Unwrapping Christmas, Part 3: Unwrapping the Power

December 21, 2025   /   Pastor Tom Van Kempen   /   Oxford Assembly of God

Matthew 1:21 (NKJV) And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.

I. Jesus – The Power to

1. Our greatest

2. God’s decisive

Matthew 1:23 (NKJV) Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, God with us.

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II. Immanuel – The Power of

Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV) . . . I will never leave you nor forsake you

1. You are never

2. You never have to be the

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT) So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

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III. King – The Power of

1. God has over the universe.  

Matthew 2:2 (NKJV) Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?

Luke 2:1 (NKJV)  that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.  

2. God has over time and history.  

3. Jesus is the

Luke 1:32-33 (NKJV) The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David… and of His kingdom there will be no end.

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IV. Christ –  The Power of

Luke 4:18 (NKJV) The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind,To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

1. Christmas has the power to turn into

2. Christmas has the power to turn into

3. Christmas has the power to turn into

4. Christmas has the power to turn into

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