2. 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to
a son, and they will call him Immanuel”
(which means “God with us”).

6. The drama begins to play out and unfold a
divine declaration of a conflict that is
about to take place. But God is working
behind the scene

7. 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
25And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she
gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God
has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain
killed him.”

8. 4His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing
them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the
woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour
her child as soon as He was born. 5And she gave birth to
a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an
iron scepter, and her child was caught up to God and to
His throne.

9. Genesis – Malachi – is the preparation of
the birth of a seed / child.

10. - The flood came
- The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:7)
- God raised up Abraham (out from
idolatrous society)
- Jacob, Isaac – to Joseph
- Moses
- Joshua
- Judges
- Saul (the 1st king of Israel).
- David

11. 12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with
your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who
will come from your own body, and I will establish his
kingdom. 13He will build a house for My name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14I will be
his Father, and he will be My son.

12. - Different kings (but most of them are
unrighteous)
- Daniel
- The Prophets

13. “So we have over 4,000 years of history
for the preparation of the coming Christ.”

14. - Four Gospel (Matt. Mark, Luke, John)
– is the manifestation of the Messiah (the
Birth)

15. 8And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks by night. 9Just then, an
angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the
Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.10But
the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I
bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the
people: 11Today in the City of David a Savior (John 1:29)
has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord! 12And this
will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in
swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

16. 13And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great
multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
14“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men
on whom His favor rests!”

17. The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and
said: Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of
the world!

18. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and
the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will
be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.

19. Cornerstone of our Christian faith:
Incarnation

20. And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is
worthless, and so is your faith.

21. 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.

22. 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 with us.’ ”

23. Wiki defines incarnation:
An incarnation is an instance of being
alive on Earth in a particular form. Some
religions believe that people have several
incarnations in different forms.

24. The act of manifesting or state of being
manifested in bodily form, especially
human form

25. Christianity the presence of God on Earth
in the person of Jesus

26. in Christian theology, the doctrine of the
incarnation holds that Jesus, the pre
existent divine Logos (Word) and the
second hypostasis of the Trinity, God the
Son and Son of the Father, taking on
human body and human nature “was
made flesh” conceived in the womb of
Mary the Theotokos (God-bearer).

27. The doctrine of the incarnation, then,
entails that Jesus Christ is fully God and
fully human, his two natures joined in
hypostatic union.

28. Incarnation—God became flesh.

29. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God…14 The Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us.

30. All God and all man.

31. Love isn’t what we do—Love is what we
are.

32. 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask
the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help
you and be with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth. The
world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor
knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and
will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will
come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me
anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also
will live.

33. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey
every-thing I have commanded you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age.”

34. Christ is the Incarnation of God! And
Christ also Incarnate in our hearts
(Imitating Christ’s heart)

35. What is your
Mission?

36. I will go to bring them life and life to full!

37. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have
come that they may have life, and have it in all its
fullness.

38. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever be-lieves in him shall not perish but
have eternal life.

39. Who are you
Going for?

40. I’m not going for the righteous, but for the
sinners.
Not the healthy but the sick!

41. And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who
are healthy who need a physician, but those who are
sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

42. Why are you
Going?

43. Lost sheep—they need a shepherd.

44. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,
because they were har-assed and helpless, like sheep
without a shepherd.

45. I am the good shepherd—Lay down my life
for the sheep!

46. 11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
His life for the sheep. 12The hired hand is not the
shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees
the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.
Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and
is unconcerned for the sheep.
14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My
sheep know Me,

47. 15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And
I lay down My life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that
are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they
will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and
one shepherd.
17The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My
life in order to take it up again. 18No one takes it from Me,
but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay
it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I
have received from My Father.” –

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