{"id":10913,"date":"2022-12-11T16:24:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10913"},"modified":"2022-12-11T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:24:34","slug":"theunexpectedchild-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/12\/theunexpectedchild-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unexpected Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .
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Series:\u00a0<\/strong>Expect the Unexpected<\/h1>\n

TITLE: The Unexpected Child
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Scripture:\u00a0 Isaiah 7:6; John 1:14; Phil.2:8; Col.2:9
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WHAT CHILD IS THIS? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

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What child is this?<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John 1:14<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phil.2:6-8- His coming to earth involved three truths:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His (Deity<\/strong><\/span>)- v.6<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His (Incarnation<\/strong><\/span>)- v.7<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His (Death<\/strong><\/span>)- v. 8<\/p>\n

\u201cThe light and joy of Christmas are hollow if we sever the link between Bethlehem and Golgotha.\u201d Mathis<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Isaiah 7:14<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WHAT TRUTH IS CONVEYED? \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Simply put: (Jesus was born of a virgin<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t a (myth<\/strong><\/span>). It wasn\u2019t some (pick-me-up<\/strong><\/span>) from the Gospels. It wasn\u2019t a (side note<\/strong><\/span>) nor was it an (end note<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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To question the Virgin Birth forces us to:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Question (biblical authority<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Question (who is Jesus?<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Decide: (what will we do about Jesus?<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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Next Week: Series: Expect the Unexpected<\/p>\n

Sermon Title: The Unexpected News- Luke 2:1-17<\/p>\n

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2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series:\u00a0Expect the Unexpected TITLE: The Unexpected Child Scripture:\u00a0 Isaiah 7:6; John 1:14; Phil.2:8; Col.2:9   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WHAT CHILD IS THIS? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What child is this? 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John 1:14 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phil.2:6-8- His coming to earth involved three truths: \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His (Deity)- v.6 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His (Incarnation)- v.7 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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