The Gospel Story 8: Matthew 2, Christmas in July

Jesus comes as the rightful king of the world, but the Jews must make a choice between following God’s Messiah or following Rome. While the Jews decide to follow Rome, the Gentiles in the story follow Jesus. The coming of the Messiah necessarily forces you to answer the question of whether you follow him or follow the scary powers of the world. A new law emerges for the new people of God, which is to follow King Jesus. God begins to draw the Gentiles into his new covenant, which is the fulfillment of his promise to Abraham that all the nations of the world will be blessed. Meanwhile, Joey tries not to cough. It's a blast!