:33:02.740 --> 00:33:03.779
 and

00:33:03.779 --> 00:33:04.519
 worshipped

00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:04.939
 him

00:33:04.939 --> 00:33:05.740
 clearly

00:33:05.740 --> 00:33:06.099
 he's

00:33:06.099 --> 00:33:06.240
 the

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:06.579
 king

00:33:06.579 --> 00:33:06.720
 of

00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:06.919
 more

00:33:06.919 --> 00:33:07.059
 than

00:33:07.059 --> 00:33:07.220
 the

00:33:07.220 --> 00:33:07.500
 Jews

00:33:07.500 --> 00:33:07.639
 if

00:33:07.639 --> 00:33:08.119
 these

00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:08.579
 foreigners

00:33:08.579 --> 00:33:08.819
 are

00:33:08.819 --> 00:33:09.480
 already

00:33:09.480 --> 00:33:09.980
 bowing

00:33:09.980 --> 00:33:10.339
 before

00:33:10.339 --> 00:33:10.700
 him

00:33:10.700 --> 00:33:11.899
 and

00:33:11.899 --> 00:33:12.019
 then

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:12.179
 they

00:33:12.179 --> 00:33:12.379
 bring

00:33:12.379 --> 00:33:12.539
 him

00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:13.079
 gifts

00:33:13.079 --> 00:33:14.099
 gifts

00:33:14.099 --> 00:33:14.460
 worthy

00:33:14.460 --> 00:33:14.720
 of a

00:33:14.720 --> 00:33:14.960
 king

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.220
 for

00:33:15.220 --> 00:33:15.480
 sure

00:33:15.480 --> 00:33:16.379
 costly

00:33:16.379 --> 00:33:17.539
 sacrificial

00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:18.599
 gifts

00:33:18.599 --> 00:33:19.659
 perhaps

00:33:19.659 --> 00:33:20.240
 indicating

00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:20.679
 more than

00:33:20.679 --> 00:33:20.879
 they

00:33:20.879 --> 00:33:21.419
 understood

00:33:21.419 --> 00:33:22.460
 about

00:33:22.460 --> 00:33:22.679
 the

00:33:22.679 --> 00:33:23.159
 identity

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:23.620
 of

00:33:23.620 --> 00:33:23.800
 the

00:33:23.800 --> 00:33:24.240
 king

00:33:24.240 --> 00:33:25.080
 gold

00:33:25.080 --> 00:33:26.040
 for

00:33:26.040 --> 00:33:26.220
 a

00:33:26.220 --> 00:33:26.560
 king

00:33:26.560 --> 00:33:27.220
 who

00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:27.380
 would

00:33:27.380 --> 00:33:27.480
 be

00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:27.660
 the

00:33:27.660 --> 00:33:28.100
 perfect

00:33:28.100 --> 00:33:28.720
 priest

00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:29.519
 and

00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:30.620
 sacrifice

00:33:30.620 --> 00:33:32.480
 frankincense

00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:33.180
 who

00:33:33.180 --> 00:33:33.380
 would

00:33:33.380 --> 00:33:33.860
 die

00:33:33.860 --> 00:33:34.060
 and

00:33:34.060 --> 00:33:34.240
 be

00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:34.940
 buried

00:33:34.940 --> 00:33:35.620
 for

00:33:35.620 --> 00:33:36.000
 our

00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:37.160
 sins

00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:38.320
 myrrh

00:33:38.320 --> 00:33:40.400
 but

00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:40.620
 for

00:33:40.620 --> 00:33:40.940
 sure

00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.340
 giving

00:33:41.340 --> 00:33:41.600
 their

00:33:41.600 --> 00:33:42.140
 best

00:33:42.140 --> 00:33:43.200
 to

00:33:43.200 --> 00:33:43.320
 the

00:33:43.320 --> 00:33:43.500
 one

00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:43.660
 who

00:33:43.660 --> 00:33:44.100
 deserved

00:33:44.100 --> 00:33:44.279
 it

00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:44.700
 all

00:33:44.700 --> 00:33:46.800
 and

00:33:46.800 --> 00:33:46.900
 then

00:33:46.900 --> 00:33:47.060
 they

00:33:47.060 --> 00:33:47.620
 obeyed

00:33:47.620 --> 00:33:48.019
 what

00:33:48.019 --> 00:33:48.259
 God

00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:48.600
 told

00:33:48.600 --> 00:33:48.860
 them

00:33:48.860 --> 00:33:49.080
 in

00:33:49.080 --> 00:33:49.200
 a

00:33:49.200 --> 00:33:49.580
 dream

00:33:49.580 --> 00:33:50.460
 see

00:33:50.460 --> 00:33:50.700
 they're

00:33:50.700 --> 00:33:51.240
 really

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:51.640
 clear

00:33:51.640 --> 00:33:51.820
 on

00:33:51.820 --> 00:33:51.940
 who

00:33:51.940 --> 00:33:52.080
 the

00:33:52.080 --> 00:33:52.279
 true

00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:52.580
 king

00:33:52.580 --> 00:33:52.600
!

00:33:52.600 --> 00:33:52.860
 is

00:33:52.859 --> 00:33:53.159
 aren't

00:33:53.159 --> 00:33:53.339
 they

00:33:53.339 --> 00:33:53.939
 and

00:33:53.939 --> 00:33:54.099
 it's

00:33:54.099 --> 00:33:54.279
 not

00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:54.539
 easy

00:33:54.539 --> 00:33:55.119
 Herod

00:33:55.119 --> 00:33:55.500
 seems

00:33:55.500 --> 00:33:55.699
 to

00:33:55.699 --> 00:33:55.859
 have

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.019
 the

00:33:56.019 --> 00:33:56.419
 power

00:33:56.419 --> 00:33:56.939
 right

00:33:56.939 --> 00:33:57.299
 I

00:33:57.299 --> 00:33:57.439
 mean

00:33:57.439 --> 00:33:57.979
 maybe

00:33:57.979 --> 00:33:58.299
 these

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.579
 guys

00:33:58.579 --> 00:33:58.899
 just

00:33:58.899 --> 00:33:59.740
 came

00:33:59.740 --> 00:34:00.539
 to

00:34:00.539 --> 00:34:00.939
 curry

00:34:00.939 --> 00:34:01.559
 favor

00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:02.099
 from

00:34:02.099 --> 00:34:02.259
 a

00:34:02.259 --> 00:34:02.559
 nearby

00:34:02.559 --> 00:34:03.119
 king

00:34:03.119 --> 00:34:03.740
 butter

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:03.959
 him

00:34:03.959 --> 00:34:04.119
 up

00:34:04.119 --> 00:34:04.259
 a

00:34:04.259 --> 00:34:04.379
 little

00:34:04.379 --> 00:34:04.559
 bit

00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:04.959
 improve

00:34:04.959 --> 00:34:05.839
 relationships

00:34:05.839 --> 00:34:07.419
 no

00:34:07.419 --> 00:34:08.980
 they

00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:09.539
 came

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:10.199
 to

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.679
 bow

00:34:10.679 --> 00:34:11.380
 before

00:34:11.380 --> 00:34:11.659
 the

00:34:11.659 --> 00:34:12.319
 true

00:34:12.319 --> 00:34:13.219
 king

00:34:13.219 --> 00:34:14.179
 heartfelt

00:34:14.179 --> 00:34:15.099
 joy

00:34:15.099 --> 00:34:15.819
 humble

00:34:15.819 --> 00:34:15.839
!

00:34:15.839 --> 00:34:16.579
 worship

00:34:16.579 --> 00:34:17.739
 sacrificial

00:34:17.739 --> 00:34:18.539
 giving

00:34:18.539 --> 00:34:19.380
 willing

00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.319
 obedience

00:34:20.319 --> 00:34:20.920
 the

00:34:20.920 --> 00:34:21.699
 response

00:34:21.699 --> 00:34:22.440
 that God

00:34:22.440 --> 00:34:22.800
 wants

00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:23.519
 everyone

00:34:23.519 --> 00:34:24.500
 everywhere

00:34:24.500 --> 00:34:25.500
 to have

00:34:25.500 --> 00:34:26.179
 to his

00:34:26.179 --> 00:34:26.720
 son

00:34:26.720 --> 00:34:27.579
 given to

00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:27.800
 us

00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:28.559
 worship

00:34:28.559 --> 00:34:29.619
 Christ

00:34:29.619 --> 00:34:30.139
 he says

00:34:30.139 --> 00:34:30.400
 the

00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:30.820
 newborn

00:34:30.820 --> 00:34:31.400
 king

00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:34.280
 won't you

00:34:34.280 --> 00:34:34.679
 come this

00:34:34.679 --> 00:34:34.960
 morning

00:34:34.960 --> 00:34:36.159
 and bow

00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:36.820
 before him

00:34:36.820 --> 00:34:37.360
 with all

00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:37.720
 that you

00:34:37.720 --> 00:34:38.000
 are

00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:38.780
 with all

00:34:38.780 --> 00:34:39.119
 that you

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:39.539
 have

00:34:39.539 --> 00:34:41.720
 listen

00:34:41.720 --> 00:34:42.280
 if you're

00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:42.840
 someone who

00:34:42.840 --> 00:34:43.260
 hears that

00:34:43.260 --> 00:34:43.679
 invitation

00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:44.599
 but you

00:34:44.599 --> 00:34:45.420
 feel far

00:34:45.420 --> 00:34:45.820
 off

00:34:45.820 --> 00:34:46.800
 from God

00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:48.099
 if you're

00:34:48.099 --> 00:34:48.320
 honest

00:34:48.320 --> 00:34:48.659
 you're like

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:49.240
 I don't

00:34:49.240 --> 00:34:49.460
 know

00:34:49.460 --> 00:34:49.960
 I would

00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:50.220
 have a

00:34:50.220 --> 00:34:50.460
 lot of

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:50.960
 questions

00:34:50.960 --> 00:34:52.039
 to answer

00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:52.360
 I would

00:34:52.360 --> 00:34:52.579
 have a

00:34:52.579 --> 00:34:52.860
 lot of

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:53.139
 things

00:34:53.139 --> 00:34:53.639
 to figure

00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:53.900
 out

00:34:53.900 --> 00:34:54.460
 I would

00:34:54.460 --> 00:34:54.780
 have a

00:34:54.780 --> 00:34:55.159
 lot of

00:34:55.159 --> 00:34:55.940
 stuff that

00:34:55.940 --> 00:34:56.699
 probably needs

00:34:56.699 --> 00:34:57.019
 to be

00:34:57.019 --> 00:34:57.599
 changed in

00:34:57.599 --> 00:34:57.960
 my life

00:34:57.960 --> 00:34:58.300
 before I

00:34:58.300 --> 00:34:58.619
 could even

00:34:58.619 --> 00:34:59.280
 hear or

00:34:59.280 --> 00:34:59.720
 consider

00:34:59.720 --> 00:35:00.000
 that

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.699
 look the

00:35:00.699 --> 00:35:01.199
 invitation

00:35:01.199 --> 00:35:02.019
 of this

00:35:02.019 --> 00:35:02.380
 king

00:35:02.380 --> 00:35:03.639
 is come

00:35:03.639 --> 00:35:04.420
 today

00:35:04.420 --> 00:35:05.679
 you don't

00:35:05.679 --> 00:35:06.179
 have to

00:35:06.179 --> 00:35:06.760
 figure all

00:35:06.760 --> 00:35:07.119
 the other

00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:07.940
 stuff out

00:35:07.940 --> 00:35:08.980
 he is a

00:35:08.980 --> 00:35:09.460
 king who

00:35:09.460 --> 00:35:10.099
 welcomes

00:35:10.099 --> 00:35:10.800
 the worship

00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:11.699
 of those

00:35:11.699 --> 00:35:12.079
 who are

00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:12.940
 far off

00:35:12.940 --> 00:35:13.780
 who just

00:35:13.780 --> 00:35:14.300
 come to

00:35:14.300 --> 00:35:14.860
 bow before

00:35:14.860 --> 00:35:15.139
 him

00:35:15.139 --> 00:35:16.039
 if this

00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:16.299
 is the

00:35:16.299 --> 00:35:16.799
 very first

00:35:16.799 --> 00:35:17.159
 day you've

00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:17.659
 ever heard

00:35:17.659 --> 00:35:17.980
 an Old

00:35:17.980 --> 00:35:18.299
 Testament

00:35:18.299 --> 00:35:18.879
 prophecy

00:35:18.879 --> 00:35:19.599
 you've

00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:19.839
 never

00:35:19.839 --> 00:35:20.139
 even

00:35:20.139 --> 00:35:20.759
 heard of

00:35:20.759 --> 00:35:21.059
 it in

00:35:21.059 --> 00:35:21.719
 your life

00:35:21.719 --> 00:35:22.379
 God

00:35:22.379 --> 00:35:22.659
 has

00:35:22.659 --> 00:35:23.639
 indeed

00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:24.339
 arranged

00:35:24.339 --> 00:35:24.579
 the

00:35:24.579 --> 00:35:25.400
 circumstances

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:26.079
 the events

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.400
 of your

00:35:26.400 --> 00:35:26.819
 life and

00:35:26.819 --> 00:35:27.199
 the people

00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:27.539
 that you

00:35:27.539 --> 00:35:27.900
 don't even

00:35:27.900 --> 00:35:28.440
 know about

00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:29.219
 so that you

00:35:29.219 --> 00:35:29.619
 can be

00:35:29.619 --> 00:35:30.679
 here today

00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:31.859
 and hear

00:35:31.859 --> 00:35:32.659
 this good

00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:33.199
 news

00:35:33.199 --> 00:35:34.379
 then come

00:35:34.379 --> 00:35:35.000
 and worship

00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:35.779
 Jesus

00:35:35.779 --> 00:35:38.099
 born to

00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:38.719
 die for

00:35:38.719 --> 00:35:39.079
 you

00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:40.279
 to rise

00:35:40.279 --> 00:35:40.759
 and live

00:35:40.759 --> 00:35:41.440
 forever

00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:42.980
 for you

00:35:42.980 --> 00:35:43.679
 and for

00:35:43.679 --> 00:35:44.019
 me

00:35:44.019 --> 00:35:44.960
 come worship

00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:45.259
 him

00:35:45.259 --> 00:35:45.880
 today

00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:48.679
 maybe

00:35:48.679 --> 00:35:48.860
 you're

00:35:48.860 --> 00:35:49.199
 more of

00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:50.059
 a nearby

00:35:50.059 --> 00:35:50.659
 person

00:35:50.659 --> 00:35:53.099
 maybe

00:35:53.099 --> 00:35:53.320
 you're

00:35:53.320 --> 00:35:53.739
 surrounded

00:35:53.739 --> 00:35:54.219
 by the

00:35:54.219 --> 00:35:54.519
 things

00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:54.960
 of God

00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:55.360
 Christmas

00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:56.099
 feels like

00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.940
 it comes

00:35:56.940 --> 00:35:57.380
 all the

00:35:57.380 --> 00:35:57.739
 time

00:35:57.739 --> 00:35:57.980
 you're

00:35:57.980 --> 00:35:58.699
 quoting

00:35:58.699 --> 00:35:58.980
 the

00:35:58.980 --> 00:35:59.619
 prophecies

00:35:59.619 --> 00:36:00.179
 yourself

00:36:00.179 --> 00:36:00.759
 now

00:36:00.759 --> 00:36:03.000
 but you're

00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:03.360
 just kind

00:36:03.360 --> 00:36:03.900
 of waiting

00:36:03.900 --> 00:36:04.739
 for an

00:36:04.739 --> 00:36:05.360
 extraordinary

00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:06.739
 communication

00:36:06.739 --> 00:36:08.000
 from God

00:36:08.000 --> 00:36:09.059
 and then

00:36:09.059 --> 00:36:09.340
 you'll

00:36:09.340 --> 00:36:09.739
 rearrange

00:36:09.739 --> 00:36:10.539
 your life

00:36:10.539 --> 00:36:11.699
 for Jesus

00:36:11.699 --> 00:36:13.280
 you need

00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:13.580
 to take

00:36:13.580 --> 00:36:14.140
 this passage

00:36:14.140 --> 00:36:14.519
 as a

00:36:14.519 --> 00:36:14.860
 warning

00:36:14.860 --> 00:36:16.440
 as well

00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:16.740
 as an

00:36:16.740 --> 00:36:17.240
 invitation

00:36:17.240 --> 00:36:19.220
 warning

00:36:19.220 --> 00:36:20.300
 it is

00:36:20.300 --> 00:36:20.900
 easy

00:36:20.900 --> 00:36:21.940
 to drift

00:36:21.940 --> 00:36:22.440
 into

00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:23.260
 indifference

00:36:23.260 --> 00:36:23.680
 about

00:36:23.680 --> 00:36:24.240
 Jesus

00:36:24.240 --> 00:36:25.820
 especially

00:36:25.820 --> 00:36:26.460
 when you're

00:36:26.460 --> 00:36:27.120
 surrounded

00:36:27.120 --> 00:36:29.500
 by all

00:36:29.500 --> 00:36:29.860
 of these

00:36:29.860 --> 00:36:30.460
 things

00:36:30.460 --> 00:36:32.480
 all the

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:32.960
 things of

00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:33.200
 God

00:36:33.200 --> 00:36:33.680
 around you

00:36:33.680 --> 00:36:34.240
 all the

00:36:34.240 --> 00:36:34.700
 time

00:36:34.700 --> 00:36:35.600
 it's easy

00:36:35.600 --> 00:36:36.200
 to drift

00:36:36.200 --> 00:36:36.640
 and to

00:36:36.640 --> 00:36:37.240
 miss the

00:36:37.240 --> 00:36:37.720
 fact

00:36:37.720 --> 00:36:38.920
 that God

00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:39.700
 has

00:36:39.700 --> 00:36:40.540
 communicated

00:36:40.539 --> 00:36:41.880
 extraordinarily

00:36:41.880 --> 00:36:43.079
 through

00:36:43.079 --> 00:36:43.960
 his

00:36:43.960 --> 00:36:45.079
 son

00:36:45.079 --> 00:36:46.519
 not by

00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:47.219
 a dream

00:36:47.219 --> 00:36:48.019
 not by

00:36:48.019 --> 00:36:49.039
 a star

00:36:49.039 --> 00:36:49.739
 this time

00:36:49.739 --> 00:36:50.599
 but by

00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:51.539
 his very

00:36:51.539 --> 00:36:52.199
 son

00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:52.920
 come

00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:53.619
 in the

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:53.960
 flesh

00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:54.400
 there's

00:36:54.400 --> 00:36:54.920
 no more

00:36:54.920 --> 00:36:55.619
 extraordinary

00:36:55.619 --> 00:36:56.840
 communication

00:36:56.840 --> 00:36:57.599
 come

00:36:57.599 --> 00:36:58.539
 for you

00:36:58.539 --> 00:36:59.099
 that is

00:36:59.099 --> 00:36:59.699
 the point

00:36:59.699 --> 00:37:00.259
 of Matthew

00:37:00.259 --> 00:37:00.619
 2

00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:01.699
 the king

00:37:01.699 --> 00:37:02.279
 has

00:37:02.279 --> 00:37:03.039
 come

00:37:03.039 --> 00:37:03.599
 he's

00:37:03.599 --> 00:37:04.219
 here

00:37:04.219 --> 00:37:05.279
 friends

00:37:05.279 --> 00:37:05.840
 come and

00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:06.340
 worship

00:37:06.340 --> 00:37:08.000
 slow

00:37:08.000 --> 00:37:08.760
 down

00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:09.519
 and

00:37:09.519 --> 00:37:10.039
 worship

00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:11.000
 repent

00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:12.800
 and

00:37:12.800 --> 00:37:13.320
 worship

00:37:13.320 --> 00:37:14.860
 bring

00:37:14.860 --> 00:37:15.640
 gifts

00:37:15.640 --> 00:37:16.240
 and

00:37:16.240 --> 00:37:16.860
 worship

00:37:16.860 --> 00:37:18.180
 change

00:37:18.180 --> 00:37:18.380
 your

00:37:18.380 --> 00:37:19.000
 schedule

00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:19.460
 and

00:37:19.460 --> 00:37:20.079
 worship

00:37:20.079 --> 00:37:20.680
 do

00:37:20.680 --> 00:37:20.900
 what

00:37:20.900 --> 00:37:21.100
 he

00:37:21.100 --> 00:37:21.740
 says

00:37:21.740 --> 00:37:22.260
 and

00:37:22.260 --> 00:37:23.079
 worship

00:37:23.079 --> 00:37:24.600
 it

00:37:24.600 --> 00:37:24.920
 could

00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:25.120
 be

00:37:25.120 --> 00:37:25.500
 Christmas

00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:25.800
 in a

00:37:25.800 --> 00:37:25.940
 new

00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:26.200
 way

00:37:26.200 --> 00:37:26.400
 for

00:37:26.400 --> 00:37:26.579
 you

00:37:26.579 --> 00:37:26.780
 even

00:37:26.780 --> 00:37:26.920
 though

00:37:26.920 --> 00:37:27.100
 you're

00:37:27.100 --> 00:37:27.320
 here

00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:27.559
 every

00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:27.900
 year

00:37:27.900 --> 00:37:28.460
 this

00:37:28.460 --> 00:37:29.079
 Christmas

00:37:29.079 --> 00:37:29.720
 I

00:37:29.720 --> 00:37:30.200
 urge

00:37:30.200 --> 00:37:30.380
 you

00:37:30.380 --> 00:37:30.740
 there

00:37:30.740 --> 00:37:30.900
 are

00:37:30.900 --> 00:37:31.160
 many

00:37:31.160 --> 00:37:31.420
 good

00:37:31.420 --> 00:37:31.740
 things

00:37:31.740 --> 00:37:31.920
 on

00:37:31.920 --> 00:37:32.059
 your

00:37:32.059 --> 00:37:32.519
 calendars

00:37:32.519 --> 00:37:32.620
 in

00:37:32.620 --> 00:37:32.700
 the

00:37:32.700 --> 00:37:32.880
 next

00:37:32.880 --> 00:37:33.079
 few

00:37:33.079 --> 00:37:33.320
 days

00:37:33.320 --> 00:37:33.579
 I'm

00:37:33.579 --> 00:37:33.840
 quite

00:37:33.840 --> 00:37:34.140
 sure

00:37:34.140 --> 00:37:34.740
 there

00:37:34.740 --> 00:37:34.880
 are

00:37:34.880 --> 00:37:35.100
 many

00:37:35.100 --> 00:37:35.900
 important

00:37:35.900 --> 00:37:36.660
 people

00:37:36.660 --> 00:37:38.280
 there

00:37:38.280 --> 00:37:38.420
 is

00:37:38.420 --> 00:37:38.660
 only

00:37:38.660 --> 00:37:39.260
 one

00:37:39.260 --> 00:37:40.220
 worthy

00:37:40.220 --> 00:37:40.860
 of

00:37:40.860 --> 00:37:41.079
 your

00:37:41.079 --> 00:37:41.660
 worship

00:37:41.660 --> 00:37:42.920
 bow

00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:43.300
 in

00:37:43.300 --> 00:37:43.920
 worship

00:37:43.920 --> 00:37:44.880
 for a

00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:45.200
 while

00:37:45.200 --> 00:37:45.740
 this

00:37:45.740 --> 00:37:46.280
 Christmas

00:37:46.280 --> 00:37:47.400
 start

00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:47.720
 right

00:37:47.720 --> 00:37:47.980
 now

00:37:47.980 --> 00:37:48.500
 make

00:37:48.500 --> 00:37:48.880
 time

00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:49.139
 this

00:37:49.139 --> 00:37:49.559
 afternoon

00:37:49.559 --> 00:37:50.039
 figure

00:37:50.039 --> 00:37:50.539
 out

00:37:50.539 --> 00:37:51.460
 how

00:37:51.460 --> 00:37:51.760
 you're

00:37:51.760 --> 00:37:51.880
 going

00:37:51.880 --> 00:37:52.079
 to

00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:52.500
 bow

00:37:52.500 --> 00:37:52.940
 in

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