All right, if you would, if you
want to follow along, turn to the 105th Psalm. Psalm 105. Psalm 105. among the people. Sing unto Him. Sing Psalms unto Him. Talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy name. Let the heart of them rejoice
that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord and His strength. Seek His face evermore. Remember his marvelous works
that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. O ye seed of Abraham, his servant,
ye children of Jacob, his chosen." With today being not only Sunday,
But being what is commonly called Christmas Day as well, I have
no doubt that many more than usual are giving thanks, at least
with their mouths. They're giving thanks. They are
publicly announcing all of these things I've read here. They are
singing about. They are rejoicing in, at least
with their mouths, They are remembering the birth of Jesus. Well, one
thing I did realize and was reminded of seeing that this is both Sunday
and Christmas day. There are some places that call
themselves churches. They don't even have service
on Christmas day. And yet they claim to be worshiping the Jesus
who was born in Bethlehem. Go figure. This is a Christmas
Day message. I haven't done this for a long
time. And one reason why is because we haven't had a Christmas Day
Sunday in a while. Remember Christ's birth. We should. Yes, sir. Amen. Rejoice in his birth. We do. Amen. Sing about his birth. We can. publicly announced that
he was born and give thanks for it we most assuredly should But
know this one thing before I go any further anyone who commands
Anyone who commands either by direct statements or by peer
pressure or by inference, just inferring. But anyone who commands
that Christ's birth must be remembered on December the 25th usurps God's
authority. If you want to take this day
to remember him in his birth as an individual believer, Mason,
that's okay. Nothing wrong with that, but
I and no man, no person has a right to command anyone to do so on
any specific day. As Joe has already adequately
said, we should remember and celebrate him every day. But today there are direct statements
made, there is much peer pressure, and there's a lot of inference
that if you don't worship the birth of Jesus on December the
25th, somehow you're not really a faithful Christian. But let
me tell you something, we don't worship any birthday of Jesus.
We worship the Christ of God himself. God help us not to be
caught up, as Paul warned the Galatians, with days and months
and times and years. Because it's one of the first
steps to that slippery slope of legalism. And the danger of
legalism is this, it exalts man and it seeks to dethrone Christ.
Whether it's intended to in its beginnings or not, this is what
always happens with legalism. You begin to exalt man and you
begin to attempt to dethrone Jesus Christ. Scripture nowhere
commands any such one day worship under the new covenant. Under
the new covenant. Now, if you want to operate under
the old covenant, you go right ahead, but destruction will be
your end. God help me and God help you
here this morning not to seek to operate under the auspices
of the old covenant. It had days and times and months
and years. But it's also a glorious condemnation
of death. The law shows me not how good
I ought to be. The law shows me how corrupt
I really am. Because if you're going to worship
God on certain days, you better make sure you're doing that every
day. Make sure every day is a special
day not just some one day out of the year But having said that
I want to give you three things this morning to remember about
Christ's birth And let me just give them to you then we'll back
up and deal with each one in particular in a little detail
first of all Jesus The Christ of God was born in Bethlehem. That's the first thing. He was
born in Bethlehem. There are some who mock that.
There are some who mock that. He wasn't really born of a virgin.
Yes, he was. She had never had sexual intercourse. Is that clear enough? She was
a virgin. And God Almighty in his power
moved within that woman's womb and Jesus Christ was there. Jesus the Christ of God was born
in Bethlehem. That's my first point. Secondly,
the birth of Jesus Christ cannot be separated from the purpose
of his birth. A lot of people are worshiping
the birth of Jesus just as the birth of Jesus, and they have
no idea why he was even born. And as a matter of fact, some
even lie as to why he was born. Oh yeah, you're right. Somebody
says you shouldn't talk about other people. This book's plumb
full of talking about other people in their era. Yes, sir. Amen. Jesus Christ was clear a generation
of snakes and vipers, was he not? Remember the birth of Jesus
Christ cannot be separated from the purpose of his birth and
thirdly the purpose of Christ's birth and Death because that's
why he was born. He was born to die The purpose of Christ's birth
and death cannot be separated from his exaltation And that's
exactly what Joe preached to us just a few moments ago and
Joe that's exactly right. I That's the truth and Joe and
I didn't discuss this at all Why is it so similar? Why is
this going to be pretty much some of the same things? Joe's
already said because we're preaching the same gospel the same Jesus
Christ the same truth So first of all Jesus the Christ
of God was born in Bethlehem Turn to Matthew chapter 1 Matthew chapter one and verse
18, look at it. Now the birth of Jesus Christ,
that's what people are talking about today at large, aren't
they? At least in Christian circles, we put that in quotes. Now the
birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When, as his mother
Mary was a spouse to Joseph, before they came together, she
was found with child of the Holy Ghost. This woman was pregnant, But she'd never known a man yet.
Exactly. Then Joseph, her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a public example, because that's what the law required.
Yes, sir. You got ready to marry a woman,
and you found out, you knew you hadn't been with that woman.
She's already pregnant. You know what that makes her? An adulteress. And you know what you're supposed
to do with an adulteress? Stone her to death. Exactly. But Joseph was a just man, and
he didn't want to do that to Mary. Because as of yet, he didn't
know. He found out that his wife-to-be
is already pregnant. How would you feel? The only hope was that there
was a promise made, all the promises made all throughout the Old Testament.
Behold, a virgin shall conceive. So there will be one exception
to this rule. Then Joseph, her husband, being a just man and
not willing to make her a public example, was binded to put her
away privily. He would go and divorce her.
And then, even when you were engaged, it was already binding.
And he said, I can divorce her, but I'll do it privately. I'm
like, we'll make her a public example. I'm not gonna shame
her. Let that be a lesson for us as believers. It ain't about
shaming one another, though we sometimes do. It ain't about
shaming one another when we fail, is it? But this wasn't even a
failure. But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto
thee, marry thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost. And that's all he was told. He
had no other proof whatsoever. It takes faith to believe something
like that now, don't it? Do you think that was not an
act of faith on this man Joseph's part? And somebody says well, but if
an angel came and told me this I'd believe everything too you
better watch out You better watch out Because some angels are fallen
angels They're called demons and they lie on God just like
men do I And just think of what Israel,
think of the miracles way back yonder that Israel experienced
and yet they still rebelled against God. Walked across the Red Sea
dry shod with the water held back by the winds of God. And they walk across dry shod.
Their enemies are drowned behind them and just days later, Mason,
they're worshiping a golden calf. And that's being you by nature.
We're just like that by nature, but let's read on. And she shall
bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name, Jesus. The word
means savior. Jesus did what his name says. He saved. He didn't come to try
to save. He didn't come to attempt to
save. He saved. Thou shalt call his name Jesus.
Why? For he shall save his people
from their sins. Now all this was done that it
might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted,
what? God. with us. Then Joseph, being raised from
sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him and took
unto him his wife and knew her not until she had brought forth
her firstborn son. That took some ability. You think about that. His marriage
night, Mason, he couldn't touch her. And for approximately nine
months, he didn't touch her. That takes some restraint, don't
you think? But only faith can cause that to honor God. But
look, and he called his name Savior. Jesus now When Jesus
was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king
behold There were wise men from the either came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem saying where is he that was born? king
of the Jews born king He's not coming back one day to be king. He was born king of the Jews. I And this is what these wise
men said there, for we have seen his star in the east and are
come to, what's that say? Worship him. They didn't come
just to give him a few presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
They did that as a sign of profound dignity and respect, but they
were coming to worship this little baby. But note, take note of two often
overlooked and denied truths about this event. First of all,
the reason for Mary's child's name was what? Jesus. For he shall save his people
from their sins. And Joe read it, Hebrews chapter
one, verses one through three. How did he save us from our sins?
Most people, when they talk about the Jesus they're talking about,
and Him saving you from your sins, it's when you do something
for Him. When you repent, or when you
believe, or you do both, or you join the church, or you're baptized,
or something along all of those lines. And that's how He forgives
your sins. That is not true. The Bible teaches
that nowhere. Joe read it, Hebrews chapter
one and verse three, I believe it is. It said, when he had by
himself. So he did it alone. We had nothing
to do with it. When he had by himself purged
our sins, then he sat down on the right hand of the majesty
on high. And when did he do that? Some 2,000 years ago. So my sins, if they are purged,
they were purged back yonder. If your sins, if they are purged,
they were purged back yonder by Jesus Christ himself. Then
he ascended to glory and he sat down. You see what it says, thou shalt
he called his name Jesus for he shall save his people from
their sins because he did all the work. This Jesus, here's one more thing
about this. Remember Jesus, the Christ of
God, was born in Bethlehem, but his name right from the get-go
was what? Savior, because he's going to save. He's going to. Not attempt to try it, not make
it possible for there to be salvation, not make it possible for sins
to be done away with. He's gonna take care of this
situation. Even John the Baptist, when he
seen him, when Christ began his public ministry, said, behold,
the Lamb of God. And when he lay in that manger,
he was still, already then, the Lamb of God. Because he was the
Lamb of God before he was even in that manger. He was the Lamb
of God before he was ever in that virgin's womb. He was and
is the eternal Lamb of God. So he was born, not just to be
born. He wasn't born to show us how
we ought to live. He was born to die. Talking about his death. He knew he was gonna die. He
said he set his face like a flint Yeah toward Jerusalem, and he
said for this cause came out under this hour What shall I
say father saved me from this hour no, he said for this cause
came on That's the reason for Mary's
child's name called Jesus because he did the job and He did the
job. He's already done the job Preaching
the gospel is not a you can be saved if No, there is the people
that God Almighty has saved in the work of his son and they
are saved because he did That's the gospel message You preach
the gospel and then you call on men do you believe that gospel?
You don't preaching the gospel is not trying to get men to believe
it so they can't get their sins washed away. I Preaching the
gospel is declaring Jesus Christ has done it. He's already purged
sin. By one sacrifice, he offered four sins forever, and he sat
down on the right hand of the majesty on high. Secondly, this
Jesus, even as a child, was to be worshiped. Right? These wise men, that's why they
were wise men. That's the true mark of wisdom,
is to what? Worship Jesus Christ. Did not
say it as I said Joe Joe's already preached my message, but it's
not it is not we come to make I know right doctrine The devil's
no right doctrine. Yes, sir Knowing right doctrine is not
it it is bowing down to and worshiping Jesus Christ And when God enables
any sinner to do that, they'll start to learn of the doctrine then the doctrine will begin
to come at God's good time, in God's good pleasure, and come
it will. But if not, you're not saved
because you know right doctrine. You experience salvation, you're
converted when God Almighty bows you down to the person of Jesus
Christ. This little baby was to be worshiped. Think about that. Now I read
according to what Christ said, or listen, Matthew, let me see
if I can find it here. Matthew chapter four, is it? I hope that's
it. No, that's not it. Is it? Yes. Then saith Jesus unto him. Unto who? The devil. Then saith
Jesus unto him get thee hence Satan for it is written thou
shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve
That's what the commandment says does it not that's what it teaches
you worship God only you worship anything else you're an idolater And yet Worship the worship of
Jesus Christ is never prohibited in scripture as a matter of fact.
It's commanded Because the reason is this Jesus
Christ is God He deserves worship People talk
about believing on him, but they're believing is not a belief associated
with worship It's a belief associated upon accepting historical facts
at best. And sometimes it's a belief where
they believe false doctrine about Jesus. That's of no value either. But no matter how much doctrine
you believe that's correct, believing Jesus Christ is to believe him
in a way of worship. If your belief is anything short
of worship, it's not the faith of God's elect. Exactly. Because
Jesus Christ is God. And Joe read, so I'm going to
turn to Hebrews chapter 1 again. And Joe read those first few
verses. And what does it say, verse four,
being made so much better than the angels, he hath by inheritance
obtained a more excellent name than they, for unto which of
the angels said he at any time, thou art my son, this day have
I begotten thee. And that's an eternal begetting.
That's not when he came into the world in Bethlehem. His begotting,
begetting by God the father was eternal. He's called the eternal
father. To be an eternal father, you
have to have an eternal son. There is no other option. Look,
this day of I begotten thee, and again, I will be to him a
father and he shall be to me a son. That's talking about an
experience that's beyond anything we can comprehend. And again,
when he bringeth, this is why I said, when he bringeth his
first begotten into the world, now you're talking about the
incarnation of Jesus Christ. He's already the begotten, the
only begotten, right? But now he's brought into the
world. And again, when he bringeth the first begotten into the world,
he saith, and let all the angels of God do what? Worship him. Saving faith is to worship Jesus
Christ. Or it's not saving faith. And you don't worship something
and set it on the back burner. That ain't worship. That ain't
love. That ain't devotion. It's a farce. It's a farce. God help me from
that. In other words, Jesus Christ,
when he was born, you would already, Joe, worship him. Even when he
was wrapped in those swaddling clothes and laid in a manger,
he was to be worshiped. However, Jesus the Christ did
not purge our sins in the manger. I told you, Joseph stole everything
I had to say, but that's all right. We're preaching the same
gospel, the same God. We're going to say the same things,
especially on a day like this. Let me say it again. Jesus Christ
did not purge our sins in the manger. It wasn't the baby Jesus
who purged our sins. Now it was the Jesus who used
to be a baby when he was about 33 years old or so. Then he purged
our sins, but he purged our sins by dying on that tree. So as I said, that's the second
thing. The birth of Jesus Christ cannot be separated from the
purpose for his birth. The purpose of his birth is decisive. Yes. It's decisive. Two things. First of all, his birth was for
the purpose of a redeeming death. He was born to die. Amen. That's what all of it was about.
Yes, sir. And he was going to be born,
Joe, just like we were born. Yes, sir. In flesh, and blood,
and sweat, and pain, and anguish, and agony. just like every other
person is brought into this world. Why? Because he had to be one
with us first before we could ever be one with him second.
He had to join himself to us before he would ever join us
to himself. The purpose of his birth was
for what? Joe read it again. In the fullness of time, God
sent forth his son, made of a woman. That's what we call the Christmas
story, right? What people commonly call the
made of a woman, made under the law. For what reason? To redeem
them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption
of sons. Did he redeem from the law Yes,
look at chapter 3 of Galatians. Yes, sir. He made him to be a
curse for us. Yes, sir That redeemed us from
the curse of the law My redemption from the law doesn't happen when
I submit to him and worship him. I Submit to him and worship him
because I have been redeemed from the curse And only those who were redeemed
from the curse of the law will worship him You remember what Paul said,
this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. Christ
Jesus came into the world to save who? Sinners. Are you a sinner? Then you got
reason to have some hope. He might've died for you. But
if you're not a sinner, you've got no right to even think he
died for you. Long as you think you're still
somehow able to a merit God's favor to merit God's grace to
merit God's blessing You've got no right to think Jesus Christ
died for you because he died for sinners What did our Lord
Jesus Christ said he said I come not Then that include his birth
and include his birth. That's how he came into this
world. I came not to call the righteous I He didn't even come
to call them. You see, the first thing God's
going to do is crush your personal righteousness before He ever
does anything else for you. As far as what you experience
in your consciousness and in your heart and mind and soul,
He's going to crush every part of your righteousness to where
you cry out with Isaiah the prophet, even my righteousnesses are as
filthy rags in God's sight. Because he said, I come not to
call the righteous. Didn't even come to call them.
This assembling together is not for good people. It's for believing
sinners. That's what it's for. Believing
sinners. That's what it's all about. I come not to call the
righteous, but sinners. And he calls them. He doesn't
beg them. He calls them. But he calls them what? To repentance. And the first thing is repentance
toward God. Most people are preaching you
ought to repent from your sins. That's certainly true. But the
first thing is repentance toward God. Because even Paul said about
the Thessalonians, this is how I know you're one of God's. You
turned to God from idols. You don't turn from your idols
first, then turn to God. Because you'll be turning for
the rest of your life and you will never make it to God. because
our old nature is full of idolatry. We will even worship ourselves
now. Apart from the grace of God enacted
on us and in us, we will worship ourselves right now, even today. Even as a believer, apart from
his constraining grace and restraining grace, I would worship myself. But there's a second thing about
the purpose of his birth. His birth was not to unite humanity
universally. And that is one of the biggest
errors of this so-called Christmas day. Turn to Matthew chapter
10 and we'll read it. The lie perpetrated about Christmas
is this. Jesus came and was made flesh
and now he's trying to get everybody to come together if they just
would. That's what he wants. That's what he came for. That's
why he was born. Just trying to get everybody
to come together and believe in him. We all ought to be Christians.
Now is that what they're teaching out there probably this very
day? I know that because once I used to be in it. Secondly,
I have radio and TV, I can hear it. They're still preaching that
lie today. Now here's what Christ said,
Matthew 10, verse 34. Think not. So when you think
it, you know you're thinking wrong. If you think contrary
to what he says here, your thinking is wrong, right? In other words,
he didn't even say don't believe. He said don't even think it,
right? think not that I have come to
send peace on earth. And yet, what are they doing
today? We all ought to just get along.
Oh, God just so sincerely wants us all to be Christians. If God
wants you to be a Christian, you'll be one. Look what he said,
think not that I've come to send peace. I came not to send peace,
but a sword. Now let's get it right. He's
not saying this is going to be an unfortunate consequence of
man's rebellion. There are a lot of unfortunate
consequences because of man's rebellion. There is no doubt
to that. And there is Joe, as you said, reaping what we sow.
But the judgment for sin is what? Death. But look at what Christ
said. I came not to send peace, but a sword. He said, I came
to do this. For I am come. Not it is sad,
but it will happen. But for I am come to set a man
at variance against his father. and the daughter against her
mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and
a man's foes shall be they of his own household. When God bows
you down to Christ, everybody else who has not yet been bowed
to Christ will be set at variance against you, and they'll hate
you that you've been bowed down to Jesus Christ. And it will
be even amongst your own blood kin. Why because that's what
Christ came to do Now that baby in that manger back all those
years ago Mason. That's what he came to do It's
a part of what he came to do no less than the redeeming part
right So think not that Don't think, you know, well if you
just preach the gospel, boys, brothers and sisters and fathers
and mothers and cousins, they'll just all join together in one
great big happy family. No, they won't. Because God has
chosen out of the world some here and there. Some in all groups,
yes, but only some, never all. Never all. He that, look at it, look at
it. He that loveth father or mother more than me. This is
talking about worship here, isn't it? He that loveth father or
mother more than me is not worthy of thee. And he that loveth son
or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. You either love
Jesus Christ supreme or you don't love him at all. The love for
Jesus Christ, that's men's love for Him. The believer's love
for Him is a preeminent love that's all toward Him. And when
it comes to my wife, my kids, my parents, they are not even
second in line. There is nothing else in line.
Nothing else, it's not their second, no. They're not even
in that group. He is to be loved supremely with that love. because
that love worships him. You do not worship your mother,
your father, your wife, your husband, your children. They're
not worthy of worship. I'm not worthy of worship. He
that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy,
but he ain't letting go here, John. Just keeps on going with
these jabs against me. Why? He's showing me what I really
am by nature. I have such a propensity to do
these very things against Him that He is to be believed and
worshipped and loved only and supremely. He that findeth his
life, he won't lose it. But he that loseth his life,
and here it is, for my sake, shall find it. Oh, here it is. He that receiveth you receiveth
me. Now does he mean that or not? Do you want to be with God's
people or not? If you don't, you don't know
Him. You don't worship Him. You don't love Him. You don't
believe Him. Because this is what Christ said.
This ain't what Walter says. This is what Christ says. I don't
care how much doctrine you know. I don't care how decent of a
person you are. I don't care how much you pay
your bills. You ought to do all those things. But it does not
gain you favor in God's sight. He that receiveth you, receiveth
me. And he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. And
this is tied up in such a knot that you can't have one without
the other. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet
shall receive a prophet's reward, and he that receiveth a righteous
man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous
man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink
unto one of these little ones a cup of water only in the name
of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose
his reward. What he's saying is I, Jesus
Christ is saying about himself, not me, he's saying about himself,
I am preeminent. All belief goes toward me. All
love goes toward me. All worship goes toward me. And
nothing else shares in any of that. In one passage, he put
it this way, you gotta hate your mother and your father if you
love me. And that's not about malice,
it's about priority. That's what it's about. It's
not about malice. It's not you got to be malicious toward your
parents or your children or your spouse or said Oh, it's not maliciousness.
It's priority. I am not only first He's the
last And he's everything in the middle. So that's why I said
it's not my wife second after Christ no when it comes to love
for Christ and the worship of Christ and believing he's the
only one my Blood relations mean nothing, even our relationship
as believers. He's preeminent in all things.
His truth is more important than our fellowship. That's right. So his birth was not to unite
all humanity universally. And that is a lie of the devil
that is perpetrated every year around this time of the year.
And it's a lie straight from the mouth of hell itself. Because
it lies on the person of Jesus Christ. He said, I didn't come
to join everybody together. I came to split people up. That's
the way it is. Now what do some people do? Well,
I don't believe in that. Of course you don't. That's what
we've been preaching all this while. That's your problem to
start with you ain't got the ability to bow down to that kind
of God But that's the kind of God he is Oh, but when God Almighty
conquers your soul by his grace and Brings to you his gospel
by the power of his spirit. He will bow you down to that
God You'll worship that Jesus, but you ain't gonna worship him
in the manger But you ain't even worshiping him on the cross Because
why? Thirdly, the purpose of Christ's
birth and death cannot be separated from His exaltation. Jesus Christ
is now on the throne. And if you don't worship Him
on the throne, you don't worship Him at all. If you worship Him
in the manger only, you're not worshiping Him. If you worship
him as you think of him hanging on a cross with that little crucifix,
with the little gold Jesus or whatever, you don't know this
one. He's highly exalted. Look at it, look at what Paul
says, Philippians chapter two. Verse five, let this mind be
in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form
of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made
himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men, and being found in fashion
as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death. Remember what Joe said when he
was 12 years old, he said, I must be about my father's business.
Let's talk about that right there. Everything he was doing had his
face set toward that day in Jerusalem even as a boy at 12 years old
He humbled himself and became obedient unto death even the
death of the cross wherefore Now here's what God said in light
of what Christ did His obedience. Look, wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every
name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things
in heaven, of things in earth, and things under the earth. You
see it? Everything. And that every tongue should
confess. One place it puts it is to swear.
That's what we're talking about, to make an oath. and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ, that's the one that was
born in Bethlehem, that's the one who died on the tree, but
Jesus Christ is what? Lord! To the glory of God the
Father. That is a profound thing. Because he is God on the throne. And we worship him again. We
don't worship him in that manger because he's not there anymore.
Had I been, Joe, you done said it. Had I been there at that
manger, I should have worshipped him in that manger as a little
baby. Had I been in that temple when
he was 12 years old? Had I been there, I should have
worshipped him when he was 12 years old. And had I been there,
Joe, looking upon him on that cross, I should have worshipped
him. because he was Lord, God Almighty,
hanging on that cross. But he's in none of those places
now. He is exalted in the heavens,
high above everything. And where do we worship him?
We worship him there. That's where we worship. That's where he's at, seated
on the throne. So again, I say, The purpose
of Christ's birth and death cannot be separated from his exaltation.
Now go back and read Psalm 105, verses one through six, and see
if it don't ring true. Talk about all his works, not
one of them. Not just one. Think of it. Those who remember
the baby Jesus only have a perverted memory. And people love, on this
very day of the year and around this season, just to remember
the baby Jesus. I remember what Earl Cochran
said and said, well, they liked the baby Jesus because he seems
to be at their disposal. He's a baby Jesus. But let me
tell you, even as a baby, Joe, he was God almighty. He made himself of no rep. He
made himself of no reputation. Do you see that? He willingly
did that. As Joe pointed out, and I didn't
have that in my notes, but when he hung on that cross, he could
have called legions to deliver him from that. But that wasn't
the Father's will. He came to do the Father's will.
Aren't you glad? Aren't you glad? Because Roy
Jr., even if he'd been born in that manger and lived that perfect
life, if on that tree, before he was made sin, before he was
made a curse, if he was to have cried for deliverance from the
angels and they would have delivered him, we would all perish. We would all perish. And how
do I know that what he did on that cross is of value? God set
him down in his own right hand. And highly exalted. That lets
me know he's accepted. My only place of acceptance is
in him. So again, I say those who remember the baby Jesus only,
they got a perverted memory. But the seed of Abraham, the
children of Jacob, they remember God's marvelous works. They remember
all the works, plural, all that he has done and what he said. Go back and read Psalms 105. Father, as we continue here,
and as we fellowship together, we thank you for the food and
for the time together. Lord, bless our hearts and minds
and keep them stayed around the person of Jesus Christ. We're
asking his name, amen. good double-header turn that off it did it did sound like