Isaiah 7:14 says, "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel." "Emmanuel" of course means "God with us." It was a miraculous, marvelous, and mighty conception. No one has ever been born as Jesus the Christ was born. He had no human father because he was "conceived" by the Holy Spirit of God. Since he had no human father to pass the sin nature on to Him, Jesus Christ was "perfect" humanity. He knew no sin and did no sin. He is the most unique individual this world has ever known, for Christ was both God and man. No wonder the angels announced his birth to those humble shepherds watching over their flocks by night (Luke 2). This was not just another baby, this birth they spoke of was the "Christ-child." Notice several things about His birth:

I. It Was A Prophesied Birth. One of the clearest Old Testament prophecies of the birth of Christ is found in Micah 5:2. Both Jesus’ eternal pre-existence and the place of His birth is stressed by the prophet Micah. The birth of Jesus was something that had been planned even before our earth or the heavenly bodies were created. The earliest prophecy of His birth is found in Gen.3:15, where Christ is called "the seed of the woman." His coming should have been no surprise. Isaiah also predicted his coming in Isa. 9:6 and assigns several titles to Jesus that could only be true of God’s Son.

II. It Was A Proclaiming Birth. His birth proclaims to us several things of which we should take note. It proclaims the depth of His love, the determination of His love, and the descending of His love gift.

One writer in the New Testament says it this way, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Tim. 1:15). There could have been no Calvary without a Bethlehem. Birth must precede death.

III. It Was A Productive Birth. Because Jesus came, you and I can become children of God. Surely we understand that a non-existent or dead Savior cannot save. Because Jesus came, there is a church that is being formed because of the supreme sacrifice of His blood at Calvary. The truth about Jesus can change society, sinners and saints.