harvest baptist church

14 December, 2014

Advent Message 2

Before the
Two Comings
Tying Together
Christs Two
Advents

AN EXPECTATION OF DIVINE INVASION

Matthew 1:18-25
THESIS
God has ______________ the world that he made.

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
WHEN THINGS DONT WORK OUT
1. ______________ dreams
2. ______________ aspirations
3. ______________ expectations

CHRISTS TWO ADVENTS MESSES-UP

EXPECTATIONS FOR
First Coming
Second Coming
Herod
The Antichrist
Roman Imperialism American Peace
The Pharisees
The False Prophet
The Innkeeper
The Economy

Point 1. You may not understand all that is

happening, but you can still __________ God in all
that is happening.
Point 2. The importance of discipleship is, there
are some things about the Christian life you will
not understand, until you see them
__________________ in another Christians life.
Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not,
Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Heb 1:1-2 God, who at sundry times and in divers
manners spake in time past unto the fathers by
the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto
us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all
things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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GODS ETERNAL
PURPOSE
To glorify God, by Jesus Christ, through
his body the church, as we preach the
gospel to the world (Eph 3:10-11,21)

HOW TO HANDLE (SECOND) COMING

EXPECTATIONS
1. Recognize God is out to get
your __________________, 21
2. Recognize God gets your
attention because he has a
better ________, 22-25
A. His plan is ____________
than you expected
B. His plan is ____________,

I. THE ONE, 18-23

A. Joseph's Distress, 18
B. Joseph's Decision, 19
C. Joseph's Dream, 20-23
1. Mary's Purity, 20
2. Mary's Pregnancy, 21-23
a. A prospect, 21
b. A prophecy, 22-23
II. THE WEDDING, 24-25
A. Duty Brings Desire, 24
B. Desire Fulfills Duty, 25

with an eternal purpose

C. His plan is more ______________________ than you imagine
D. His plan is more __________________ than you can believe
Point 3. You and I have plans, but
God has an eternal _____________
(Eph 3:10-11,21) for his people
(Israel), prophecy (Messiah), and
presence (Kingdom).

competency enhanced, and your

capacity enlarged for eternity, so
you operate with integrity,
assume responsibility, and
function with sound doctrine.
WHAT TO DO THIS CHRISTMAS
1. Get to know God, not just
__________ God
2. After you know God, ____________ to his eternal purpose

Point 4. It is in and through your

________________________ that
your character is developed, your

3. After you discover his plan for

yourself, develop someone else
by making __________________

BEFORE THE TWO COMINGS

Dec 17
Dec 21
Dec 24

Tying Together Christs Two Advents

AWANA Angel Tree Kids Christmas Party
Responses to Your Kings Coming, Matt 2:1-12
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

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