12-21-2014
"The Gift of Not Missing It"
Luke 2. 1-20


THE GIFT OF NOT MISSING IT!
Luke 2. 1-20

I.  IT’S EASY TO MISS IT!
A.  Arguably, most people miss _________ every year.
B.  They participate in the many activities, YET THEY ______ THE MAIN EVENT!  (Why/How?)
II.  WE GET                           BY OTHER THINGS
A.  The ___________is example of this.
B.  Nothing is MORE IMPORTANT than seeking and knowing Christ!
C.  _______ ______ great events, and monumental things have you  NOT SEEN
III.  WE ARE                  OF WHAT WE MIGHT LOSE- OR MISS OUT ON!
A.  Matthew’s account of Birth of Jesus tells us of ________ the Great
B.  Intelligent, powerful, yet afraid of a new “________ of the Jews”
C.  Sometimes people are afraid of allowing Jesus to be _______. 
IV.  WE  BECOME SATISFIED WITH                                 KNOWLEDGE
A.  The Jewish Religious leaders were ______ there that first Christmas
B.  They Missed the Announcement- Angels did not come to them
C.  Are _____ satisfied with the Intellectual Knowledge you have?
D.  There are things you cannot _______…unless you experience them
V.  SOMETIMES WE ARE GIVEN THE GIFT OF “          MISSING IT”
A.  We ____ to see, or experience
B.  It isn’t usually the wealthy who receive this gift
C.  WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT- to see through ________ eyes
VI.  HOW DID THOSE WHO WERE GIFTED TO “NOT MISS IT” RESPOND?
A.  They _______   ____  _______
B.  They worshipped
C.  They went away “a ________ way”
VII.  How should           celebrate the GIFT OF NOT MISSING IT?
A.  _______  _______ to “go and see”
B.  Go away __________ 

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