When the Time had Fully Come (the Birth of Jesus Christ)

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Galatians 4:1-5
December 15, 2024

Galatians 4:1-5, NIV: But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.

Galatians 4:1-5, ESV: But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Sermon Outline

1. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

• The Father behind the Christmas story

• God moved toward us

2. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

• Doctrine of the Holy Trinity

• Relationship of love

• Relationship of likeness

• The self-existent Son

3. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

4. “When the time had fully come, God sent his Son”

• God sent his Son when he alone knew the time was perfect

• God sent his Son when the means were in place to spread the good news

• God sent his Son when the felt need for him had ripened

• God sent his Son when the time had fully come