{"id":2113,"date":"2015-12-06T17:52:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T21:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2015-12-06T17:55:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T21:55:24","slug":"the-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2113","title":{"rendered":"The Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Message by Dr. David Drake<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/rec1206-112722.mp3\">rec1206-112722<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;The Present(<em>ation<\/em>)&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sermon Text &#8230; Luke 2:8-20<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The\u00a0Action of Heaven<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b><u>A <\/u><\/b><u><b>Message From Heaven <\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Luke 2:8-9 (NASB)<br \/>\n<\/strong><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0In the same region there were <i>some<\/i> shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>A Message Of Hope <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>Luke 2:10-11 (NASB)<br \/>\n<\/strong><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But the angel said to them, &#8220;Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>A Message of Unlimited Possibilities <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke 2:10 (NASB)<br \/>\n<\/strong><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But the angel said to them, &#8220;Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>The Reaction On Earth<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><u><strong>A Message From Men To Men<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Luke 2:15-20 (NASB)<\/strong><u><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/u><\/b><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds <i>began<\/i> saying to one another, &#8220;Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.&#8221;<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>A Message Of Hope <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke 2:17-18 (NASB)<br \/>\n<\/strong><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>A Message Of Unlimited Possibilities <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Luke 2:16-18 (NASB)<br \/>\n<\/strong><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message by Dr. David Drake rec1206-112722 &#8220;The Present(ation)&#8221; 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