The Birth of Jesus
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In the village of Bethlehem, a child was born for a specific mission: to save His people from their sins. From his sermon series in the gospel of Luke, today R.C. Sproul leads us through one of the most magnificent passages in Scripture, the birth narrative of Jesus.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds began to speak one another, |
| 0:06.1 | did you see that? Did you hear that? What are we doing standing here? Let's go right now. |
| 0:15.7 | Let us now go even unto Bethlehem. |
| 0:24.0 | But, beloved, they weren't coming to see Mary. |
| 0:28.5 | They weren't coming to pay homage to Joseph. |
| 0:34.0 | They were coming to see the babe that was lying in the manger. |
| 0:43.4 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and Merry Christmas. |
| 0:48.5 | I'm grateful that you're joining us for this Christmas Day edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:55.8 | As we exchange gifts today, let us not forget the great gift of God, that because God so loved the world, |
| 1:02.1 | he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
| 1:09.0 | Fittingly, our theme today is the birth of Christ. Here's Dr. Sprawl in Luke chapter 2. |
| 1:17.4 | The first thing we see about Luke's narrative is found in the opening words. |
| 1:21.4 | He begins his account by saying, |
| 1:26.5 | and it came to pass. And then he goes on to speak of the activity of the emperor of the Roman |
| 1:34.8 | Empire and of Quirinius, the governor of Syria, real people in real places, in real history. |
| 1:47.7 | This story does not begin with the words once upon a time. |
| 1:56.1 | Because this is no fairy tale. |
| 2:01.1 | This is sober history announcing the entrance into this world of our Savior. |
| 2:11.5 | And so Luke sets his narrative squarely in the context of real history. And it came to pass, he says, in those days |
| 2:23.7 | that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This story in this narrative, friends, is about three kings. |
| 2:41.7 | One of those kings sits on the throne as the ruler and emperor of the greatest power |
| 2:51.6 | on the face of the earth in Rome. |
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