Unwrapping Christmas, Part 1: Unwrapping the Promise
December 7, 2025 / Pastor Tom Van Kempen / Oxford Assembly of GodI. The Promise of
Genesis 3:15 (NKJV) And I will put enmity Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”
1. The Promise of a
2. The Promise of a
II. The Promise
1. Isaiah clarifies the
Isaiah 7:14 (NKJV) Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel
2. Isaiah clarifies the
Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
3. Micah clarifies the
Micah 5:2 (NKJV) But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.
III. The Promise
1. in
Luke 1:31 (NKJV) And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
2. by
Hebrews 6:19 – “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil.”
3. to this day