「上帝啊！有何神像祢，赦免罪孽，喜愛施恩…」〈彌七18〉 一件禮物 The Gift ﹝Lk.路2：8-14﹞ 「上帝啊！有何神像祢，赦免罪孽，喜愛施恩…」〈彌七18〉

1.舊約OT預言：〈Is.賽7：14〉～BC.700 2.新約NT預言：（Mt.太1:22-23） 1947昆蘭 Qumran古卷 「主自己要給你們一個兆頭，必有童女懷孕生子，給他起名 叫以馬內利(神與人同在) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel  (which means“God with us”) 2.新約NT預言：（Mt.太1:22-23） 「這一切成就，是要應驗主藉先知說：必有童女懷孕生子； 人要稱他的名為以馬內利。」 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet  “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, theywill call him Immanuel” 1947昆蘭 Qumran古卷

※12/25聖誕節Christmas＝Christ＋mass ﹝基督＋彌撒/敬拜﹞ 「向敬畏我名的人必有〝公義的日頭〞出現， 其光線有醫治之能。」〈瑪四2〉 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness  will rise with healing in its rays. 康士坦丁大帝 羅馬帝國

「在伯利恆之野地有牧羊人，夜間看守羊群。有主的使者 站在旁邊，主的榮光四面照著他們；牧羊的人就甚懼怕。 天使說：『不要懼怕，我報給你們大喜的信息，是關乎 萬民的；今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主 基督。你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽裡，那 就是記號了。』〈Lk路二8/14〉 And there were shepherds living out in the fields,keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign  to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

一、《大喜的信息》A Great News 「按著定命，人人都有一死，死後且有審判」（Heb.來9：27）   Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,  「神愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信祂的， 不至滅亡，反得永生。」 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. （Jn.約三16）

二、《是關乎萬民》 for all the people 「除祂(主耶穌)以外，別無拯救；因為在天下人間， 沒有賜下別的名，我們可以靠著得救。」〈Act.徒4：12〉 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

三、《降生在馬槽》 Born in a manger ﹝BC.4-6﹞ 「今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。 你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽裡』v.11.12 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 「猶大地的伯利恆啊…將來有一位君王要從你那裡出來， 牧養我以色列民」 Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel. (Mt.太2：6)

四、《榮耀歸與神》 Glory to God 「忽然有一大隊天兵，同那天使讚美神說：在至高之處 榮耀歸與神。」 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven.” v.13 耶穌說：「我在地上已經榮耀祢，祢所託付我的事， 我已經成全了。」I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. (Jn.約17：4)

peace to those on whom his favor rests 五、《平安歸與-神喜悅的人》 peace to those on whom his favor rests 「既在十字架上滅了冤仇，便藉著這十架 使兩下歸為一體，與神和好了」 (Eph.弗二16) And in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 「在地上平安 歸與祂所喜悅的人。」 and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. v.14

一件禮物 1.有一件禮物，你收到沒有， 眼睛看不到，你心會知道。 這一件禮物，心門外等候， 是為了你準備別人不能收。 2.親愛的朋友，你是否想到， 馬槽的嬰孩，是為你而來。 你是否了解，最好的禮物是人子〝主耶穌〞 ※生命有限，時光也會走， 如果你不珍惜，機會難留。 禮物雖然好，如果你不要， 你怎麼能夠得到，怎麼能得到？