FOLLOWING THE STAR…
We know not the date of His birth
We have no command to celebrate it.
We have no idea how many Wise men.
Mat 2:1-12 Wise men following the star
Following the star, what made these…
WISE men? Matt 2:1-12
What can we learn from these WISE men?
It’s WISE to…
WORSHIP. Mat 2:11.
When Christ was born, all the angels of God worshipped Him. (Heb 1:6)
John 4:24 must, in spirit and in truth.
It’s WISE to…
INVEST in Christ. Mat 2:11; 6:20
GIVE. Gold = King; Fran = Priest; Myrhh = Burial.
GOD has always required it.
Deut 14:22-29 (1st Tithe, Lev 27:30-33; 2nd & 3rd Tithe Deut 14:22-29
Abraham gave; [Heb 7:4].
Give of yourself first! 2Cor 8:5
INDIVIDUALLY, directly. Luke 10:33.
The judgment scene, Mat 25:31-46
VOLUNTARY. 2Cor 8:12, 9:7
EVEN a cup of water. Mr 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name,
It’s WISE to…
SEEK Christ. What GUIDE to use?
Those with lessor wisdom seek the perishing things. Col 2:22-23 perish with using.
They had a divine GUIDE, the star.
Mat 6:33 seek ye first. Col 2:1-2 seek, set…
Emotionalism. Deceived, joy or hurt. Consider Jacob about Joseph. Gen 37:34; 45:26
A painful or joyful falsehood, if believed by us, will affect us in the same way.
Wise men depend not on uncertain guides.
DIRT man wisdom.
Mars Hill Men’s IGNORANCE. Act 17:22,23
Man’s wisdom doesn’t know God. 1Cor 1:21
The wisdom from above is not within man. James 3:17; Jer 10:23. Judges 21:25
INSIDE your conscience? consider Paul.
Ac 26:9 I verily thought with myself, contrary
His conscience was perfectly clear. Act 23:1
A Conscience trained in the truth urges.
A conscience untrained cannot bear the truth.
Rom 2:15 conscience accusing or excusing
Weak (1Cor 8:12), Defiled (Titus 1:15), Seared (1Tim 4:2), Evil (Heb 10:22).
Wise men depend not on uncertain guides.
UNIVERSE, nature?
While the heavens declare (Rom 1:20; Psa 19:1)
Nature as a sole guide makes sun, river, moon, animal worshippers. EGYPT.
We can learn from nature… Prov 6:6
Nature alone doesn’t lead us to know God.
Wise men depend not on uncertain guides.
NOT… Emotion, Dirty man, Inside us, Universe…
The wise men followed a divinely created star, the only divine guide for today’s wise man is…
GOD’S revealed, inspired word.
Ps 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Pr 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
John 8:33 The truth shall make you free. John 17:17
2John 1:9 abide not… hath not God.
Mat 7:21-23; Luke 6:46
It’s WISE to go the…
ENTIRE way.
The wise of the east did not stop until they reached.
Far too many stop SHORT of reaching Jesus…
SCRIBE was close. Mar 12:34 Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
HARD sayings stop some short. Joh 6:60-66
One w/ greater sin, Judas. Mat 26:14-17; John 19:11
RULER so young, lacked one thing. Mark 10:17-22
TURNING back once the hand is at the plow… Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
ENDURE unto the end.
“But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:13
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