2020 Vision: Keeping Our Focus on Jesus In the Year Ahead
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. MATTHEW 2:10-12 —————————————————————-
JESUS IS KING (GOLD)
HE DECLARED HIS KINGSHIP IN 4 WAYS (MATTHEW 21:1-17)
1. By Riding on A Donkey (Zechariah 9:9)
2. Cleansing the Temple (Isaiah 56:7)
3. Healing (Isaiah 35:4-6)
4. His Response to Children (Psalm 8:2)1
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JESUS IS GOD (FRANKINCENSE)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
JOHN 1:1-5
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JESUS IS SAVIOR (MYRRH)
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. I JOHN 2:1-2
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And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
I JOHN 4:14
1 From John Piper’s Sermon “Jesus Declares His Kingship” found at
https://www.desiringgod.org/