Keltys Worship Service, December 11, 2022

Series Title: The King Has Come

Text: Matthew 1:18-25

Title: God With Us

Big Idea: The Good News of Christmas is God with us.

What does Christmas promise?

1. The ______ _________

The mention of the Holy Spirit moves us to celebrate three things:

A. Christmas is a time to celebrate new __________!

B. Christmas is a time to celebrate the new _______!

C. Christmas is a time to celebrate our new __________!

2. God’s ______________ to save

Pointers in our Passage of God’s Faithfulness:

• The Christ
• The Spirit
• Salvation

See Jeremiah 31:34; Ezekiel 36:25

• The angel of the Lord

See Exodus 3:2

• God with us

See Isaiah 7:14; 40:3; 52:10

3. God _________ Us

Practice Steps (ACT):

1. _________ the good news of Christmas through repentance and faith.

2. ____________ with the church the story of Christmas through praise and thanksgiving.

3. ________ the story to those who are lost.

Discussion Questions:

1. What was your biggest takeaway from the sermon? What’s the relationship between last week’s passage (Matthew 1:1-17) and this week’s passage (Matthew 1:18-25)?

2. Why is the mention of the Holy Spirit significant? What Old Testament promises does the mention of the Holy Spirit bring to mind?

3. In what ways is Christmas a celebration of God’s faithfulness?

4. Why is God with us good news? What makes God with us possible?

5. How should believers respond to the good news of Christmas?

6. If you were going to tell the good news of Matthew 1:18-25 to an unbelieving friend, what would you focus on and why?

7. How else might we apply Matthew 1:18-25?