A verse-by-verse study of Matthew 2 and Luke 2, which together tell the Christmas story. This lesson focuses on waking the Baby, Matthew vs. Luke, registering in Bethlehem, no room for Jesus, the shepherds' faith, swaddling clothes, Mother Mary, circumcision & purification, Simeon, Anna, Jesus baby blessing, Herod the Great, seeking sincerely, the Star of Bethlehem, the gifts of the wise men, revelations & stewardships, the massacre of the innocents, questions & answers, tarrying in Jerusalem, growing up in God, and more.

0:00 Introduction

3:25 Waking the Baby

8:59 Matthew vs. Luke

13:19 Registered in Bethlehem

18:55 No Room for Jesus

31:18 Shepherds in the Fields

38:55 Savior, Christ, & Lord

41:58 Swaddling Clothes

47:41 The Heavenly Host & the Shepherds' Faith

54:05 Contemplative Mother Mary

56:55 Circumcision & Purification

1:08:40 Simeon the Spiritual

1:18:37 Jesus's Baby Blessing

1:22:59 Anna the Enduring

1:31:25 Matthew's Nativity Scene

1:36:44 Herod the Great

1:44:44 O Little Town of Bethlehem

1:49:44 Seeking Sincerely

1:53:39 Star of Bethlehem

1:59:06 Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh

2:09:06 Revelations & Stewardships

2:14:01 Time in Egypt

2:18:36 The Massacre of the Innocents

2:26:58 Returning the Branch to Nazareth

2:34:07 Jesus Grows Up

2:41:26 Tarrying Behind in Jerusalem

2:49:57 Questions & Answers

2:56:13 Seeking Jesus

3:05:44 About His Father's Business

3:09:07 Continuing Condescension

3:12:01 Growing Up in God

3:24:00 Conclusion

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