12.08.24 - The First Noel

An episode of the Waynesburg Christian Church podcast, hosted by Jay Vanderbur / Chris Bell, titled "12.08.24 - The First Noel" was published on December 8, 2024 and runs 42 minutes.

December 8, 2024 ·42m · Waynesburg Christian Church

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Matthew 2 reads like an action movie. A group of Magi (they aren’t from around here) show up in Jerusalem to bring gifts and pay homage to the new king... Herod, the guy in charge at the time, doesn’t take kindly to this news. Plots are hatched. Herod gives orders to do the unthinkable. The baby Jesus essentially has a price on His head. An angel warns Joseph. Jesus lives. This is not a scene from a snow globe! Matthew insists that we see in Jesus, even when things are darkest, the promises of God fulfilled. In this world there is pain. In thi...

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