The World Needs a Stable Influence
The World Needs a Stable Influence- We Need A Savior
Genesis 35:16-20
The World Needs a Stable Influence
We Need a Savior
Genesis 35:16-20
God’s work in and around Bethlehem begins long before Christ’s birth and reveals his plan to save the world from sin and death. (Micah 5:2)
- The reality of death shows us we need a savior. (Genesis 35:16-20)
- Death reveals our true need.
- The reality of God’s plan reveals Jesus is the savior you need. (Jeremiah 31:13-17)
- God reveals life in Christ in the midst of death brought about by sin.
- Ephrath – ash heap; fruitfulness (Isaiah 61:1-3)
- Bethlehem – house of bread (John 6:35-40)
- The hope of Christ shines so bright because of the darkness of sin. (Matthew 2:1-6)
Final Thought: The darkness of death reveals the light of Christ. Do you see it?
Series Information
Throughout this study we will visit the fields around Bethlehem as God worked toward the coming of our Savior and His Son. The night Jesus was born, we are told shepherds were in those fields and they were visited by angels. But God’s footprints in and around Bethlehem had been evident for centuries … and if we look closely, in those stories we see much about the one to come.