The Story Behind the Story about the First Christmas.
Galatians 4:4 (Luke, Matthew and various other Scriptures)
Most Christians believe that all we know about the story is what we read in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and a few other scattered verses. If that is what you also believe, you are missing out as the rest of the story is just as fascinating.
In “The Characters of Christmas,” Pastor Gilmer will give you all the Biblical and historical details about six different people or groups of people, as well as customs of that day. They are the following:
(1) Zacharias & Gabriel – Did you know that the Bible actually begins the Christmas story with 25 verses in Luke 1 that most people barely notice. That’s where God begins…and so will we.
(2) Caesar Augustus – the great builder and greatest leader the Roman Empire ever had. He put out one particular decree…that changed the world!
(3) King Herod the Great – a close friend of the Caesar, and a great builder in his own right. But old and lacking his sanity when we meet him. He fancied himself as the true King of the Jews.
Watch the presentation on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMOfoeeDZT8