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Southview Baptist Church
The Promised One | Born of a Virgin — God With Us
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Christmas series, The Promised One. This week, Isaiah, Matthew, and Philippians encourage us to respond to God’s gracious offer of relationship through faith in Christ, who humbled Himself for our salvation. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Relationship — God Desires Relationship with Each of Us (Isaiah 7:10‑14).
• The Context: The impending attack on Jerusalem that never happened.
• The Offer: God invited Ahaz to request a sign of His faithfulness — any sign at all.
• The proof that God nevertheless provided.
Action: Choose to be receptive of God’s offer of relationship.
• The Context: The impending attack on Jerusalem that never happened.
• The Offer: God invited Ahaz to request a sign of His faithfulness — any sign at all.
• The proof that God nevertheless provided.
Action: Choose to be receptive of God’s offer of relationship.
2. Immanuel — God condescended to offer relationship to each of us (Matthew 1:18‑23).
• The virgin birth evidences Christ’s deity.
• The physical birth evidences Christ’s humanity.
• The title reminds us that God desires to have relationship with us.
Action: Take a second and ask yourself, “Do I want to be with God as much as He wants to be with me?”
• The virgin birth evidences Christ’s deity.
• The physical birth evidences Christ’s humanity.
• The title reminds us that God desires to have relationship with us.
Action: Take a second and ask yourself, “Do I want to be with God as much as He wants to be with me?”
3. Humility — God’s Son Humbled Himself for Our Redemption (Philippians 2:6‑8).
• Christ set aside his use of his deity.
• Christ took on the humility of humanity.
• Christ obeyed to the point of death.
Action: This Christmas, as you hear the word Immanuel, take a moment to thank Jesus for all He sacrificed to rebuild relationship with you.
• Christ set aside his use of his deity.
• Christ took on the humility of humanity.
• Christ obeyed to the point of death.
Action: This Christmas, as you hear the word Immanuel, take a moment to thank Jesus for all He sacrificed to rebuild relationship with you.
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