Oakwood Church
Joy - Matthew 2:1-12
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
Growing up in Christ:
1. Look up at His perfection
2. Look down at your sin
3. Experience His grace
4. Extend that grace to others
1. Look up at His perfection
2. Look down at your sin
3. Experience His grace
4. Extend that grace to others
The Journey to Joy:
1. The Joy of Seeking
“Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying, ‘Where is he who was born king of the Jews?’”
Matthew 2:1-2
1. The Joy of Seeking
“Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying, ‘Where is he who was born king of the Jews?’”
Matthew 2:1-2
The Journey to Joy:
1. The Joy of Seeking
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled… he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.”
Matthew 2:3-4
1. The Joy of Seeking
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled… he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.”
Matthew 2:3-4
The Journey to Joy:
1. The Joy of Seeking
“Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
Matthew 2:8
1. The Joy of Seeking
“Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”
Matthew 2:8
The Journey to Joy:
1. The Joy of Seeking King Jesus
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” Matthew 2:10
1. The Joy of Seeking King Jesus
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” Matthew 2:10
The Journey to Joy:
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
“They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.”
Matthew 2:11
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
“They saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.”
Matthew 2:11
The Journey to Joy:
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
“Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”
Matthew 2:11
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
“Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”
Matthew 2:11
The Journey to Joy:
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.”
Matthew 2:12
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.”
Matthew 2:12
“Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms.”
~ C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
~ C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
The Journey to Joy:
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“While we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son.”
Romans 5:10
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“While we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son.”
Romans 5:10
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel.”
Micah 5:2
Micah 5:2
The Journey to Joy:
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord.”
Micah 5:4
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord.”
Micah 5:4
The Journey to Joy:
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And he shall be their peace.”
Micah 5:4-5
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
“And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And he shall be their peace.”
Micah 5:4-5
The Journey to Joy:
1. The Joy of Seeking King Jesus
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
1. The Joy of Seeking King Jesus
2. The Joy of Surrender to King Jesus
3. The Joy of Security in King Jesus
Entering the Kingdom of Jesus:
“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with the heart that you believe and are justified and with the mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:9-10
“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with the heart that you believe and are justified and with the mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:9-10
Entering the Kingdom of Jesus:
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 1:13-14
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 1:13-14
