God's Righteous Judgment

2Therefore you haveno excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. Forin passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.2We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.3Do you suppose, O manyou who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourselfthat you will escape the judgment of God?4Or do you presume onthe riches of his kindness andforbearance andpatience,not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?5But because of your hard and impenitent heart you arestoring upwrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MegaM15u9AU

26For this reasonGod gave them up todishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;27and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another,men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God,God gave them up toa debased mind to dowhat ought not to be done.29They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.32Though they knowGod's righteous decree that those who practice such thingsdeserve to die, they not only do them butgive approval to those who practice them.Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3dshnM4d7I

19For what can beknown about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.20For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[a]in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.21For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but theybecame futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.22Claiming to be wise, they became fools,23andexchanged the glory ofthe immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

24ThereforeGod gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, tothe dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,25because they exchanged the truth about God fora lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator,who is blessed forever! Amen.

Romans 1:19-25Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhP1ORD0eA

God's Wrath on Unrighteousness

18Forthe wrath of Godis revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

Romans 1:18 ESVWatch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVwF700FDuY

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

16ForI am not ashamed of the gospel, for it isthe power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jewfirst and also tothe Greek.17For in itthe righteousness of God is revealedfrom faith for faith,[a]as it is written, The righteous shall live by faith.

Romans 1:16-17 ESVWatch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnK7z1iIFoc

Longing to Go to Rome

8First,I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.9For God is my witness,whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son,that without ceasing I mention you10always in my prayers, asking that somehowby God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.11ForI long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you12that is, that we may be mutually encouragedby each other's faith, both yours and mine.13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a]thatI have often intended to come to you (butthus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap someharvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.14I am under obligation both to Greeks and tobarbarians,[b]both to the wise and to the foolish.

Romans 1:8-14 ESVWatch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpA94jbKJ2I

1Paul,a servant[a]of Christ Jesus,called to be an apostle,set apart for the gospel of God,2whichhe promised beforehandthrough his prophets in the holy Scriptures,3concerning his Son,who was descended from David[b]according to the flesh4andwas declared to be the Son of Godin power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,5through whomwe have received grace andapostleshipto bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his nameamong all the nations,6including you who arecalled to belong to Jesus Christ,

7To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:1-7 ESVWatch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee9UYrgB1Ao

The Blessing - Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTRX2v4C5xM

The Shepherds and the Angels

8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.9And an angel of the Lordappeared to them, andthe glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for allthe people.11Forunto you is born this day inthe city of Davida Savior, who isChristthe Lord.12Andthis will be a sign for you: you will find a babywrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.13And suddenly there was with the angela multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14Glory to Godin the highest,and on earthpeaceamong those with whom he is pleased![a]

15When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.16And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babylying in a manger.17And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.18And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.19ButMary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.20And the shepherds returned,glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGbl41uFTII

In those daysa decree went out fromCaesar Augustus that all the world should beregistered.2This was the firstregistration when[a]Quiriniuswas governor of Syria.3And all went to be registered, each to his own town.4And Joseph also went upfrom Galilee, from the town ofNazareth, to Judea, tothe city of David, which is calledBethlehem,because he was of the house and lineage of David,5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed,[b]who was with child.6Andwhile they were there, the time came for her to give birth.7And she gave birth to her firstborn son andwrapped him in swaddling cloths andlaid him in a manger, because there was no place for them inthe inn.

Luke 2:1-7 ESVWatch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlfBvcx01QQ