How Will You Respond to Jesus? | Luke 2:10-11, Matthew 2:1-12

What happens when the personal presence of God shows up in your life? At the close of our Forgotten Promises series, we see that when Jesus arrived on earth, no one was neutral—everyone responded.

In this message, we walk through Luke 2 and Matthew 2 to show how people reacted to the birth of Jesus—and how we still respond today:

- Worship — like the Wise Men, who followed, bowed low, and gave everything with great joy

- War — like King Herod, who fought to protect his power and control

- Indifference — like the religious leaders, who knew the truth but refused to act on it

Scriptures Referenced: Luke 2:10–11, Matthew 2:1–12, Isaiah 11:1–5, Exodus 3, Exodus 13, Exodus 19 

This sermon reminds us that God’s presence—once partial and distant—has now come near through Jesus. The promised Messiah didn’t arrive as fire or thunder, but as a child we could know, love, and worship.

Keywords: Birth of Jesus, personal presence of God, Forgotten Promises series, Wise Men worship, King Herod, Christmas sermon, Jesus the Messiah, God with us, response to Jesus, Christian faith

Take a moment to reflect: Will you respond to Jesus with worship, indifference, or resistance? His presence changes everything.u Like,

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