What Christmas Did Not Do (Classic)

Reading: Matthew 2:1-18 What Christmas Did Not Do 1. Eliminate Evil 2. Eliminate Suffering But What It Did Do: 1. A Beginning Step God’s Victory over Evil and Suffering a. Predicted in the Old Testament b. Begun at Jesus’ Birth c. Extended Through His life d. Achieved at the Cross e. Confirmed and Announced at the Resurrection f. Extended Through the Church g. Consummated at Christ’s Return 2. Hope for the Future 3. Assurance 4. Challenge for the Present