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  • Matthew 2:1-11 - A King is Born!
    Matthew 2:1-11  New American Standard Bible (NASB)
    1   Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, 
        magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
    2   "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the
        east and have come to worship Him."
    3   When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
    4   Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired
        of them where the Messiah was to be born.
    5   They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by
        the prophet:

    6   'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,

        Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
        For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
        Who will shepherd My people Israel.'"

    7   Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star

        appeared.
    8   And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the Child; and
        when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him."
    9   After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the
        east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.
    10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
    11 After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to
        the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him
        gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    26 min
  • Matthew 2:1-6 - The Christmas Story Confronts Our Comfortable Lives
    Matthew 2:1-6  (NASB)

    1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,

       magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
    2 "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the
       east and have come to worship Him."
    3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
    4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired
       of them where the Messiah was to be born.
    5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by 
       the prophet:

    6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,

       Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
       For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
       Who will shepherd My people Israel.' "

    59 min
  • Matthew 1:18-25 - Encouragement For Our Difficult Providences
    Matthew 1:18-25  New American Standard Bible (NASB)

    18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to
        Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
    19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned
        to send her away secretly.
    20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream,
        saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who
        has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
    21 She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for f]">[e will save His people from
        their sins."
    22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
    23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name
        Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us."
    24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took
        Mary as his wife,
    25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Matthew 1:1-17 - The Genesis of Jesus
    Matthew 1:1-17  New American Standard Bible (NASB)
    The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

    1  The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

    2   Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah

        and his brothers.
    3   Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and
        Hezron the father of Ram.
    4   Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the
        father of Salmon.
    5   Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed
        the father of Jesse.
    6   Jesse was the father of David the king.  David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who
        had been the wife of Uriah.
    7   Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the
        father of Asa.
    8   Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the
        father of Uzziah.
    9   Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of
        Hezekiah.
    10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the
        father of Josiah.
    11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation
        to Babylon.

    12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel

        the father of Zerubbabel.
    13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the
        father of Azor.
    14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
    15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father
        of Jacob.
    16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is
        called the Messiah.

    17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David

        to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to
        Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

    1 hr
  • Matthew 28:16-20 - The Greatness of the Great Commission
    Matthew 28:16-20  English Standard Version (ESV)
    The Great Commission
    16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
    17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.
    18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
    19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
    20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
    1 hr 3 min
  • Daniel 4 - God Is Sovereign Over Our Nation & Appoints Our Political Leader(s)
    Daniel Chapter 4 (ESV)
    1   King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: 
        Peace  be multiplied to you!
    2   It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has
        done for me.
    3   How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders!  His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
        and his dominion endures from generation to generation.
    4   I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.
    5   I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head 
        alarmed me.
    6   So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that
        they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
    7   Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told
        them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation.
    8   At last Daniel came in before me—he who was named Belteshazzar after the name of my
        god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods—and I told him the dream, saying,
    9   "O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in
        you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw
        and their interpretation.
    10 The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of
        the earth, and its height was great.
    11 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the
        end of the whole earth.
    12 Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of
        the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all
        flesh was fed from it.
    13 "I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came
        down from heaven.
    14 He proclaimed aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its
        leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. 15 But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid
        the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with
        the beasts in the grass of the earth.
    16 Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven
        periods of time pass over him.
    17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to
        the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it
        to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.'
    18 This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the
        interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me
        the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you."
    19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts
        alarmed him. The king answered and said, "Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the
        interpretation alarm you." Belteshazzar answered and said, "My lord, may the dream be for
        those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies!
    20 The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it
        was visible to the end of the whole earth,
    21 whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under
        which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens
        lived—
    22 it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and
        reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.
    23 And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying,
        'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with
        a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew
        of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass
        over him,'
    24 this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my
        lord the king,
    25 that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the
        field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven,
        and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the
        kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
    26 And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be
        confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.
    27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing
        righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may
        perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."
    28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.
    29 At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty
        power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"
    31 While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King
        Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,
    32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the
        field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass
        over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom
        he will."
    33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among
        men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew
        as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.
    34 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned
        to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever,
        for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to
        generation;
    35 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will
        among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his
        hand or say to him, "What have you done?"
    36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty
        and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established
        in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.
    37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are
        right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
    1 hr 2 min