‘Tis the Season – “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?”

‘Tis the Season – “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?”

¹¹ Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.”

I Chronicles 16:11

²⁷ “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.”

Acts 17:27

⁶ And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.”

Hebrews 11:6

WHAT ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR (it’s God they just don’t know it)

WHY ARE THEY SO WISE?

1. They pursued the .

¹Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, ² “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”

Matthew 2:1-2

        –  Start from .

        2.  They embraced God’s .

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.”

Matthew 2:9

        –  Search the for truth.

⁵ “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: ⁶ ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.”

Matthew 2:5-6

        3.  They discovered the of knowing Jesus.

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

Matthew 2:10

        –  Follow the . (it’s Jesus)

        4.  They lived a life of .

¹¹ They 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.”

Mathew 2:11

        –  Choose to be a .

        5.  They cultivated an faith.

¹² When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.”

Matthew 2:12

        –  Genuine faith God above all else.