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Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.
Mat 1:20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
Mat 1:22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
Mat 1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD, AND BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which is translated, "God with us."
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife,
Mat 1:25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. all conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

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II. VIRGIN BIRTH.
A. Isaiah prophesied concerning a virgin giving birth to a son about 700 years before the event (Isaiah 7:14 ).
B. Matthew 1:18-25.
C. There are over 300 prophecies concerning the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus.
a. Right ancestors - Abraham, David (Matthew 1:1-17).
b. Right birthplace - Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:5,6).
c. Suffered and died on the cross (Isaiah 53).
d. Rose from the dead (Psalm 16:8-10; Luke 24:6,31,34).

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Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
Joh 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

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I. CHRIST IS ETERNAL.
A. John 1:1-3,14.
B. Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:22,23.
C. John 5:18.
D. John 8:58.
E. Philippians 2:6-8.

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As I start out today I would like to remind you that today is the Lord's day. I would ask you to think about how you will go about today. Do we have to worship, the Bible tells us that is what GOD said. We need to thank GOD for every thing that we have and every thing we recieve. For we do not earn anything on our on. I thank GOD for his Word and the blessings that he blesses me with. See you in Church.

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Mat 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
Mat 7:23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

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JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.
A. Whether or not Jesus is the Christ is essential to our faith.
a. If He is not the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, then our faith is vain.
b. If He is the Son of God, then we must obey Him in order to go to heaven (Matthew 7:21 -23).
B. Jesus is a historical character.
a. It cannot be denied that He lived on this earth about two thousand years ago.
b. Almost everybody in the world believes that Jesus lived in Palestine .
c. Not everybody believes He is the Son of God.
1. Some say, "He was a good man, a moral man, a great teacher, but He was not the Son of God."
2. This is an impossible statement. Either He is the Son of God, or He was the biggest liar, imposter, con man that the world has ever seen.
3. He claimed to be the Son of God. If He was not, then He was either a liar or crazy.
C. Why do we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God?
a. To believe something we must have reasons, evidence.
b. We must be able to prove why we believe Jesus is the Christ (1 Peter 3:15 ).
D. People must believe that Jesus is the Christ in order to be saved (John 8:24 ; John 14:6).
E. If someone asked you why you believe in Christ, or why they should believe in Christ, what evidence would you offer?