It Was All Planned!
Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
1. It was Prophesied!
Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Jeremiah 23:5 (NLT) 14 For the time is coming,”says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
Micah 5:2-4 (message) 2 But you, Bethlehem, David’s country, the runt of the litter—From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule Israel. He’ll be no upstart, no pretender. His family tree is ancient and distinguished. Meanwhile, Israel will be in foster homes until the birth pangs are over and the child is born, And the scattered brothers come back home to the family of Israel. He will stand tall in his shepherd-rule by God’s strength, centered in the majesty of God-Revealed. And the people will have a good and safe home, for the whole world will hold him in respect—Peacemaker of the world!
Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

The Prophecy of the _________ of Christ was ____________!
2. It was a Big Deal!
Matthew 27:51 (NIV)  17 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split.
Luke 1:32-35 (NLT) 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” 34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” 35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
Matthew 1:18 b,20b (NIV)  18b But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 20b
do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
The child within her was _________ by the _______ _________!
3. It was for Salvation!
Matthew 1:21 (NIV)  21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
John 3:16-17 (NLT)  17 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
2nd Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)  17 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
He was given the name Jesus, because he would ______ his people from their _____.