“The King is Worshipped” Matthew 2:1-23

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Date: January 2, 2022 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Our word worship derives from the Old English “weorthscipe,” which means to give God the recognition He deserves. In the New Testament, the word worship means to bow down to God or to kings, and in Christianity, worship is to attribute respect, reverence, and personal righteousness to God and give Him praise and thanksgiving for what He has done for us through Jesus Christ. In Matthew’s documentary of the visit of the Magi to find the newborn king, it is interesting to note that he stressed the sacrifices they made to worship Him. Even though Jesus was a child at the time of their arrival, they respected Him, reverenced Him, and gave Him gifts that reflected His royalty. Beloved, our worship of God does not begin when we enter the sanctuary on Sunday morning. The actual evidence of our worship starts with the sacrifices we make during the week to reserve the Lord’s Day to worship Him. We will explain this further in our next sermon in this series – “Behold the King: The King is Worshipped.” Start the New Year with a 30-day Bible Study: “Rediscovering Your First Love.” Many have found this personal study to be helpful in putting away the affairs of the flesh and focusing on their intimacy with God. Request your copy via return email, or call us: 478-224-3966

Our word worship derives from the Old English “weorthscipe,” which means to give God the recognition He deserves. In the New Testament, the word worship means to bow down to God or to kings, and in Christianity, worship is to attribute respect, reverence, and personal righteousness to God and give Him praise and thanksgiving for what He has done for us through Jesus Christ.

In Matthew’s documentary of the visit of the Magi to find the newborn king, it is interesting to note that he stressed the sacrifices they made to worship Him. Even though Jesus was a child at the time of their arrival, they respected Him, reverenced Him, and gave Him gifts that reflected His royalty.

Beloved, our worship of God does not begin when we enter the sanctuary on Sunday morning. The actual evidence of our worship starts with the sacrifices we make during the week to reserve the Lord’s Day to worship Him. We will explain this further in our next sermon in this series – “Behold the King: The King is Worshipped.”

Start the New Year with a 30-day Bible Study: “Rediscovering Your First Love.” Many have found this personal study to be helpful in putting away the affairs of the flesh and focusing on their intimacy with God. Request your copy via return email, or call us: 478-224-3966

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Matthew’s goal was to prove to the Jews that Jesus was the King God promised Israel – He was the Messiah.

Rather than being born out of wedlock to a peasant girl from Nazareth, Matthew proved the miraculous conception of Jesus was by the Holy Spirit to a virgin girl as the Old Testament prophets said the Messiah would be.

Matthew recorded four prophecies, identifying the specific locations of events relative to the birth of the Messiah that were all fulfilled in the birth and early life of Jesus.

The Scripture does not say:

The Scripture does say:

In Jeremiah’s Day:

In Jesus’ Day:

Which is your concept of Christ?

Which response best describes your response to Jesus?

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