1. Read Matthew 2:1-12. 2. In Matthew 2:112, we see four responses to Jesus the King:trouble, indifference, hostility, and worship. How does Matthew show each of these responses in the passage? Other than worship, which of the other responses do you find yourself most tempted toward at different times in your lifeand why do you think that is? 3. Herod was "troubled" be...
Keep ReadingRead Luke 1:26 - 38. Sing a Christmas hymn together. When you think of Mary, the mother of Jesus, what comes to mind? Mary is not the dispenser of God's grace; she was the recipient of God's amazing grace, and she was amazed by it. What do you find amazing about God's unmerited favor towards you? Recall a situation in which God poured out His unmerited fa...
Keep ReadingLuke 1:26 - 38. 1. Sing a Christmas hymn together. 2. What is a favorite Christmas memory? 3. What is one thing you are looking forward to this Christmas season? 4. Why did Luke write his account of the Gospel? Luke 1:1-4. 5. In Luke 1:1 4, Luke pointed to promises fulfilled and evidence from eyewitnesses that he had verified as reasons to believe what he had written...
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