3 Part Christmas lesson for the Rolling Hills Community Church Men's Breakfast and Bible Study. In Search of the Meaning of Christmas outline: Week 1 – The Prophecy of Christmas Week 2 – The Theology of Christmas Week 3 – The Purpose of Christmas Presented in Lago Vista Texas in December 2014 Presented by Chris Reighley Source material from Dr. J. Vernon McGee's Unusual Prophecy's of Christ's Birth. Dr. John MacArthur's sermon title The Theology of Christmas and Rick Warren's the Purpose of Christmas. All scripture is from the King James Version of the Bible. Please visit Rolling Hills Community Church at www.rhcc4.org for more information on ministries and bible studies.

1. Rolling Hills Community Church
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study
December 2014

2.  Week 1 – The Prophecy of Christmas
 Week 2 – The Theology of Christmas
 Week 3 – The Purpose of Christmas

3. Prophecy Fulfilled by the Birth of Jesus

4. How accurate is (was) the Bible
in predicting the birth of
Jesus?

5.  There are 31,124 verses in the Bible
 8,352 verses contain prophecy
 26.8% of the Bible is Prophetic
Source: J. Barton Payne The Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy

6.  There are 1,239 specific prophecies
in the Old Testament
 There are 578 specific prophecies in
the New Testament
 Which makes 1,817 specific
prophecies in the Bible
Source: J. Barton Payne “The Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy”

8. Even in the Garden of Eden,
God began to laydown a
Highway of prophecy
and laydown markers for us….
Source: Dr. J. Vernon McGee sermon series
“Unusual Prophecies Pointing to the To the Birth of Christ”

9. Seed of the Women
Genesis 3:15

10. And I will put enmity between thee
and the woman, and between thy
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

11. Replace:
thee with Satan
her seed with Christ
Source: J. Vernon McGee “Thru the Bible Commentary”

12. And I, God will put enmity
between you Satan and the
woman, and between your seed
and Jesus Christ; he shall bruise
your head, and you shalt bruise
His heel.

13. Abraham - Nation
Genesis 17:5-7

14. Neither shall thy name any more be
called Abram, but thy name shall be
Abraham; for a father of many
nations have I made thee. And I will
make thee exceeding fruitful, and I
will make nations of thee, and kings
shall come out of thee.

15. And I will establish my covenant
between me and thee and thy seed
after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God
unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

16. Isaac
Genesis 17:19-21

17. And God said, Sarah thy wife shall
bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt
call his name Isaac: and I will establish
my covenant with him for an
everlasting covenant, and with his
seed after him.

18. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee:
Behold, I have blessed him, and will
make him fruitful, and will multiply
him exceedingly; twelve princes shall
he beget, and I will make him a great
nation.

19. But my covenant will I establish with
Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto
thee at this set time in the next year.

20. Jacob
Numbers 24:16

21. I shall see him, but not now: I shall
behold him, but not nigh: there shall
come a Star out of Jacob, and a
Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and
shall smite the corners of Moab, and
destroy all the children of Sheth.

22. Tribe of Judah
Genesis 49:10

23. The sceptre shall not depart from
Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto
him shall the gathering of the people
be.

24. Line of David
Jeremiah 23:5-6

25. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,
that I will raise unto David a righteous
Branch, and a King shall reign and
prosper, and shall execute judgment and
justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall
be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and
this is his name whereby he shall be
called, the Lord our Righteousness.

26. A Child is Born
Isaiah 9:6

27. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.

28. Born in Bethlehem
Micah 5:2

29. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of thee
shall he come forth unto me that is to
be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth
have been from of old, from
everlasting.

30. Born of a Virgin
Isaiah 7:14

31. Therefore the Lord himself shall give
you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall
call his name Immanuel.

32. Jesus born to Die
Hebrews 2:9

33. But we see Jesus, who was made a
little lower than the angels for the
suffering of death, crowned with
glory and honour; that he by the
grace of God should taste death for
every man.

34. Jesus Redeemer
Matthew 1:21

35. And she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he
shall save his people from their sins.

37. If you believe the prophecy
concerning the birth of Jesus –
can you ignore the prophecy of
the second coming of Jesus?

38. Jesus to Come Again
Matthew 24:29-30

39. Immediately after the tribulation of
those days shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light,
and the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken:

40. And then shall appear the sign of the
Son of man in heaven: and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming
in the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory.

41. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.

42. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.

43. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.

44. For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.

45. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the ending, saith the Lord, which is,
and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.
Revelation 1:8
He which testifieth these things saith,
Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Revelation 22:20-21

46. Prophecy Fulfilled by the Birth of Jesus

47. Rolling Hills Community Church
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study
December 2014

48. God’s Purpose for Christmas

49. What did Jesus have to do
before he enter into this
world?

50. Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men:

51. And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death
of the cross. Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him, and given him a
name which is above every name:

52. That at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the
earth; And that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.

55. 1. He abandoned a sovereign position.
2. He accepted a slave’s place.
3. He associated with sinful people.
4. He adopted a selfless posture.
5. He ascended a supreme Prince.

56. Reputation is from the Greek word
kenoō which means to empty.
Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men:

57. Servant is from the Greek word doulos
Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ which Jesus: means Who, a slave.
being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men:

58. Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the
form of God, thought it not robbery
to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men:

59. And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death
of the cross. Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him, and given him a
name which is above every name:

60. And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death
of the cross. Wherefore God also
hath highly exalted him, and given
him a name which is above every
name:

61. That at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the
earth; And that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.

62. 1. He abandoned a sovereign position.
2. He accepted a slave’s place.
3. He associated with sinful people.
4. He adopted a selfless posture.
5. He ascended a supreme Prince.

64. A Manger Full of Dragon Drool

65. And there appeared a great wonder in
heaven; a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet,
and upon her head a crown of twelve
stars: And she being with child cried,
travailing in birth, and pained to be
delivered.

66. And there appeared another
wonder in heaven; and behold a
great red dragon, having seven
heads and ten horns, and seven
crowns upon his heads.

67. And his tail drew the third part of
the stars of heaven, and did cast
them to the earth: and the dragon
stood before the woman which
was ready to be delivered, for to
devour her child as soon as it was
born.

68. And she brought forth a man
child, who was to rule all nations
with a rod of iron: and her child
was caught up unto God, and to
his throne.

69. The birth of Jesus is more than just
a holiday, it is a part of the bigger
picture of God’s plan.

70. God’s Purpose for Christmas

71. Rolling Hills Community Church
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study
December 2014

72. The Reason for the Season

73. Prophecy Fulfilled by the Birth of Jesus
Review……

74. Even in the Garden of Eden,
God began to laydown a
Highway of prophecy
and laydown markers for us….
Review……
Source: Dr. J. Vernon McGee sermon series
“Unusual Prophecies Pointing to the To the Birth of Christ”

75. God’s Purpose for Christmas
Review……

76. Review……
The birth of Jesus is more than just
a holiday, it is a part of the bigger
picture of God’s plan.

77. The Reason for the Season

78. To every thing there is a
season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1

79. Luke 2:1-20

80. And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed. (And this taxing was
first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.)

81. And all went to be taxed, every one
into his own city. And Joseph also
went up from Galilee, out of the city
of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the
city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the
house and lineage of David:)

82. To be taxed with Mary his espoused
wife, being great with child. And so it
was, that, while they were there, the
days were accomplished that she
should be delivered.

83. And she brought forth her firstborn
son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room for them
in the inn. And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the
field, keeping watch over their flock
by night.

84. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.

85. For unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

86. And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace,
good will toward men.

87. And it came to pass, as the angels
were gone away from them into
heaven, the shepherds said one to
another, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing which
is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us.

88. And they came with haste, and found
Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying
in a manger. And when they had seen
it, they made known abroad the
saying which was told them
concerning this child.

89. And all they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told them by
the shepherds. But Mary kept all
these things, and pondered them in
her heart.

90. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen,
as it was told unto them.

91. Play Video

92. A Time For Celebration

93. …Fear not: for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to
all people.
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will
rejoice and be glad in it
Psalms 118:24

94. A Time For Salvation

95. For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent
forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Galatians 4:4

96. A Time For Reconciliation

97. Glory to God in the
highest,
and on earth peace,
good will toward men.
…we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by
whom we have now received the atonement.
Romans 5:11

98.  The most expensive gift you will
ever received. Priceless!
 The only gift you will ever received
that last forever!
 The most practical gift you will ever
receive. You can use this EVERY
DAY!

99. 1. Are you celebrating the salvation that God
has provided through His Son Jesus – so that
you could be reconciled with God?
2. Are you sharing the gift God gave you with
others?

101. The Reason for the Season