Anna's Story Pt 2 How Did Christmas Change Anna? Anna was a woman who had been alone nearly all her life. No doubt disappointed and faced with the reality of possible despair, Anna instead invested her entire life in a faithful kind of worship that involved watching for God to work. Every day. All day. … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – Anna’s Story Pt 2
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Christmas Changes Everything – Anna’s Story
Anna's Story Luke 2:36-38 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – Anna’s Story
Christmas Changes Everything – Simeon’s Story Pt 2
Simeon's Story Pt 2 How Did Christmas Change Simeon? Simeon's assignment was to wait, and he waited well. Christmas changed Simeon from a waiting man of hope who had been given a promise to a fulfilled person contented to die with no further items on his life's "bucket list." Because he waited with anticipation, Simeon … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – Simeon’s Story Pt 2
Christmas Changes Everything – Simeon’s Story
Simeon's Story Luke 2:22-35 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord"), and to offer a … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – Simeon’s Story
Christmas Changes Everything – The Shepherds’ Story Pt 2
The Shepherds' Story Pt. 2 How Did Christmas Change the Shepherds? Christmas changed the shepherds from workers in a field to witnesses of God's plan for rescue in the Messiah of the world. They went from watching lambs that might be sacrificed for atonement to worshiping the Lamb of God who would take away the … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – The Shepherds’ Story Pt 2
Christmas Changes Everything – The Shepherds’ Story
The Shepherds' Story Luke 2:8-20 There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you … Continue reading Christmas Changes Everything – The Shepherds’ Story
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