Christmas Message

  • The Christmas Message: Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

    While we would find Herod’s command barbaric and never do something like that, we still find some people who don’t want to give up control. They hear the message, but […]

  • The Christmas Message: King Herod

    When the wisemen came to Jerusalem, they spoke with King Herod. They wanted to find the new King of the Jews so they could worship him. Herod seemed like a […]

  • The Christmas Message: The Wisemen

    Some, like the shepherds, only had to go a little way when they heard the message to meet the Christ child. Others had much, much further to travel. The Maggi […]

  • The Christmas Message: Simeon and Anna

    Now some prophets that had been told about Jesus before he came never got to see him. They simply gave the message given to them so others could hear. Others, […]

  • The Christmas Message: The Shepherds

    The thing you need to know about shepherds is that they were not looked highly upon by society. Often they were uneducated or young – especially those working late at […]

  • The Christmas Message: The Innkeeper

    Now, despite the many, many, many Christmas plays showing the innkeeper, he is actually not listed in any of the Gospels. Yet, since we were told there was no room […]

  • The Christmas Message: Caesar Augustus

    Sometimes major characters in life have minor roles, and sometimes a minor decision can be so important. Augustus was the ruler of the Roman Empire, able to impose his will […]

  • The Christmas Message: Joseph

    Joseph would have been a simple but hard working blue collar worker. A carpenter by trade, he worked hard with his hands to establish himself. Older than Mary, he had […]

  • The Christmas Message: Mary

    Now Mary was a young girl. Many scholars say she wasn’t much more than 14 or 15 at the time, and was engaged to be married to Joseph. I’m sure, […]

  • The Christmas Message: The Angels

    Now many Christmas stories start with Mary and Joseph. But what about the Angels who are to deliver the message to all of those people. We don’t know much about […]