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December 25, 2020
December 25, 2020 Luke 2:15-16—Shepherds and Angels “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2: 15b “That was unbelievable!” said one. “I’ve never seen or heard anything like it,” said another. “We have to go to Bethlehem and see this thing that God…
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December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020 Luke 2:13-14—Shepherds and Angels “Suddenly there was with the angel a company of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will toward men.’” Luke 2 13-14 How do we receive news in 2020? Technology provides us with a never-ending stream…
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December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020 Luke 2:12—Shepherds and Angels “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12, NRSV As a new parent, one of the most important things I tried to learn was swaddling. I knew this was a comforting technique that calms…
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December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020 Luke 2:10-11—Shepherds and Angels “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.’” Luke 2:10-11 In Luke 2:10…
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December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020 Luke 2:9—Shepherds and Angels “An angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified.” Luke 2:9 Because I am “a country boy” who grew up among farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, I can identify with shepherds. In Jesus’ time…
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December 20, 2020
December 20, 2020 Luke 2:8—Shepherds and Angels “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.” Luke 2:8 While this verse in Luke is the introduction to the next section of the birth narrative, we can glean a lot from this one verse. In Luke, we see…
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December 19, 2020
December 19, 2020 Matthew 2:13-21—Joseph “Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’” Matthew…
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December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020 Matthew 1:24-25—Joseph “When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.” Matthew 1:24-25 As I think back to my children’s toddler years,…
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December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020 Matthew 1:22-23—Joseph “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, God with us).” Matthew 1: 22-23, ESVNames are incredibly important in the Bible. They provide us with wonderful symbolism of promises…
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December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020 Matthew 1:21—Joseph “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 Matthew 1 gives us the genealogy of Jesus and tells the story of Joseph learning that Mary was pregnant. Imagine all the emotions…