{"id":12602,"date":"2023-12-17T13:12:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nwbaptistks.org\/staging\/6703\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=12602"},"modified":"2023-12-17T13:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:12:26","slug":"the-wise-men-and-the-star","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.nwbaptistks.org\/staging\/6703\/sermons\/the-wise-men-and-the-star\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wise Men and the Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December 17, 2023 am Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew 2:1-12 (KJB)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;<\/strong>Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2&nbsp;<\/sup>Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>3&nbsp;<\/sup>When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>5&nbsp;<\/sup>And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup>And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup>Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup>And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup>When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup>When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup>And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>12&nbsp;<\/sup>And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 17, 2023 am Service Matthew 2:1-12 (KJB) 2&nbsp;Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2&nbsp;Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[332],"ctc_sermon_book":[422],"ctc_sermon_series":[596],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[518],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12602","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","hentry","ctc_sermon_topic-sunday-morning","ctc_sermon_book-matthew","ctc_sermon_series-and-we-beheld-his-glory","ctc_sermon_speaker-pastor-tad-legros","ctfw-no-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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