Message Notes

CAROLING MESSAGE 17 December 2022

Message: “O Come, let us adore Him”

Text: Matthew 2:1-12

Focus: Joyful Adoration

Lessons from the Wise Men

1. Acquisition of

a) Knowledge

b) Understanding

2. Application

a) Search for the King of the Jews

b) Sparing no effort

3. Anxiety overcome

a) Loss of sight of the Bethlehem Star

b) Gain from Scriptural insight shared by the chief priests and scribes

4. Appropriation of Faith and Joy

a) Faith comes by hearing of the word

b) Joy confirms that Faith

5. Adoration of the Christ-Child

a) Worship on bended knees in a humble home

b) Offering of costly but meaningful gifts to the Lord Jesus Christ