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26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was…

The Background This is Christmas week. Do you ever feel that there is so much to get done that you’re afraid you won’t get it all done? That happens a lot at this time of the year. We’ve got shopping to do Decorating Wrapping presents Getting food ready Cleaning house for guest And the list goes on and…

When we study our Bibles, when we read familiar stories, it is good to take notice of what is there. To step back and take in the whole story. And as we do so, it is also important to note what is not there. In our Bibles we have two Gospels that present us with what we know as: The Birth Narratives…

Names in Jewish culture were very important. Parents did not choose names lightly, as names always carried meaning. Abraham means “father of a multitude,” a reflection of the promise God made to him concerning the number of offspring he would have. Isaac means “he laughs.” Malachi means “messenger.”…

Introduction: Over the next several weeks we are going to be looking at several Christmas passages as we reflect on what Jesus came to do. Today, we are going to see that Jesus was born to save us. Purpose of Christmas Jesus birth is an awesome story and it gives us a great reason to have a holiday to…

Setting the stage Birth announcement ( Lk1:26-38 ) Fulfilling the word spoken ( Lk1:38 ) 38 And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Mary, God’s chosen instrument to fulfill the prophesy’s regarding the Savior Born…

Introduction As we are approaching Christmas, we began a series last week the birth narratives of the four gospels. We, however, started by seeing when the time of complete God sent His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to save those who were sinners. Galatians 4:4-5 God moved in history to prepare…

We’ve been on a journey…a journey to Bethlehem. We have been progressing through the Christmas story, revisiting the events that brought Christ into the world. Over the course of about a year, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of John the Baptist, announced the birth of Jesus to Mary, Mary visited…

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Four hundred years of prophetic silence was broken when the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias the priest to announce that he and his wife would be having a child in their old age. This son would be named John and would be the one who would precede the Savior of the world and call the people of Israel…

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 1. They knelt in _humility_ 2. They…

Intro:​ PBS show Ancestry Roadshow?​ Ever since the first man and the first woman that God ever created fell into sin there has been a need for Christmas. Because God is all knowing, He knew of this need even before it arrived and made plans for Christmas to come and prepared the human race for Christmas…

Merry Christmas Everyone! As we gather this evening, my prayer is that the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts rise up to meet God in this night of our Savior’s birth. This Advent, in the season of waiting and watching, we have been taking a journey through the prophecies of Isaiah…

Intro The Night Before, The Night Before Christmas | What is the darkest time of the night? Think of your favorite movies… The fever is always the worst before it breaks. The wait is always hardest toward the end. Prayer God our father as we are about to enter into the hearing and study of your Word…

The World Did Ha-Foke-bah Hey, one of the challenging things about the Chag Molad season and one of the challenging things about the Chag Molad story, is in fact, the Chag Molad story. The Chag Molad stories that relates to the birth of Yeshua. Because there's so much miraculous. There's so much amazing.…

Matt 1:18–25 Joseph ’ s distress (1:18): He is heartbroken, assuming his pregnant wife-to-be has been unfaithful. Did Mary commit Adultery Did Joseph and Mary fornicate before marriage Joseph ’ s decision (1:19): Not wanting to disgrace Mary, he determines to break their engagement secretly. I Peter…

Introduction 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, He came at the right moment. He provides at the right moment. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou…

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.” But she was deeply troubled by…

The story ofChag HaMolad, the story that we find in the New Testament, the details surrounding the birth of Yeshua, as an adult, coming into this story maybe for the first time or the first time in a long time, if you left your childhood faith, the events surrounding the birth of Yeshua, they're really…

Mary and Joseph seem to be in Bethlehem just by an accident of circumstance - but in fact it is God's plan unfolding in front of our eyes; He places them carefully in just the right "spot" to reboot the line of David with the long-promised deliverer.

The story of Christmas isn’t just about a baby in a manger. The story of Christmas is about who that baby is. The story of Christmas is about what that baby came to do. The story of Christmas is about God keeping His promise to send a Savior. Have you trusted in Him?

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news…

What does Emmanuel mean?

The Magi help us to learn how to deal with disappointment in life. Let us look for Christ and be open to His Divine intervention.

Introduction This third week of Advent, I want to take a look at another character in the Christmas story. One that is often overlooked, but I think plays a very important role in the narrative. But first let me ask you..... Have you ever had a difficult decision to make? One that hurts, and is full…