Our Emmanuel Born
OUR EMMANUEL BORN Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. ( Matthew 1:23 ) Matt 1:18–25 This Christmas I hope you see the birth of Christ in a whole new way. For I hope you see the reason God sent the Son. That he sent a child the Son to the world for the purpose of seeking and saving the lost. And today by the power of the Holy Spirit we are sent preaching good news to the poor, proclaiming freedom for the prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Matthew 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus the Messiah 18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, her fiance was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly