Pasko Na Namang Muli Mateo 1:18-25 v18Ganito ang pagkapanganak kay Jesu-Cristo.

Si Maria na kanyang ina at si Jose ay nakatakda nang pakasal. Ngunit bago sila nakasal, si Maria'y natagpuang nagdadalang-tao. (Ito'y sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo.) v19Isang taong matuwid itong si Jose na kanyang magiging asawa, ngunit ayaw niyang mapahiya si Maria, kaya ipinasiya niyang hiwalayana ito nang lihim. v20Samantalang iniisip ni Jose ito, napakita sa kanya sa panaginip ang isang anghel ng Panginoon. Sabi nito sa kanya, "Jose, anak ni David, huwag kang matakot na tuluyang pakasalan si Maria, sapagkat siya'y naglihi sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo. v21Manganganak siya ng isang lalaki at ito'y panganganlan mong Jesus, sapagkat siya ang magliligtas sa kanyang bayan sa kanilang mga kasalanan." v22Nangyari ang lahat ng ito upang matupad ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng propeta: v23"Maglilihi ang isang dalaga at manganganak ng isang lalaki, At tatawagin itong Emmanuel" (ang kahuluga'y "Kasama natin ang Diyos"). v24Nang magising si Jose, sinunod niya ang utos ng anghel ng Panginoon; pinakasalan niya si Maria. v25Ngunit hindi ginalaw ni Jose si Maria hanggang sa maipanganak nito ang isang sanggol na lalaki na pinanganlan nga niyang Jesus. Mateo 1:18-25

Panimula: Pasko, Pasko, Pasko na namang muli! Ramdam nyo na ba o hindi pa? Para sayo ano ang Pasko? Facts About Jesus Birth NOEL - There are two schools of thought on this. Some believe that the word comes from the Latin natalis (birthday) and refers to Jesus' birthday. Others believe that it derives from the French nouvelles (news), and so refers to the good news (the Gospel) of Christ's birth, which the angels announced on the first Christmas when Christ was born. The second meaning seems to be the way the word is used in most carols, such as the "First Noel," that is, the first proclamation of the good news. http://www.orlutheran.com/html/chrcufaq.html Noel (also spelled Nol) is the French word for Christmas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel XMAS - Unbeknownst to many, the word "xmas" was not invented by carnal merchants trying to commercialize Christmas. The word is actually an old English one. The "x" in Christmas is the Greek letter chi, which is the first letter in the Greek word for "Christ." Thus, "xmas" is simply a shortened version of "Christmas."

BELEN - Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name is derived via Greek from Hebrew (beit lachem) meaning "house of bread". http://www.behindthename.com/name/bele10n

I. Joseph 1. Lineage (Matthew 1) Both Mary and Joseph belonged to the house of David. The Old Testament prophecies indicated that the Messiah would be born, of a woman (Gen 3:15), of the seed of Abraham (Gen 22:18), through the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10), of the family of David (2 Sam 7:12-13). - Sino kaya ang unang pinili si Jose o si Maria upang maging mga magulang ni Jesus? (both) - Ang maliwanag lang ay hindi nagkakamali ang Diyos sa kanyang pagpili - Silang dalawa ay may mahalagang ginampanan sa buhay ng ating Panginoon 2. Character - When a person is righteous he is expected to act righteously Matt 1:19 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. NIV

II. Mary 1. Visited by Angel Gabriel Luke 1:28 28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." NIV

2. Virgin Birth But with Mary, no amount of explanation was able to convince her

The more it was explained the more complicated it has become Except that, she has faith in God That provides for the light to understand the situation Things and situations are better understood when you have faith in God Luke 1:34 34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" NIV Isaiah 7:14 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you c a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and d will call him Immanuel. NIV Matt 1:24-25 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. NIV

v16Hindi ninyo ako pinili, kayo ang pinili. Pinili ko kayo upang kayo ay magbunga at manatili ang inyong bunga upang ang anumang hingin ninyo sa Ama, sa aking pangalan, ay ibibigay sa inyo. Juan 15:16

 Tayo po ay pinili Niya para sa isang gawain Hindi po tayo tinawag para lamang mapabilang Tayo po ay tinawag upang maging bahagi ng pagsasakatuparan ng layunin ng Diyos. Ang isang kinalugdan dapat po ay may kagalakan, may katiwasayan at may gampanin sa buhay.

III. Jesus 1. Birth (December 25) - The rainy season of Palestine makes it very unlikely that shepherds kept flocks out in the fields. - Hindi rin natin Siya Papa. Hindi siya si Papa Jesus - Hindi rin siya nanatiling bata -

Any baby born in this world is a new creature, but how can Jesus Christ be a new creature if He is the Creator of the world? Since royalty demands heredity, there has to be a proof of Jesus claim to the throne by establishing his lineage to it Another importance of genealogy is to prove that The authenticity of Christ of our faith today is confirmed by the Jesus of history.

It means the God we worship is for real and in no way a myth or fiction

Luke 2:7. The innkeeper was the first in a long line of people who turned away the Son of God. He still finds no room in the lives of many. Sa puntong ito bang buhay mo ay binigyan mo ng lugar si Jesus sa puso mo? Kung oo na, katulad ng kanyang mga magulang dito sa lupa, hand aka bang sumunod sa pinapagawa ng Diyos sa iyo?