FOUR RESPONSES TO JESUS - BOOK OF MATTHEW - Lesson #3

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Sermon Notes

Date of Sermon: 12/24/17

Summary:  We are free to choose obedience or rebellion

Key Verse:   “And He (Joseph) rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt.”   Matthew 2:14

Bible Reading:  13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son." 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: 18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children;

Message Outline:
​​​​​​I.          Choosing to Obey   (13-15)
            A.         God actively solicits obedience   (13)
            B.         Obedience leads to life   (14)
            C.         God knows what you are going to do   (15)
 
II.         Choosing to Rebel   (16-18)
            A.         God allows for rebellion   (16a)
            B.         Rebellion leads to death   (16b)
            C.         God knows what you are going to do   (17-18)













                      

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