Matthew 2:1-12 "What Wil You Do"

Matthew 2:1-12 “What Will You Do”

INTRODUCTION: The after Christmas questions are here, how do I fit this chicken napkin holder into my sailing theme kitchen? Where could I wear this sweater, and have no one see me? Should I just return this? Can I just re-rap this and send it to uncial Joe? You know this thing you sent us for Christmas, what is it? Should we just stop giving gifts to our brothers, sister, and friends? What do I do with Jesus? Where or how does Jesus fit into my life? That is the question of the Magi.

1. WHO THE MAGI WERE

A. WISE MEN, PREIST IN PERSIA,

B. POLITICAL RULERS WHO CORINATED THE KINGS OF PERSIA

C. PERSIA HAD BEATEN ROME AND TOOK JERSULAM FROM THEM

D. IT TOOK A 3 YEAR WAR TO GAIN HEROD BACK HIS THRONE

E. WHAT DISTURBES HEROD IS THAT THEY CAME TO WORSHIP OR CROINATE A KING.

2. THEY FOLLOWED A STAR

A. THEY HAD SEEN IN THE EAST (SEEN FROM THE EAST)

B. A SPECIAL STAR FOR ALL STARS MOVE WITH THE ORBIT AND ROTATION OF THE EARTH.

C. THIS STAR IS VISIBLE FOR A LONG TIME, SEEN, DESIDE IT’S MEANING, COMPUTE IT’S PATH, PREPAIR FOR THE TRIP, TRAVLE 400 – 500 MILES

D. HEROD KILLS ALL THE CHILDREN 2 YEARS AND YOUNGER, NO DOUBT KILLING THOSE A YEAR OLDER THAN JESUS JUST TO BE SURE.

E. THEN IT IS GONE AND NEVER SEEN AGAIN

3. WHAT THEY FOUND AND DID

A. WHAT THEY EXPECTED, A MONTH OLD TO ONE YEAR OLD BOY

B. GAVE HIM CORINATION GIFTS

C. PROTECTED HIM BY GOING HOME ANOTHER WAY

D. WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DID IS ALL RECORDED FOR US

4. WHAT WILL YOUR RECORD SAY

A. WHO IS JESUS TO YOU, FICTION, HISTORICAL, RELIGIOUS, SAVOUR?

B. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH HIM? PUT AWAY TILL NEXT YEAR, WORSHIP, FOLLOW?

C. WHAT WILL YOU GIVE HIM? MONEY, SPARE TIME, YOUR RESPECT, YOUR LOVE, YOUR LIFE?

CONCLUSION: What we do with Jesus is recorded. Recorded in the hearts, minds, and lives of our families, our children and grandchildren. Recorded in the people we share life with at school and work. Recorded in the people we see each day and the people we meet only once in our lives. What will we do with Jesus? What will we give Him? What will the record of our life say? We must choose wisely for it is our story to write.