What does Ephesians 2:14-22 say about our new community as Christians? It shows us that we're united to Christ and each other through the work Jesus did on the cross. What He did gives us new communities such as:

New kingdom: we serve the King together. (John 18:36)

New family: we belong to one another.

New temple: we seek God together. (1 Corinthians 6:19a and Psalm 27:4)

The stories we see in pop culture all point us to Jesus' one overarching story, but unlike the stories we see on the big screen, the genealogy in Matthew 1 shows us that Jesus' story actually happened.

What do 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 and Jeremiah 23:5-6 have to do with Christmas? They show us that Jesus had announced to David that He would send a son and establish a king who would rule forever bringing peace, unity and Heaven to Earth.