<p>The Christmas story reveals how God orchestrates world events to fulfill His promises. Caesar Augustus unknowingly moved Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem through a census decree, fulfilling ancient prophecy about the Messiah's birthplace. God became human for three essential reasons: to fully reveal Himself, to fulfill the moral law we couldn't keep, and to die for our sins. He announced Jesus' birth not to powerful rulers but to marginalized shepherds, showing His heart for the overlooked. The shepherds' response demonstrates the pattern of transformation: receiving revelation, responding in obedience, witnessing to others, and returning to daily life changed.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://app.sermonsend.com/sermon/journeychurchfontana/the-christmas-story-luke-21-20-122125" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">CLICK ME: Sermon Outline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jccfontana/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jccfontana" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKTOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@journeychurchfontana" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://journeycommunity.church" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>