Methods of John the Baptist: Matthew 3:4-10 “4) Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5) Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;

The Message of John The Baptist: Matthew 4:1-9 “1) Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2) “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3) For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The

Meet John the Baptist: Matthew 3:1-3 “1) Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2) “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3) For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of

Jesus the Nazarene: Matthew 2:19-23 “22) But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, 23) and came and lived in

Herod’s Great Atrocity: Matthew 1:16-18 “16) Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he

The Flight to Egypt: Matthew 2:13-15 “13) Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to

Becoming a Star Witness for Jesus Christ: Matthew 2:1-12 “9) After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. 10) When they saw the star,

The Careless Chief Priests and Scribes of the People: Matthew 2:3-6 “3) And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4)And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

The “Tuned In” Magi. Matthew 2:1-12 “7) Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. 8) And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that

The “Tuned Out” King. Matthew 2:1-3 “1) Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2) “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the

The Birth of Jesus: Matthew 1:18-25 “18) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19) And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and

History = His Story (Matthew 1:1-17) The book of Matthew here records the genealogy of Joseph. Luke chapter three records the genealogy of Mary. Both place Jesus as a descendant of both Abraham and King David. Luke goes all the way back to Adam. They make the case that history