HEROD’S SECRET PLAN

by | Dec 22, 2013 | George Runyan

Matthew 2:7 – Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. The magi came first to Jerusalem in their pursuit of finding the newborn King of the Jews. Sometime had transpired since the birth of Christ; remember they had...

THE VISIT OF THE MAGI

by | Dec 21, 2013 | George Runyan

Matthew 2:1 – After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who is born King of the Jews”? The magi were known as “wise men” from Persia. They were like the magicians or...

SO THEY CAME IN A HURRY AND FOUND HIM

by | Dec 20, 2013 | George Runyan

Luke 2:15 – Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this great thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us. The shepherds did not hesitate to seek out Jesus once informed of what the Lord had done for them. The Scriptures tell us that they came...

GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST

by | Dec 19, 2013 | George Runyan

Luke 2:14 – A multitude of the heavenly host appeared praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased. At the birth of Jesus the whole of heaven’s hosts joined in the celebration. The angel of the Lord...

A SAVIOR IS BORN

by | Dec 18, 2013 | George Runyan

Luke 2:11-12 – Today, in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Heaven truly came to earth on the day of Christ’s birth. Not only was the Son of God born in Bethlehem, but a multitude of angels filled the skies and revealed...