He Came: Seven Miracles of the Christmas Story

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Day 1: He Came: The Miracle Above All Miracles

In a world full of signs and wonders, the greatest wonder is this: He came. He wasn’t forced; He chose to come. He stepped into flesh—Emmanuel—to be with us and for us. In two simple words rests the whole story and the hope of our lives. Today, let gratitude rise because the God who could have stayed distant drew near. Let that phrase steady your soul: He came. [05:56]

John 1:11–12 — He arrived among His own people, and many did not welcome Him. Yet to all who opened their lives to Him and trusted His name, He gave authority and power to become God’s children.

Reflection: Where have you been living as if God stayed distant, and what one step will you take this week to respond to His nearness?

Day 2: Fullness of Time: Light in Deep Darkness

God does not move randomly; He moves right on time. After long, silent years and deep shadows, light broke in. The birth of Jesus happened when prophecy, history, and human hunger converged. Waiting can feel empty, but in God’s hands it becomes preparation. If you’re sitting in a dark stretch, take heart—the same God who chose the fullness of time then knows your exact address now. Trust His timeline and watch for the first glimmer of light. [02:43]

Galatians 4:4–5 — When everything was precisely in place, God sent His Son, born of a woman and under the law, to buy out those trapped under the law so we could be welcomed as sons and daughters.

Reflection: What “waiting room” in your life might be God’s preparation, and how could you cooperate with Him in one small, concrete way this week?

Day 3: How He Came: Humble, Meek, and Hidden

The King chose a manger, not a platform. He arrived quietly, away from headlines, greeted by shepherds and angels more than by crowds. His way teaches us to prefer obedience over attention and substance over spotlight. You don’t have to perform to be faithful; you simply have to be yielded. Ask the Spirit to shape a humble posture in places where you naturally reach for the limelight. Let His gentle way become your way. [08:51]

Micah 5:2 — Bethlehem, small and easily overlooked, out of you will come the One who will rule for Me; His goings forth are from ancient days—greatness wrapped in smallness.

Reflection: Where do you feel the pull to be noticed, and what hidden act of faithfulness will you practice this week instead?

Day 4: Why He Came: To Restore What Was Stolen

He came to undo the damage of the thief. Where sin stripped peace, He brings shalom; where joy was stolen, He restores song. He did not come merely to check a prophecy box—He came because He loves you, and He walked toward the cross knowing the cost. Redemption means the losses in your story do not get the final word. Bring to Him the place that feels most robbed and ask for His restoring touch. He delights to give back what the enemy took. [12:18]

John 10:10 — The thief shows up to steal, kill, and destroy, but I have come so they can have life—real life that overflows.

Reflection: Name one specific area where you’ve felt robbed—peace, integrity, hope, or relationship—and what would inviting Jesus’ restoration look like in that exact place this week?

Day 5: Receive Him: Power to Become God’s Children

Not everyone welcomed Him, but to all who do, He gives power to become family. Receiving Jesus is more than agreement; it’s opening your whole life to His saving rule. He forgives sins, fills with the Holy Ghost, and makes us new—born again of water and Spirit. This gift is for all people, every background, every story, including yours today. If you’ve kept Him at arm’s length, you can open the door now and receive the life He freely gives. Today can be a new beginning by His grace. [15:54]

John 3:5 — Truly, unless a person is born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter into the life of God’s kingdom.

Reflection: If you sense an invitation to receive or renew your surrender to Jesus, what concrete next step will you take—repentance, baptism, asking for the infilling of the Holy Ghost, or sharing your decision with a trusted believer?

Sermon Summary

I felt the Lord stir my heart to look at the miraculous moments surrounding the birth of Jesus. Scripture is full of “God moments” in that story: Zacharias and Elizabeth conceiving in old age; Mary overshadowed by the Holy Ghost; multiple angelic visitations; the star guiding the wise men; the wise men warned by a dream; and the precise fulfillment of prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 and Micah 5:2. But the greatest miracle is the Incarnation—God coming to us in flesh. That’s why my heart rested on two simple words from John 1:11: He came. He wasn’t forced. He chose it. He came at the exact moment the Father appointed, at the end of 400 silent years, when people who sat in darkness needed a great light and when the “fullness of time” had come.

He also came in a way no one expected. Not with politics or pomp, but in humility—quiet, meek, and lowly—celebrated by heaven and a few who had eyes to see, but hidden from the limelight. That challenges us to lay down the craving for attention and to take up His spirit of humility. God does His deepest work in places the world overlooks.

Why did He come? To buy back humanity. The enemy had stolen peace, joy, wholeness, and hope. Jesus came to restore what was lost—to redeem, to heal, to save, to give us back what sin and hell had taken. He didn’t just come to tick off a prophecy box. He came because He loves us. He knew the cross was ahead—pain, sacrifice, the weight of the world—and still He came. Perfect, sinless blood for our broken lives.

And yet, “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.” Many still stumble because He doesn’t come the way they expect. But “as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.” That offer stands today. We can receive Him—repent, be baptized in Jesus’ name, be filled with the Holy Ghost—and walk in a new life. This is about people. Every person matters to Jesus. Our church is committed to loving people well, from the front to the back, from the gifted to the struggling. Emmanuel—God with us—means He came for all, and He brought everything we needed.

Key Takeaways

1. He came at the perfect time God moves with precision, not panic. After centuries of silence, light breaks in at the “fullness of time,” when hearts are most aware of their need. Waiting with God is not wasted time; it aligns us with His timing. Trust the clock you do not control. [05:56]
2. He came in humble meekness He chose obscurity over spectacle, a manger over a throne, because humility is God’s chosen doorway to transformation. The kingdom advances deeply, not loudly. When we release our need for attention, we become available for God’s quiet power. [08:51]
3. He came to restore what’s stolen Sin and the enemy strip us of peace, joy, and wholeness—but Jesus came to give it back. Restoration is not nostalgia; it’s a new creation under a new Covenant, secured by His sinless blood. He can rewrite any story surrendered to Him. [18:30]
4. Receive Him and become His own Access to sonship is not automatic; it’s relational—receive Him. Faith welcomes a Person, not just an idea, and that welcome releases power to become what we could never make ourselves. The door to new birth and real freedom swings on this hinge. [12:18]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[00:30] - Opening: Miracles, signs, and wonders
[01:20] - Seven miracles in the Nativity
[02:43] - Wise men warned in a dream
[04:10] - Prophecy fulfilled: Isaiah and Micah
[05:20] - Greatest miracle: The Incarnation
[05:56] - Two words that change everything: He came
[07:15] - When He came: fullness of time
[08:51] - How He came: humble and meek
[10:05] - Why He came: redemption and restoration
[12:18] - Rejected by His own, yet God with us
[15:54] - Receiving Him: new birth and power
[18:30] - Invitation: peace, rest, and a new story
[21:04] - It’s all about the people
[21:50] - Closing prayer and praise

Bible Study Guide

Bible reading
- John 1:11–12

Observation questions

In John 1:11–12, what two very different responses to Jesus are set side by side, and what does each response leads to (rejection vs. receiving and “power to become” sons of God)?
Name the specific “God moments” highlighted around Jesus’ birth (angel visits, star, prophetic fulfillments, etc.). Which of these surprised you the most and why? [02:43]
What words and images were used to describe when He came (end of 400 silent years; people in darkness; “fullness of time”)? How do these details frame the moment of His arrival? [05:56]
How did He come? List the humble, quiet ways His coming was described, and who actually celebrated His arrival. [08:51]

Interpretation questions

What does the simple phrase “He came” (John 1:11) reveal about God’s heart and initiative toward people who could not reach Him on their own? [05:56]
If God chose humility and hiddenness in His coming, what does that teach about where God often does His deepest work—and why many might miss it? [08:51]
Why do some reject Jesus when He doesn’t come the way they expect (John 1:11)? What expectations commonly block people from recognizing Him today? [12:18]
“As many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God” (John 1:12). What does “power to become” suggest about identity, new birth, and the kind of change God gives—not just a label, but a new life?

Application questions

Where are you wrestling with God’s timing right now? What would it look like this week to trust “the fullness of time” rather than push your own clock? [05:56]
Think about one place you crave attention (work, social media, even church). What is one quiet, humble choice you can make there to follow the way Jesus came? [08:51]
Name something the enemy has stolen from you (peace, joy, hope, wholeness). What is one step you will take this week to invite Jesus to restore it—prayer, confession, asking for help, making a call? [18:30]
If receiving Jesus brings the power to become God’s child (John 1:12), what is your next faith step? For some, that may be repentance, baptism in Jesus’ name, or asking to be filled with the Holy Ghost. Which step is yours, and when will you take it? [15:54]
Where have your expectations of how Jesus should work kept you from welcoming how He actually is working? Share one area you will release to Him and ask for new eyes. [12:18]
Our church life is “all about the people.” Who is one person you can love on purpose this week—front or back, gifted or struggling—and what will that love look like in action? [21:04]
Tell a brief story of a time Jesus rewrote part of your life story. What did you do to receive Him in that moment, and what changed afterward? [18:30]

Sermon Clips

millions of people millions of peoplewho have received him millions while his own rejected him they'll have to they'll have to answer for that they have to answer for that but i believe i'm among people here today who have received him joyfully and wonderfully and appreciatively and as we received him the lord has forgiven us of our sins how many is glad the lord forgave you of your sins how many appreciates peace in your soul how many appreciates victory in your life how many appreciates that you don't have to go to a devil'shell because jesus paid the price for us not to go there [00:15:19] (38 seconds) #ForgivenAndFree

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