Not Me, but YOU

We made it! Today is the final podcast in the Christmas Countdown series. Thank you to each one of our listers for joining us on this 25-day journey of breaking down the story of Christ's birth! Join us in the final episode to celebrate the birthday of the one who was born to die.

Scriptures:

Romans 3:23, Psalms 14:2-3, 1 John 4:14, Luke 19:10, 1 John 1:9, Ephesians 2:8-10

Join hosts Ella and Addy, to talk about what God wants for Christmas this year. We also challenge you to read Luke 1 & 2 with your family this Christmas. Tune in tomorrow for our finale episode! 

Tune in to today's episode to learn how Herod schemed up a plan to ensure that people mourned his death and to hear why Jesus moved to Nazareth (Mary's hometown).  

More Resources: 

Matthew 2 Commentary 

Tune in to today's episode to learn why Jesus had to flee from Bethlehem to Egypt and to learn who the real king of the Jews is. 

More Resources: 

Article: Why Herod Tried to Kill Baby Jesus?

Today’s episode discusses the Jewish laws that Mary and Joseph followed when they took baby Jesus to the temple. It also contains clues to the timing of when the wise men arrived, while also discussing the two pigeons in the temple. 

Scripture: Luke 2:22-24, Leviticus 12:2-3, Genesis 17:10-12

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Luke 2 Commentary

Join Ella to talk about the shepherds and their role in the Christmas story.  They received a high honor being the first to hear the news of Christs’ birth… however they were considered the lowest of society.  We’ll talk about why God chose them and how they responded. 

Luke 2:15-21

https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/what-do-we-know-about-the-shepherds-at-jesus-birth.html

https://biblehub.com/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/shepherds_and_angels.htm

Join Ella to dive into the first announcement of Christs’ birth and more specifically the messengers who delivered the news- angels.  Angels are often glorified in the Christmas story but very little are they actually taught.  

Luke 2:8-15

https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/shepherds-visit-2/commentary-on-luke-28-20

https://www.gotquestions.org/what-do-angels-do.html