geographically it’s closer than you might think
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Sea of Galilee Dead Sea Bethlehem JerusalemTRANSCRIPT
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Geographically
It’s closer than you might think.
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Sea of Galilee
Dead SeaBethlehemJerusalem
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But you, O Bethlehem But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a Ephrathah, are only a small village in Judah. small village in Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel will Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one come from you, one
whose origins are from whose origins are from the distant past. the distant past.
Micah 5:2 (NLT)
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Historically
It’s closer than you might think.
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“I bring you good news of great joy for
everyone! The Saviour—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born tonight in Bethlehem,
the city of David!”
Luke 2:10-11 (NLT)
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Finally, they came to Finally, they came to a place called The a place called The
Skull. All three were Skull. All three were crucified there—crucified there—
Jesus on the center Jesus on the center cross, and the two cross, and the two criminals on either criminals on either
side.side.Luke 23:33 (NLT)
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Spiritually
It’s closer than you might think.
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So Jesus grew both in So Jesus grew both in height and in wisdom, height and in wisdom, and he was loved by and he was loved by God and by all who God and by all who
knew him. knew him.
Luke 2:52 (NLT)
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Who could have made the
journey?
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The Innkeeper
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She gave birth to her She gave birth to her first child, a son. She first child, a son. She
wrapped him snugly in wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid strips of cloth and laid
him in a manger, him in a manger, because there was no because there was no room for them in the room for them in the
village inn. village inn. Luke 2:7 (NLT)
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……there was no there was no room room for for
themthem in the in the village inn. village inn.
Luke 2:7 (NLT)
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The InnkeeperRepresents people
who don’t know and don’t care
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King Herod
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Herod was furious Herod was furious when he learned the when he learned the
wise men had wise men had outwitted him.outwitted him.
Matthew 2:16 (NLT)
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“There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.”
~ Robert Lynd
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King HerodRepresents people
who resent the religious nature of
Christmas
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The Shepherds
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That night some That night some shepherds were in the shepherds were in the
fields outside the village, fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of guarding their flocks of sheep… They ran to the sheep… They ran to the village and found Mary village and found Mary
and Joseph. And there was and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the the baby, lying in the
manger. manger. Luke 2:8, 16 (NLT)
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The ShepherdsRepresent people
who are “flash in the pan” Christians
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The Wise MenRepresent people who are sincerely
seeking Jesus
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Mary
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Standing near the cross Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and (the wife of Clopas), and
Mary Magdalene.Mary Magdalene.
John 19:25 (NLT)
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MaryRepresents people
who are 100% committed
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““I am the Lord’s I am the Lord’s servant, and I am servant, and I am willing to accept willing to accept
whatever he wants.” whatever he wants.”
Luke 1:38 (NLT)