[SPEAKER_04]: Good evening, everyone.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Merry Christmas.
[SPEAKER_04]: Merry Christmas, one and all.
[SPEAKER_04]: You know, it's really hard to believe.
[SPEAKER_04]: Last night, I was getting certain things ready for tonight.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I found some papers, and I couldn't believe the papers that I found were 10 years old from 2015.
[SPEAKER_04]: And it seemed like I was just up here doing it.
[SPEAKER_04]: From that year,
[SPEAKER_04]: You barely blink and time goes by.
[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, I know every year we say, boy, it seems like we've just up here last year.
[SPEAKER_04]: That was 10 years ago, a decade ago, time goes so quick.
[SPEAKER_04]: I say enjoy what time that God has blessed you with because before too long, it's not there anymore.
[SPEAKER_04]: So enjoy what time you have, enjoy by serving Him, and praising His name on this wonderful season.
[SPEAKER_04]: And it is a wonderful season, and it is a season to praise His name.
[SPEAKER_04]: And to spread His word, we've been talking about letting the light of Christ shine through you, and spreading His joy, putting Jesus first, then others and you, because that's joy, Jesus says there's you.
[SPEAKER_04]: So tonight, we're gonna have a wonderful, fun time,
[SPEAKER_04]: And I hope you enjoy yourself as we're about to have the choir sing.
[SPEAKER_04]: And then we're going to have a program, and I'll say this about the program.
[SPEAKER_04]: I want to thank those who are going to be helping us tonight, and who are going to be performing.
[SPEAKER_04]: We had some people who weren't able to do so.
[SPEAKER_04]: So I just am so proud of those who were able to jump into roles on the last second.
[SPEAKER_04]: I'm always appreciative of that.
[SPEAKER_04]: And we're going to do a very best.
[SPEAKER_04]: And we're all here together tonight to praise Jesus' name and to wish him happy birthday.
[SPEAKER_04]: So let us all now open and prayer.
[SPEAKER_04]: Dear precious Heavenly Father, Lord God, we thank you so much for this night when we come together in your name.
[SPEAKER_04]: When we come here, Lord God, there's brothers and sisters in Christ in one accord to thank you, Lord God, for this season, and Lord for this wonderful life.
[SPEAKER_04]: When we can Lord Jesus dispraise you and serve you, we pray, Lord God, that you will open our eyes and and Lord guide us through the Holy Spirit, that each and every word that comes from the living
[SPEAKER_04]: that we will not only see it, but know what understanding Lord God and be able to apply it to our lives.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray right now, Lord God, if there be anyone here tonight who doesn't know you as a person or in the Savior, that that will change tonight, that they will become your child.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray, Lord Jesus Christ, it's a night we will feel your presence at the Holy Spirit.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Jesus must holy and precious name, I pray.
[SPEAKER_04]: Amen.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Why are we yours in place?
[SPEAKER_01]: Isn't it yours?
[SPEAKER_01]: We feel the sounding joy We believe in the sounding joy No more is this, and it's our rules
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[SPEAKER_01]: And Jesus Christ is born While shipers can't bear watching Your silent close might hide Behold through out the heavens Their shoulder will be mine Don't tear it on the mountain
[SPEAKER_01]: And Jesus Christ is born
[SPEAKER_01]: And Jesus rises more Down in a lonely bedroom The home when the Christ comes more And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas more
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[SPEAKER_00]: Every piece is a sweet treasure so far.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In the star of light, star of royal beauty, right With a sword leading to mercy, I just do Nightproof and light, or a king of weapons, names Though I breathe to crown him again
[SPEAKER_01]: Don't you reign, O Lord, star of one, star of night, Star of war, y'all be with you guys, We're leaving.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, star of wonder star of night, star of royal beauty bright With the swear name still rosy, Carrying us to thy perfect light.
[SPEAKER_01]: Where's the world with the angel in sight?
[SPEAKER_01]: What's the serving worshipers in the fields where they lay?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Love, love, love, love, love, love.
[SPEAKER_01]: And Lord, am into the earth, in gave great words, and so it implanted you all.
[SPEAKER_01]: We are just right now We are not alone We are not alone
[SPEAKER_02]: Just a king
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[SPEAKER_01]: On the day, the title of the baby awaits One day, Lord Jesus, no crime he makes I love the Lord Jesus, no time from the sky
[SPEAKER_01]: And stay, I might pay, no more, I can't stop
[SPEAKER_00]: The Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay, close by and forever, and love me, I pray.
[SPEAKER_01]: Where's all the dear children?
[SPEAKER_01]: Will I tender gain?
[SPEAKER_01]: forever to shine with thee there.
[SPEAKER_01]: What child is he who made to rest on earth?
[SPEAKER_01]: Who's having sleeping?
[SPEAKER_01]: Who made to rest on earth?
[SPEAKER_01]: And they can sing, they can sing To the ring in the morning The sun of every
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[SPEAKER_01]: The cliffs shall be, for senors be, The sun is pleased.
[SPEAKER_01]: His name is Christ, his study, and the shepherd's dark and until sinned.
[SPEAKER_01]: His name is to bring him on the name of the son of Mary.
[SPEAKER_01]: So breathe him in his household and breathe.
[SPEAKER_01]: Keeping to a moon in the light of peace, a vision, breathing slain, loving heart, watching from here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Good job.
[SPEAKER_03]: Thank you.
[SPEAKER_03]: I want to thank the choir for coming and practicing with me on Sunday mornings kind of early and they've been very good and diligent about meeting with me and I really do appreciate that.
[SPEAKER_03]: And let's give him another hand.
[SPEAKER_03]: I think they did good.
[SPEAKER_03]: Sister Susan is going to sing a special for us right now.
[SPEAKER_01]: Turns out of Bethlehem, else do we see the light?
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, Bethlehem, dreamlessly, The sight stars go by.
[SPEAKER_01]: But in my dark street shine,
[SPEAKER_01]: St. Light, the hopes and fears of all the youths A matter they tonight
[SPEAKER_01]: So Jesus, Lord of Mary, and to hear the door of love We'll sing your sweet, but angels do, our Lord of all three of us
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, hope says, to God, thank you, and peace to me on earth.
[SPEAKER_01]: How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given.
[SPEAKER_01]: So God emports to human hearts, the blessings of His heaven.
[SPEAKER_01]: And even years come.
[SPEAKER_01]: But in this world of sin we're souls of souls, we're safe Still a dear Christ, dear sin
[SPEAKER_01]: The eternal Bethlehem, when he sent to us, we pray.
[SPEAKER_01]: To his town or sin and turn, we burn in us today.
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll move there the Christmas angels, I'll create the moon tight-games, tell all who come to us, I'll fight with us, or Lord, you may, you may, you may,
[SPEAKER_00]: The holy noise, the stars are brightly shining, it is the night of the year Savior's name.
[SPEAKER_00]: Long live the world, it's seen in every place.
[SPEAKER_01]: And through the moon, the weary world rejoices for your reverence On you and glorious moon.
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh Jesus, O night, divine, O night, we Christ was born, O night, divine, O night,
[SPEAKER_00]: His love is love, and His gospel is peace.
[SPEAKER_01]: Jesus the Lord, and His name is the Lord, and His name on the page and shall see.
[SPEAKER_01]: This raising led every heart The door is holy name Christ is the Lord Let's sing And serve praise thee His power And glory
[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you very much.
[SPEAKER_04]: This hat is a lot hotter than it looks.
[SPEAKER_04]: I must tell you, you know, it's been a long time since I've had hair.
[SPEAKER_04]: So I'm not used to my noggin, sweatin', but either way, this hat's yours helping with it.
[SPEAKER_04]: I want to thank everybody for coming tonight.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I want to thank everyone in the choir, not just for the practicing, but for being here tonight for this.
[SPEAKER_04]: I also want to thank everyone who's about to help me and be here to tell a little story.
[SPEAKER_04]: You know, I never know what we're going to get when we try to talk about the birth of Jesus.
[SPEAKER_04]: We'll always do a few things a little different.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I always talk a little bit about Christmas.
[SPEAKER_04]: Christmas is a wonderful time.
[SPEAKER_04]: There's always all sorts of things that happen those times of years.
[SPEAKER_04]: We have so many wonderful traditions.
[SPEAKER_04]: We go through all sorts of things.
[SPEAKER_04]: One thing that I like is, I like songs.
[SPEAKER_04]: I like songs and one of the things that I love about Christmas is just this time of year.
[SPEAKER_04]: I like to sing songs about how much I love this time of year.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, one of them is this.
[SPEAKER_04]: This very wonderful song.
[SPEAKER_04]: Christmas is my favorite time of year, because everyone becomes a Santa Claus.
[SPEAKER_04]: There's a smile on every face for the happy human race around the Christmas tree.
[SPEAKER_04]: The world is one big family.
[SPEAKER_04]: Oh, I want to shout so every one can hear.
[SPEAKER_04]: Every Christmas is my favorite time a year.
[SPEAKER_04]: Oh, here those carolers are singing.
[SPEAKER_04]: La, la, la, la, la, la.
[SPEAKER_04]: Here the jingle bells are ringing.
[SPEAKER_04]: I ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
[SPEAKER_04]: Oh, I want to shout so every one can tear.
[SPEAKER_04]: Merry Christmas is my favorite time of year.
[SPEAKER_04]: And it really is.
[SPEAKER_04]: It's my favorite time of year, all right?
[SPEAKER_04]: Although I don't really always appreciate the bills.
[SPEAKER_04]: I sure don't appreciate taxes and all those things.
[SPEAKER_04]: But that's just a little nothing compared to what this time of year really means.
[SPEAKER_04]: It means a lot.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, one thing I always love to make my dear brother Tony right here, get up and sing and he knows it.
[SPEAKER_04]: He knows what it is and that is this.
[SPEAKER_04]: whole, whole, whole Merry Christmas, whole, whole, whole and happy new year, whole, whole, Merry Christmas and good tidings.
[SPEAKER_04]: Oh, good cheer.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's one of my favorite things.
[SPEAKER_04]: I just love this time of year.
[SPEAKER_04]: But the thing I love the most about this time of year, as much as I enjoy all the decorations that I do.
[SPEAKER_04]: As much as I love this to all the trees in, if you can't tell,
[SPEAKER_04]: The thing I love the most is what this year really represents, with this time of year, it represents the birth of Christ.
[SPEAKER_04]: So if you will be with me for a few minutes, maybe an hour, I'm joking.
[SPEAKER_04]: Maybe maybe 15, 20 minutes.
[SPEAKER_04]: I want to introduce to you where you can find.
[SPEAKER_04]: the birth of Jesus.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Matthew 118, it speaks at the birth of Jesus, and it says it happened just this way.
[SPEAKER_04]: It said that Mary was engaged as Joseph.
[SPEAKER_04]: Being engaged, the word they used was promise, it says it was engaged, it was contracted to be together.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, the word they used in either Hebrews,
[SPEAKER_04]: Now, say that with me, say, Kittubah, Kittubah, that means to be betrothed to be betrothed.
[SPEAKER_04]: It means like being married before your married.
[SPEAKER_04]: In other words, what you do is you'd make a wonderful promise to be together before the ceremony.
[SPEAKER_04]: And that's what they would do while the woman would be getting prepared for the marriage.
[SPEAKER_04]: The husband would go around for that entire year and build a home and be prepared for it.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's what was going on between Mary and Joseph.
[SPEAKER_04]: And in case you weren't aware and you probably are, but all that you know anyway, Marion Joseph were cousins.
[SPEAKER_04]: No, not those kind of cousins.
[SPEAKER_04]: They were third cousins.
[SPEAKER_04]: And they were also both related.
[SPEAKER_04]: They related to David.
[SPEAKER_04]: They were both related to the King David through that line.
[SPEAKER_04]: But after you look at Matthew, we then look to Luke.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Luke chapter one 26 through 56, don't worry, we're not reading all that.
[SPEAKER_04]: 26 to 56.
[SPEAKER_04]: It tells us that Mary was in Galilee, as Nazareth, where she was visited by an angel named Gabriel, and was sent by God.
[SPEAKER_04]: And the angel Gabriel came and said, rejoice, favorite woman, says, the Lord is with you, said, don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
[SPEAKER_04]: Now listen, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and
[SPEAKER_04]: He will be great, and we will be called the son of the most high, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David.
[SPEAKER_04]: He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, his kingdom will have no end."
[SPEAKER_04]: And Mary said, how can this be since I have not known, in other words, been intimate with the man,
[SPEAKER_04]: The angel Gabriel said, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the most high, well overshadow you, therefore the Holy One will be to be born and will be called the Son of God and Gabriel told Mary that elismeth, her cousin, was expecting
[SPEAKER_04]: and she would wait to old be having a child, but God can make any miracle happen.
[SPEAKER_04]: And said that she was down the six months and that nothing will be impossible with God, nothing.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Mary said, I and the Lord's servant, may it be done to me according to your word than the angel left her.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Mary went and visited Elizabeth and in Elizabeth within her was John, known as John the Baptist.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's Jesus' cousin.
[SPEAKER_04]: And don't worry, he's the one that's going to baptize Jesus, you know that.
[SPEAKER_04]: And they both said when they went met one another, Mary Elizabeth both said, many praises to God.
[SPEAKER_04]: And after three months of Mary visiting Elizabeth, she returned.
[SPEAKER_04]: to visit her betrothed one, Joseph.
[SPEAKER_04]: So we didn't see a Matthew chapter one verse 19 through 20.
[SPEAKER_04]: Joseph, he was very concerned, and you can imagine, can you imagine being engaged to someone and this person, this lady, returns to you as she's expecting?
[SPEAKER_04]: She's now three months expecting, and it's not your child.
[SPEAKER_04]: I think I'll be a little concerned.
[SPEAKER_04]: I really do.
[SPEAKER_04]: I can imagine.
[SPEAKER_04]: and he was.
[SPEAKER_04]: So he decided he was going to divorce her in secret.
[SPEAKER_04]: How can it be that they be divorced?
[SPEAKER_04]: Well, she like I said, there being betrothed was like being married before the ceremony.
[SPEAKER_04]: So he decided that he was going to divorce her in secret, a why in secret, because he did want any harm upon her.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's a loving man.
[SPEAKER_04]: And so here's what happened that night.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was visited by an angel on a dream.
[SPEAKER_04]: That was just the same angel, baby, I have no idea.
[SPEAKER_04]: But the angel revealed that the Holy Spirit gave Mary the child and to stay with her.
[SPEAKER_04]: The angel says, she will give birth to a son and you are to name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins.
[SPEAKER_04]: I don't know about the rest of y'all.
[SPEAKER_04]: Even though I may not live in that land at the time, I want to visit children and I've been safe for my sins and I feel so thrilled about that.
[SPEAKER_04]: Then the angel quoted Isaiah 714 and says, see the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son and they will name him Emmanuel, meaning God with us.
[SPEAKER_04]: Joseph woke up and married her and did not come to know her physically until after Jesus is heard.
[SPEAKER_04]: And you know, this is what Christmas is really about.
[SPEAKER_04]: A lot of people don't know what Christmas is.
[SPEAKER_04]: They seem to think Christmas is all about going out and buying presents and our wallet tells us so.
[SPEAKER_04]: But the truth is, Christmas is so much more.
[SPEAKER_04]: It seems like all the TV shows we watch tell us that Christmas is all about love, and they're partially right.
[SPEAKER_04]: There's nothing quite as loving as a Lord God Himself coming.
[SPEAKER_04]: Could live, die, and rise up to take us to heaven if we ask them in our hearts.
[SPEAKER_04]: But they miss the whole point of Christmas.
[SPEAKER_04]: They have no idea what Christmas is about.
[SPEAKER_04]: So.
[SPEAKER_04]: Everybody ought to know.
[SPEAKER_04]: What Christmas is?
[SPEAKER_04]: It's the birthday of our Savior.
[SPEAKER_04]: When God sent a shining star.
[SPEAKER_04]: Angels told the local shepherds, wise men traveled from afar.
[SPEAKER_04]: Well, everybody ought to know.
[SPEAKER_04]: Everybody ought to know.
[SPEAKER_04]: What Christmas is?
[SPEAKER_04]: Everybody ought to know.
[SPEAKER_04]: What Christmas is?
[SPEAKER_04]: It's the birthday of our Savior.
[SPEAKER_04]: When God sent a shining star.
[SPEAKER_04]: Angels told those local shepherds,
[SPEAKER_04]: And then travel from afar, Christy only went to heaven, wrapped up in flesh as a gift, came to take away our burdens, all our sins he came to live.
[SPEAKER_04]: Everybody ought to know, everybody ought to know, everybody ought to know what Christmas is,
[SPEAKER_04]: Everybody ought to know what Christmas is and now we will meet Joseph and Mary as they enter in.
[SPEAKER_04]: Joseph and Mary as it says in Luke chapter 2 1 through 7, Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem because Bethlehem was the birthplace of Joseph and they were told they had to go back
[SPEAKER_04]: to the birthplace of where the husband was from, so that he could pay the taxes.
[SPEAKER_04]: The problem was Mary was ready to give birth at that very time.
[SPEAKER_04]: And when they were there, they could find no room at the end in other words, no lodging places.
[SPEAKER_04]: So the innkeeper lent his stable where Jesus would be born, wrapped his swallowing clothes, lying in a manger, a manger being a feeding truck.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, at the very time, at the very, very time, we see Luke chapter 2, 8 through 20, there are shepherds watching the front by night, and an angel appeared, and they were so afraid.
[SPEAKER_04]: The angel said, fear not!
[SPEAKER_04]: For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.
[SPEAKER_04]: which I'll be into all people for unto you as born this day in the city of David, a savior.
[SPEAKER_04]: Let's just cry so Lord.
[SPEAKER_04]: And this shall be a sign unto you.
[SPEAKER_04]: You shall find the baby wrapped in swallowing clothes and lying in a manger.
[SPEAKER_04]: And at that time, many angels appeared in front of them and they rejoice, saying, glory to God the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men and the shepherds, after this happened, they went on their way and they went and they saw the baby and they went and they spread good news of great cheer and joy to all the people around telling people about Jesus and they all rejoice.
[SPEAKER_04]: They all rejoice.
[SPEAKER_04]: We then see the eight days later, this is in Luke 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, eight days later, Jesus was purified, in other words, circumcised.
[SPEAKER_04]: This comes from the law of Exodus chapter 13 verse 2.
[SPEAKER_04]: Joseph and Mary offered a sacrifice of two turtle devs.
[SPEAKER_04]: Is that right?
[SPEAKER_04]: Two turtle devs.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's where that part of the song comes from.
[SPEAKER_04]: In case you didn't know.
[SPEAKER_04]: But if people could not afford two turtle devs,
[SPEAKER_04]: that would suffice.
[SPEAKER_04]: There are also things that would happen.
[SPEAKER_04]: There were prophecy and praises that would happen.
[SPEAKER_04]: They were given by a man by the name of Simeon.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was a very righteous man and an old man.
[SPEAKER_04]: And he was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he got to meet the Messiah.
[SPEAKER_04]: The Messiah had been promised for hundreds.
[SPEAKER_04]: over a thousand years.
[SPEAKER_04]: The Messiah had been promisey.
[SPEAKER_04]: He would come.
[SPEAKER_04]: And now, Simian was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would get to meet him.
[SPEAKER_04]: And there he was.
[SPEAKER_04]: He saw the Christ's child right there.
[SPEAKER_04]: Christ is another word for Messiah.
[SPEAKER_04]: Christ is the word in the New Testament, that we see for the Old Testament War Messiah.
[SPEAKER_04]: But there was another woman there, another person there, who was a woman by the name of Anna, she was a prophetess, a widow who spent most of her time in the temple, and she praised a child to all who were near her, who were all her near her, and the people were so very, very happy.
[SPEAKER_04]: As we look at to Matthew chapter two, verses one through eight, we hear about wise men,
[SPEAKER_04]: And that means astrologers, that's a Greek word for that.
[SPEAKER_04]: And they came from the East, perhaps the Babylonians, are the Persians, or from Yemen.
[SPEAKER_04]: We don't know, but we know that either way they came and they followed the star.
[SPEAKER_04]: They had visited a man by the name of Herod.
[SPEAKER_04]: And he had showed them, he showed them where to come.
[SPEAKER_04]: He had told them,
[SPEAKER_04]: about Bethlehem because the people that he knew, the wise man that he knew, he told him where it was at.
[SPEAKER_04]: In tradition, we know that there are three kings by tradition.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, the tradition even had given them names through time.
[SPEAKER_04]: One of the names was, felt the chas art that they say came from Arabia.
[SPEAKER_04]: Melchiar, they say came from Persia.
[SPEAKER_04]: and Gaspir, which came from India.
[SPEAKER_04]: But the fact is, Bible doesn't say any of that.
[SPEAKER_04]: We don't even know that they were three wise men.
[SPEAKER_04]: We just know that there were three gifts.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's all we really know.
[SPEAKER_04]: We're told from the King's men describes that they could find him in Bethlehem.
[SPEAKER_04]: And that's where they find that out.
[SPEAKER_04]: Where was this prophecy found?
[SPEAKER_04]: This is found on Micah, chapter five, verse two.
[SPEAKER_04]: But Matthew chapter two, nine tells us that they follow the star to the Christ child to the house where he was.
[SPEAKER_04]: which makes us believe he's a little older than a baby, maybe even too.
[SPEAKER_04]: But they found the child in the house and they brought him gifts.
[SPEAKER_04]: They brought him go, which represents loyalty and kingship.
[SPEAKER_04]: They brought him frankincense, which is a symbol of deity divinity.
[SPEAKER_04]: And they brought him mirror, which is in bombing oil, it's a symbol of the death that he would give and to us.
[SPEAKER_04]: But in Matthew 212, we hear that the wise man were warned in a dream that when it angels spoke to them and told them to find another way home to stay clear of herid and not to go back.
[SPEAKER_04]: Just a minute wise man, I need your backup, just a minute wise man, just a minute.
[SPEAKER_04]: I need your backup.
[SPEAKER_04]: Don't leave just yet.
[SPEAKER_04]: I need your backup.
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[SPEAKER_04]: Thank you, Kings.
[SPEAKER_04]: I appreciate the assistance.
[SPEAKER_04]: So as you heard in there, but even if they, uh, the wise men were warning and dream, and they found it another way home.
[SPEAKER_04]: But as we see in Matthew chapter two, verse 13 through 15, Joseph was also warning and dream to flee to Egypt.
[SPEAKER_04]: This was prophesied in Joseia, chapter 11, verse 1.
[SPEAKER_04]: And so when he found the shell, he, they had to leave and they went to live in Egypt.
[SPEAKER_04]: What's always fun, very interesting.
[SPEAKER_04]: Any interesting that at one point in time back in the days of Moses, that they had to leave Egypt to come and live in the Promised Land.
[SPEAKER_04]: But now,
[SPEAKER_04]: the king himself, Jesus, was leaving the promise and had to go live in Egypt and be safe for a time.
[SPEAKER_04]: It is believed that possibly, just possibly, we don't know for sure, just possibly, they use these gifts that were brought to them by the wise man to sell and pay their way to flee and no one knows for sure, but it's a possibility.
[SPEAKER_04]: Matthew 2, 16 through 18, tells us that Herod certs for Jesus in order to do so, as we said in the song here,
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, this was prophesied, too, and the book of Jeremiah, chapter 31, verse 15.
[SPEAKER_04]: Herid was extremely paranoid by this time.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, Herid, not only killed those boys, can you believe this?
[SPEAKER_04]: He killed many of his own sons.
[SPEAKER_04]: He did.
[SPEAKER_04]: In fact, he had a few wives.
[SPEAKER_04]: It was said that he killed his favorite wife.
[SPEAKER_04]: You know, some say there's nothing that says, I love you like a hallmark card.
[SPEAKER_04]: According to Herid, doesn't say, I love you like I'll kill you.
[SPEAKER_04]: Now, think about that for a second.
[SPEAKER_04]: But either way, he was one paranoid dude, and he did that very thing.
[SPEAKER_04]: Well, by the time we get to Matthew chapter two, verse 19 through 23, we find out that Harry did die.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was known as Harry the Great.
[SPEAKER_04]: Why was he known as Harry the Great?
[SPEAKER_04]: Well, first of all, let me just tell you this.
[SPEAKER_04]: Harry was not truly a king.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was more like a mayor.
[SPEAKER_04]: But what really happened was he was known as a king.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was not even truly jealous.
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[SPEAKER_04]: But he was allowed to be a king all because he was a good friend of Mark Anthony, and because of that, the Romans allowed him to be like a king, but he was not able to be a king according to Jewish law.
[SPEAKER_04]: He wasn't able to be a king.
[SPEAKER_04]: But that being said, he's there.
[SPEAKER_04]: He was wearing a crown and everything, but he did die.
[SPEAKER_04]: Here the great died.
[SPEAKER_04]: And when he died, the angel,
[SPEAKER_04]: return in a dream and told Joseph, they was okay to return.
[SPEAKER_04]: And they returned.
[SPEAKER_04]: But then they found out that her and son are kilius.
[SPEAKER_04]: That was his name, are kilius.
[SPEAKER_04]: Was ruling and Joseph was afraid to go there.
[SPEAKER_04]: Now folks, her degree was one evil dude.
[SPEAKER_04]: But anyone who is more afraid of are kilius means that our kilius was trying to outdo his daddy.
[SPEAKER_04]: That's pretty bad.
[SPEAKER_04]: So Joseph had another dream.
[SPEAKER_04]: from the Lord.
[SPEAKER_04]: And he went to Galilee to live in Nazareth.
[SPEAKER_04]: And this fulfilled the prophecy that he being Jesus, he Jesus will be called Jesus the Nazarene.
[SPEAKER_04]: And this is prophesied in at least a few places.
[SPEAKER_04]: One of being Isaiah 111, Jeremiah 235 and also Jeremiah 3315 and Zachary 38 and Zachary 612.
[SPEAKER_04]: The Lord God knew all these things through hundreds of thousand years before, and when God says it, is guaranteed.
[SPEAKER_04]: God sent His Son not to make a holiday.
[SPEAKER_04]: God sent His Son so there'll be one complete holy day He would live.
[SPEAKER_04]: Die and raise again on the third day.
[SPEAKER_04]: So that you could call out, because that's the true Holy Day, that you call out for Jesus to save you from your sins.
[SPEAKER_04]: And because of that, it could be the greatest day ever.
[SPEAKER_04]: And every day could be a brand new holiday, serving the Lord God, the King.
[SPEAKER_04]: And because of that, you could face every day knowing that the treasure of Jesus himself is living in your soul, making you new, every single day of your life.
[SPEAKER_04]: No matter what happens from this day on, I can have a merry Christmas.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I pray and hope you all have a merry Christmas, too.
[SPEAKER_04]: I would like to give it a round of applause to Mary and Joseph.
[SPEAKER_04]: What you don't know about Mary Joseph is they had to take on these roles in the last second.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I don't know, I hope they didn't drug him, but they had to keep baby Jesus under wraps here.
[SPEAKER_04]: And he is he's under wraps.
[SPEAKER_04]: So he's doing pretty good now, but everything's fine.
[SPEAKER_04]: But I just want to thank you guys so very much for doing this.
[SPEAKER_04]: And I want to thank everyone else.
[SPEAKER_03]: Please and open your handles to 91 and all of us join us.
[SPEAKER_03]: We sing Silent Night.
[SPEAKER_01]: Side and night, holy night All is cold, all is bright Round your mood, mind and child Only infos those who tear and smile
[SPEAKER_01]: Sleep and never leave me Silent night Holy night Darkness flies Holy is light Shepherds can be
[SPEAKER_01]: So sing your His Lord, Christ, the Savior is born.
[SPEAKER_01]: Silent night,
[SPEAKER_01]: We're not radiant beings from life only days With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord of my Lord Jesus, Lord of the night
[SPEAKER_01]: Silent night, holy night, varnished shore.
[SPEAKER_01]: Christ the Savior is born Christ the Savior is born Let us all go down here Here Lord God, we thank you once again for sending Your Son, your only begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ
[SPEAKER_04]: Lord, I thank you for everyone who is able to come here tonight.
[SPEAKER_04]: For those Lord God who are at home right now, not feeling well, I pray Lord God that you will bless them.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray Lord God, you will heal them and be with them.
[SPEAKER_04]: Right now, Lord, if there be anyone who is guiding their stance with you, I pray Lord God that you will give them the answers they need to know where they stand.
[SPEAKER_04]: If there are being anyone right now, Lord God in this world, who knows they don't know you,
[SPEAKER_04]: But doesn't know what to do.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray, Lord God, that you will send the Holy Spirit upon them, believe them and guide them.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Lord God, that you will send them to the true Word of God, the ministers in their area who will send them to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray that they will receive the greatest gift of all.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Lord God, I pray right now that we will continue to remember that you are with us.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Lord, I pray we will stay with you and be guided by you.
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray for protection over each and every person
[SPEAKER_04]: I pray for peace upon them, and I pray to our God for a safe night, and the Lord that they will be rested and feel your presence within throughout this week and this Christmas.
[SPEAKER_04]: And Jesus, most holy and precious name, I do pray these things.
[SPEAKER_04]: Amen.
[SPEAKER_04]: Merry Christmas, everyone.