1. We profess belief in the virgin birth of Jesus as not only part of the Christmas story, but a true part of the total story of redemption.
  2. There is an association, almost a one-to-one correspondence, between the gift and the nature of the giving.
  3. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  4. Why is it important for us to confess and remember the virgin birth? It is important because of its place within the total story of redemption.
  5. Love turns out to be not simply a thing or action, but a characteristic of God himself.
  6. What would the world be like without Christmas? That is, what would it be like without the declaration of Christmas: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?
  7. Here is Paul’s repacking of the Christmas gift in terms of the personal and corporate implications of God so loving the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
  8. The incarnate Son of God makes ordinary events extraordinary by making them events that factor into our salvation.
  9. Why is it important for us to confess and remember the virgin birth? It is important because of its place within the total story of redemption.
  10. Every verse rings with the Gospel, declaring the giving of God the Father consisting of the Son and the Spirit and we, contrary to what we deserve for our sins, the recipients of His “lavish” love and grace.
  11. Christ busies Himself with accomplishing your salvation; race, age, sex, ability or even intelligence notwithstanding.
  12. Preach the full council of God even as it focuses on the Virgin Mary who was the virginal handmaid of the Lord and through whom Immanuel, “God with us,” happens.
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