1. The Place of Bethlehem- God called Bethlehem the least of the cities
of Judah.
2. The People of
Bethlehem- King
David came from Bethlehem, but he was just a shepherd when he fought
Goliath. Joseph was an ordinary carpenter. Mary was just a teenager.
Bethlehem is a place of ordinary people.
I Samuel 16:1 NKJV1 Now
the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have
rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am
sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among
his sons.”
I Samuel 16:4 NKJV 4 So
Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the
town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
3. The Problems of Bethlehem- Mary and Joseph had to travel 75 miles for a
census while Mary was about to have a baby. When they arrived in
Bethlehem, they couldn't find a hotel room.
4. The Promise of Bethlehem- Jesus came into the world to bring
peace. It is not the absence of problems, but trusting Jesus in the midst
of our problems. Jesus can bring you peace in the midst of your
problems.
Micah 5:4-5 NKJV
4 And
He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord,In the majesty of
the name of the Lord His God;And they shall abide,For now He shall be great To
the ends of the earth;
5 And this One shall be peace.When
the Assyrian comes into our land,And when he treads in our palaces,Then we will
raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
What is the Holy Spirit
saying to me through this message?
Robert Morris, Gateway Church
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