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CrossWay Church
December 28, 2025
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 2:1-12: The King Has Come: How Will You Respond?
I) God Reveals His King to the Nations
A) Magi were royal dignitaries and _______________ counselors.
B) This ________________ traveled from the East—likely from the regions of Persia or Babylon.
C) God used a __________ to announce the birth of the King of the Jews.
1) God sovereignly used __________ to proclaim Christ to the world.
2) Numbers 24:17 anticipated a star announcing a coming __________.
D) The Magi arrived __________ after Jesus’s birth.
1) The term child in Matt. 2:11 refers to a young child, not a ___________.
2) Herod’s order to kill boys under _______ suggests Jesus was several months old.
II) Three Responses When the King Is Announced
A) Herod: Hostile _______________
1) He felt __________________—he had already murdered family members to protect his throne.
2) He tried to use the Magi to ___________ Jesus so he could remove the threat.
B) The Religious Leaders: Informed ________________
1) They quoted Micah 5:2–4, identifying _____________ as the Messiah’s birthplace.
2) They equipped the Magi—but did ____________ themselves.
3) The group that knew Scripture ________ was least moved by it.
C) The Magi: Joyful __________
1) They followed God’s revelation all the way to ______________.
2) When they encountered Jesus, they bowed down and worshiped him.
3) They offered __________ gifts—gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
4) They _________________ Jesus by taking another route home.
III) Implications for us today
A) Jesus is a King for ______ people.
1) The first worshipers were not religious insiders but _____________.
2) God’s King crossed ethnic and cultural ______________ from the very beginning.
3) The gospel was never meant to stay in Israel—it was always aimed at the ____________.
B) Our response to the King reveals our __________
1) Will we resist Him like Herod—protecting ___________?
In what areas of your life does Jesus feel threatening rather than comforting?
2) Will we ignore Him like the religious leaders—settling for knowledge without __________________?
In what areas of your life, do you know the right answers but struggle to act on them?
3) Will we worship Him like the Magi—_______________ joyfully and completely?
What gifts—time, resources, obedience—might God be asking you to lay at His feet?
I) God Reveals His King to the Nations
A) Magi were royal dignitaries and _______________ counselors.
B) This ________________ traveled from the East—likely from the regions of Persia or Babylon.
C) God used a __________ to announce the birth of the King of the Jews.
1) God sovereignly used __________ to proclaim Christ to the world.
2) Numbers 24:17 anticipated a star announcing a coming __________.
D) The Magi arrived __________ after Jesus’s birth.
1) The term child in Matt. 2:11 refers to a young child, not a ___________.
2) Herod’s order to kill boys under _______ suggests Jesus was several months old.
II) Three Responses When the King Is Announced
A) Herod: Hostile _______________
1) He felt __________________—he had already murdered family members to protect his throne.
2) He tried to use the Magi to ___________ Jesus so he could remove the threat.
B) The Religious Leaders: Informed ________________
1) They quoted Micah 5:2–4, identifying _____________ as the Messiah’s birthplace.
2) They equipped the Magi—but did ____________ themselves.
3) The group that knew Scripture ________ was least moved by it.
C) The Magi: Joyful __________
1) They followed God’s revelation all the way to ______________.
2) When they encountered Jesus, they bowed down and worshiped him.
3) They offered __________ gifts—gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
4) They _________________ Jesus by taking another route home.
III) Implications for us today
A) Jesus is a King for ______ people.
1) The first worshipers were not religious insiders but _____________.
2) God’s King crossed ethnic and cultural ______________ from the very beginning.
3) The gospel was never meant to stay in Israel—it was always aimed at the ____________.
B) Our response to the King reveals our __________
1) Will we resist Him like Herod—protecting ___________?
In what areas of your life does Jesus feel threatening rather than comforting?
2) Will we ignore Him like the religious leaders—settling for knowledge without __________________?
In what areas of your life, do you know the right answers but struggle to act on them?
3) Will we worship Him like the Magi—_______________ joyfully and completely?
What gifts—time, resources, obedience—might God be asking you to lay at His feet?