2020 Christmas Star

2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[b]”

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

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Duties of the Watchman

“The watchmen have to pay very close attention and be greatly discerning while surveying the horizon. He has to know when the rain or a windstorm is coming, and he has to discern the difference between a small threat and an army’s coming to destroy the people of God.

The Lord tell Ezekiel to get up on te wall and keep watch, and He’s telling us to do the same. Then when you see the enemy advancing, when you see the problem that you already discerned was coming, you’ll blow the trumpet and warn your people.”

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one anther. ~ Matthew 24:10

“Jesus then tells us that in the last days, ‘many shall be offended.’ Isn’t to one of the key identifying factors of the generation we’re living in? People can suddenly claim to be offended by anything at any time, even if it’s free speech opinion spoken in a constructive way. People are offended by statues of people that liberated us. They’re even offended by people and institutions that have helped our nation survive and thrive.” ~ Pastor Greg Locke

Matthew 10:21

“The Bible says that in these days Brother will be again brother and father will be against his son, and so on . . . in the darkest ways imaginable. When I would read that in the past I used to think, “who could ever be that cold, that destructive, that divisive, that brazen? ‘ And what could ever drive people in our communities – even those we love – to betray us in the public forum? I couldn’t imagine it. The covid-19 happened.” ~ Pastor Greg Locke

7 Reasons Church MUST be Open

1 – The power is in the gathering

2- The local Church s still the pillar and ground of the truth

3- The closer we get to the coming of Christ, the more we are commanded to meet

4 – Hell itself can’t stop the Church

5 – The world is in desperate need of hope

6 – Pastors are called to be bold voices in a confused culture

7 – God never makes an exception for the authority of the Church