Preached at Merritt Island 12/25/2016 AM Lesson - A prophecy about the birth of Jesus and the rule of His church.

2. Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be
with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 7:14 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: A Sign From God

3. 21 “She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will
save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill
what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the
virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His
name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”
- Matthew 1:21-23 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Matthew Quotes Isaiah

4. For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 9:6 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: The Promised Child

5. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has
been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
- Matthew 28:18-19 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: All Authority Has Been Give to Christ

6. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the
firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place
in everything.
- Colossians 1:18 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: “The Government Will Rest on His
Shoulders”

7. 20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the
dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far
above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name
that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And
He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head
over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him
who fills all in all.
- Ephesians 1:20-23 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: God Set Christ as Head of the Church

8. Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the
things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set
your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
- Colossians 3:1-2 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Christ is Now Seated at the Right Hand of
God

9. I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My
church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
- Matthew 16:18 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Christ Promised to Build His Church

10. So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received
up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Mark 16:19 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Jesus Taken Up to His Throne

11. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 27 For HE HAS PUT
ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says,
“All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who
put all things in subjection to Him. 28 When all things are subjected to
Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who
subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25-28 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Christ Now Reigns From His Throne

12. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Hebrews 13:8 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: The Rule of Christ Does Not Change

13. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming
down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or
shifting shadow.
- James 1:17 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: God's Word Does Not Change

14. If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world,
why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to
decrees, such as, “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!” (which
all refer to things destined to perish with use)—in accordance with the
commandments and teachings of men? These are matters which have,
to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-
abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value
against fleshly indulgence.
- Colossians 2:20-23 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: Do Not be Deceived by Self-Made Religion

15. Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to
you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also
you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you,
unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance
what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third
day according to the Scriptures.
- 1Corinthians 15:1-4 NASB
UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN: The Gospel is About the Death &
Resurrection of Christ

16. Now the centurion, and those who were
with him keeping guard over Jesus, when
they saw the earthquake and the things
that were happening, became very
frightened and said, “Truly this was the
Son of God!”
- Matthew 27:54