#28 – The Real Christmas Story

12/27/21 • 33 min

WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE: Jehovah God creates the earth and his ultimate creation, man and woman Man and Woman mess up by disobeying Jehovah God and breaking the relationship between them and Jehovah God Jehovah God starts the process of mending a now broken relationship. A nation is built which has a special relationship with Jehovah God But, that nation is just as rebellious and disobedient as the first Man and Woman Jehovah God sends prophets – messengers – with message s of hope and promise Finally, a messenger comes to a priest – after 400 years of silence A messenger comes to a young teenager with word of a baby The baby is born Shepherds hear the message of this birth before anyone else The Messiah is killed but then resurrected The word goes to the world with a message of a new life, reconciliation, salvation, and love. SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE: Genesis 1:1-2 Genesis 2:1 Genesis 1:26-28 Genesis 2:15-17 Genesis 3:1-13, 23 Isaiah 9:1-5 Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 9:6-7 Micah 5:2-5 Luke 1:11-17 Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:1-7 Luke 2:8-20 1 Corinthians 15:22 Romans 5:6-11 John 3:16-17 Music on this Podcast: O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles), attributed to John Francis Wade. Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale I Come to the Garden Alone, by C. Austin Miles. Performed by Praise and Harmony TV. https://youtu.be/FxPXJmUqkaA O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel), M. Neale. Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale Away in a Manger, attributed by Martin Luther. Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale O Little Town of Bethlehem, by Phillips Brooks. Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale Hark the Herald Angels Sing, by Charles Wesley. Performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale Why Did My Savior Come to Earth?, by J.G. Dailey. Performed by the West London ICOC. Find us on social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesusStoriesThePodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_stories_the_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesusStoriesPod YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgJ3Tf0R_aiF-uxG-G97ortxPZMFC7kPu Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesusstories/ We’re on most of the podcast platforms. Just don’t forget to subscribe where you listen and leave a rating for us there and on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this podcast, want to leave a comment or a correction, contact us at [email protected]. Check this link for sponsoring this podcast on a monthly basis. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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#27 – Blind Man’s Bluff

WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE: Jesus and his disciples find a man born blind The disciples use this meeting to ask a theological question Jesus uses this meeting to heal the man Some of the man’s friends and family don’t believe that it is the same man. Others believe the healing The Pharisees question the man – not just once, but three times The Pharisees question the man’s parents Jesus goes back to the man and reveals himself to him. The man believes Jesus teaches: I am the gatekeeper to the sheep Jesus teaches: I am the good shepherd The crowd is split over this healing event and the teaching We summarize the “I am” statements that Jesus has made to date SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE: John 9 John 10:1-21 John 9:3-5 (The Message) Find us on social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesusStoriesThePodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_stories_the_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesusStoriesPod YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgJ3Tf0R_aiF-uxG-G97ortxPZMFC7kPu Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesusstories/ We’re on most of the podcast platforms. Just don’t forget to subscribe where you listen and leave a rating for us there and on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this podcast, want to leave a comment or a correction, contact us at [email protected]. Check this link for sponsoring this podcast on a monthly basis. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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#29 – “Who Is My Neighbor?” (Wandering Toward Home I)

WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE Jesus and his entourage are rejected by Samaritans Ten lepers (at least one from Samaria) are healed Jesus sends out 72 disciples in pairs to the cities he is about to visit to teach and heal The 72 disciples return with great news Jesus issues a famous invitation A teacher of the law asks a question, in order to justify himself. Jesus uses this opportunity to tell a parable SCRIPTURES USED IN THIS EPISODE Luke 9:51-56 Luke 17:11-19 Luke 10:1-24 Matthew 11:28-30 Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) Luke 10:25-37 Find us on social media platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesusStoriesThePodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_stories_the_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesusStoriesPod YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgJ3Tf0R_aiF-uxG-G97ortxPZMFC7kPu Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesusstories/ We’re on most of the podcast platforms. Just don’t forget to subscribe where you listen and leave a rating for us there and on Apple Podcasts. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this podcast, want to leave a comment or a correction, contact us at [email protected]. Check this link for sponsoring this podcast on a monthly basis. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.