1. Matthew
   1. Mary pregnant by the Holy Spirit (Matt 1:18-25)
      1. Angel appears to Joseph (in a dream)
         1. Mary conceived from Holy Spirit
         2. will have a son
         3. name him Jesus
         4. He will save his people from their sins
      2. Fulfilling prophecy
         1. "the virgin will conceive and give birth"
         2. called Immanuel
         3. God is with us
      3. Joseph does as Angel says
         1. took Mary as his wife
         2. "...she gave birth to a son"
         3. named Him Jesus
   2. Magi came to Jerusalem (Matt 2:1-8)
      1. Visit disturbs King Herod
         1. asks "Where was Messiah born?"
         2. told in Behlemehm
         3. found out time the star appeared
         4. find the child so I may worship him
         5. sends Magi to Bethlehem to find the child
      2. "wise" men from East ask, where is the King of the Jews?
         1. they saw his star
         2. have come to worship Him
      3. Jesus born in Bethlehem
         1. during reign of King Herod
   3. Magi find the baby (Matt 2:9-12)
      1. followed a star
      2. found child in a "house"
      3. bowed down & worshiped Him
      4. presented gifts
         1. gold
         2. frankincense
         3. myrrh
      5. returned to their country
         1. by another route
         2. evading King Herod
   4. Angel appears to Joseph (Matt 2:13-15)
      1. told to stay there until the death of Herod
      2. fulfilling prophecy
      3. flees to Egypt
      4. told to escape Herod
         1. he is going to kill the child
      5. Angel appears in a dream
   5. Herod realizes Magi outwitted him (Matt 2:16-18)
      1. furious wise men evaded him
      2. Herod orders death to all boys in Bethlehem under 2 years old
      3. fulfilling prophecy
   6. Family returns to Nazareth after Herod's death (Matt 2:19-23)
      1. told to go to the land of Israel
         1. was afraid of going to Judea
         2. warned in a dream
         3. goes to region of Galilee
         4. town called Nazareth
         5. fulfilling prophecy
      2. Angel appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt
      3. Herod dies
2. Luke
   1. A census is decreed (Luke 2:1-5)
      1. Joseph & Mary travel
         1. from Nazareth
         2. to Judea
         3. then to Bethlehem
   2. While in Bethlehem (Luke 2:6-7)
      1. so baby placed in a manger
      2. Mary gives birth
         1. her firstborn
      3. there is no "room" available
   3. Shepards in nearby fields (Luke 2:8-12)
      1. an Angel appears
      2. with "good news"
         1. a savior is born
         2. in Bethlehem
         3. the Messiah
         4. the Lord
      3. "you will find in a manger"
   4. Shepards travel to Bethlehem (Luke 2:15-18)
      1. all were amazed
      2. they spread the word
      3. lying in a manger
      4. find Mary, Joseph, & baby
   5. Mary "treasured up" & pondered these things (Luke 2:19-20)
   6. Shepards return home (Luke 2:20)
      1. glorifying God
      2. to their flocks
   7. On Day 8 (Luke 2:21)
      1. Baby circumcised
      2. Named Jesus
         1. as given by Angel before he was conceived