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Presence over Presents 

December 17, 2023

Presence over Presents 
Pastor Blake Hanson 12.17.23 

 

The greatest gift of Christmas is God’s and you don’t have to to open it. 

 

Jeremiah 32:27 (NLT)

27 “I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?

 

Matthew 1:18–20 (NLT)

18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 

19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. 

20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

 

Luke 1:13 (NIV)

13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard…

 

Luke 1:30 (NIV)

30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God…

 

Matthew 1:20 (NIV)

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife…

 

Luke 2:10 (NIV)

10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

 

Open the gift of God’s . 

 

1 John 1:8–9 (NLT)

8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 

9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

 

Open the gift of God’s

 

Matthew 1:21–23 (NLT)

21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 

22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: 

23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’ ”

 

Open the gift of God’s . 

 

Matthew 2:9–11 (NLT)

9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 

11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

 

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