December 29, 2024

• Welcome and Announcements
• 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
• Prayer of Invocation
• Only A Holy God
• Offering
• Scripture Reading - Matthew 2:1-12
• My Jesus, I Love Thee
• Pastor's Message - The Gift of the Magi
• Here I Am To Worship

Matthew 2:1-12

¹ Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, 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 east and have come to worship Him."
³ When Herod the king heard this, 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.
⁵ They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
⁶ 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; for from you will come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.'"
⁷ Then Herod secretly called for 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 I too may come and worship Him."
⁹ After hearing the king, they went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found.
¹⁰ When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
¹¹ And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
¹² And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.