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This PowerPoint is a free teaching aid to help busy preachers. It's part of a series going right through the Gospel of Matthew and notes to help you use it are available at https://johnallan.xyz/free-for-preachers/ .
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The three journeys… • Searching for the king • From home to Jerusalem • Seeking the king • From Jerusalem to Bethlehem • Serving the king • From Bethlehem back home
Who were the wise men? Three of them? Kings? From the Orient?
Searching for the king (the first journey) They were serious about it Jerusalem was bewildered by it Herod was panicked by it
It’s how people still react to the King today serious honestly looking for him bewildered despairing of ever finding him panicked wanting him to go away
Seeing the king (the second journey) WHAT THEY FELT WHAT THEY DID WHAT THEY GAVE “they rejoiced with great joy exceedingly” worship, then gifts gold, frankincense, myrrh
Serving the king (the third journey) God spoke to them directly They changed their plans The King was safe
What is this passage asking us to do? • Add your own application point here • Add your own application point here • Add your own application point here
Acknowledgements Old map: Image by M. H. from Pixabay The wise men: Image by Angeles Balaguer from Pixabay Jerusalem old city: Image by 2427999 from Pixabay All other pictures: public domain Original concept by John Allan at johnallan.xyz