Faith

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)


Assyrian Presbyterian Church of San Jose

ܥܕܬܐ ܦܪܣܒܝܬܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܖ̈ܝܐ ܒܣܢ ܗܘܙܝ


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Introduction

-          In spite of all the activities, it seems to me most  people missed Christmas.

People who missed Christmas

1)      The Innkeeperܟܲܪܒܼܲܢܣܵܪܵܟ̰ܝܼ 

o   Luke 2:7ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:7  

Why did The Innkeeper miss Christmas? Preoccupation!ܒܘܼܠܓܵܢܵܐ

o   Luke 2:1-3ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:1 – 3 

2)      Herodܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ

o   Matthew 2:1-3, 7ܡܬܝ ܒ:1 – 3، 7

o   Matthew 2:16-17ܡܬܝ ܒ:16 – 17 

Why did Herod miss Christmas? Fear!ܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ

3)      Chief priests and Scribesܓܘܼܖ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܣܵܦܖܹ̈ܐ

o   Matthew 2:4-6ܡܬܝ ܒ:4 – 6 

o   Micah 5:2ܡܝܼܟܼܵܐ ܗ:2 

Why did they miss Christmas? Indifference!ܦܫܘܼܘܵܐ

o   Matthew 9:10-13ܡܬܝ ܛ:10 – 13 

4)      Jerusalemܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ

o   Luke 2:8, 20ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:8، 20

o   Luke 2:25, 36-38ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:25، 36 – 38 

Why did Jerusalem miss Christmas? Religion!ܡܲܙܗܵܒ

5)      Romansܖ̈ܗܘܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ

o   Luke 2:1-2ܠܘܩܐ ܒ:1 – 2 

Why did Romans miss Christmas? Idolatry!ܣܵܓܼܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܨܵܢܲܡܹ̈ܐ

6)      Nazarethܢܵܨܪܲܬ 

o   Matthew 2:23ܡܬܝ ܒ:23 

o   Luke 4:16-21ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:16 – 21 

Why did Nazareth miss Christmas? Familiarity!ܒܵܠܵܕܘܼܬܵܐ

o   Luke 4:24ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:24 

Familiarity strangles conviction and breeds contempt

o   Matthew 13:58ܡܬܝ ܝܓ:58 

Luke 4:29-30ܠܘܩܐ ܕ:29– 30