2009-12-27 Ronnie Stevens Matthew 2:1-12

I.  Life as a Quest      v. 1

A.  The Strength which Comes from Straining

B.  The Necessity of Discovery

II.  The Choice Between Kings        vv. 1-2

A.  The Inevitability of Service

B.  The Contrast of Destinies

C.  The Reason Christ was Born

            - John 18:37

III. The Limits of Nature                     v. 2

A.  Nature and the Right Questions

B.  Nature and the Big Hints

IV.  History from the Inside               v. 4

A.  The Necessity of Internal Reality

B.  The Symptom of Emotional Alliance

1.  The Danger of Privilege

2.  The Deadening Power of Religious Routine

3.  Feelings and Commitment