Sermon Notes 12/14 – The Star

-In the scriptures about Christmas, the star represents the Holy Spirit

(1.) THE STAR APPEARED – Matthew 2:7

-the star appeared in the beginning – He has always been – He is God

-the eternal Spirit – Hebrews 9:14

-Dt 6:4-5 there is only one God

-2 Cor 13:14 – reveals the trinity

-Being the third person in the trinity does not reveal a lack of importance

The Holy Spirit appears first in Genesis 1:1

         ***The Holy Spirit was on the move – Genesis 1:2 & Acts 2:17-21

(2.) THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES GREAT JOY – Matthew 2:10 & Lk 2:10

***Great joy is a choice

                  a. Great joy is the Lord’s choice for all of humanity

***salvation brings us into the Lord’s kingdom – Romans 14:17 – a kingdom of joy

***heaven is a place of joy – Rev 5:12-14

***We must choose great joy because it is God’s will – 1 Thess 5:16-21

***We must choose joy to gain strength to live – Nehemiah 8:10

(3.) THE JOY POINTS TO JESUS CHRIST – Matthew 2:9

1 Cor 3:1-9 – only worship Jesus and not the Lords’ servants

***Jesus is the ONLY Savior of the world – Matt 3:13-17

         -for those who are Jewish and Gentiles – the wise men were Gentiles – Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11

          -it is a narrow road – Matthew 7:13-14

-The Savior of the world is the Prince of Peace – Isaiah 9:6-7a

     ***John 14:27 – My Peace – the Lord’s Peace

     ***John 16:33

     ***You may have – means to hold on to/to possess – a supernatural peace

     ***Peace – is a stoppage of conflict/inner stability/distractions are removed

     ***Tribulation – refers to pressures

     ***Overcome – means to completely conquer

***PEACE IS NOT DETERMINED BY WHAT WE POSSESS, BUT BY WHO POSSESSES US***

PROVERBS 17:1

Dry Mosel – old bread sitting around…has lost its taste…is just a little bit of bread

House Full – well furnished and a huge spread of food

***It is better to have a little and peace of mind than to have alot of stuff with

              a lack of peace and strife