to those from whom you hope

"Immanuel - God With Us" {Matt1:18-25}
* Intro: Narnia a land of neverending winter, darkness, despair. No hope.
* "Is there any hope?" is the cry of all humanity. Matt presents birth of Jesus as giving of hope to world.
* Virgin birth conceived
- Larry King interview: virgin birth answer of singular importance to all world history
- Lord son of two people of faith: humble ma and righteous pa
* Virgin birth clarified
- Lord speaks to Joseph for encouragement to carry out plan
- Name chosen to clarify and emphasize purpose of birth to world
* Virgin birth connected
- Not random, but fulfillment of prophecy
- "He died like a mighty God" J Lane
* Virgin birth concluded
- Through genealogy
- Through virgin birth
- Through prophecy fulfillment
* Immanuel indication of hope