Topical Message Series: Emmanuel: What does it mean?

21/12/2019 31 min

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Episode Synopsis

There's a danger in familiarity. There is a danger in the familiar stories of Christmas, that we will drift toward sentimentality rather than hearing and receiving truth that changes us. In this passage we'll see what the real meaning of Christmas means to us and we'll answer the question, "What will we do to become close to the One who became close to us?"  
This sermon was preached on December 1st at Living Water Community Church by pastor Clark Cothern.   
Dec. 1, 2019 Matthew 1:18-25 Emmanuel: What does it mean?
Questions for Discussion:  
1. Why is there a danger in familiarity? What did Jesus say about people in Nazareth?
2. What does it mean to say God is with us?  
3. What is the real meaning of Christmas?   a. The Creator of the universe has become a ________ _______.   b. It also means that the God who appeared in the Old Testament as a _____________ and a _______ has become a vulnerable _______ in order to be close to us.  
4. What, in turn, will we do in order to be close to Him?