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March 2 - Luke 2 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends. It is shown here and it is
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  great. That you have pressed play.
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  Tapped play clicked, play, accidentally bumped, the place
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  symbol with your hand in your pocket.
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  However, you've arrived here today.
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  It is wonderful because you you and I get to travel or forwards
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  in time backwards in time. Whichever way you'd like to go
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  to the next Christmas of the previous Christmas as we read
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  together today. The story of the birth of Jesus
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  in the second chapter in Luke, what a treat as we go back to
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  this beloved story as we reading Luke's words and Luke, who
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  attempts as much as he is able to tell us the way it all
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  happened so that we can know the truth in Jesus.
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  How great what a privilege. So here we have it all wrapped
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  up in one neat chapter. Ready for us to read together
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  and don't worry friends, it's not as long as Luke chapter one,
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  which by all accounts, is an absolute Whopper.
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  So Holy Spirit, open our hearts to receive the gift of Jesus.
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  As we read this story, you ready, friends?
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  Let's do it. Let's read together.
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  Luke Chapter 2. At that time, the Roman Emperor,
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  Augustus decree that a census should be taken throughout the
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  Roman Empire. This was the first census taken.
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  When quirinius was governor of Syria, all returned to their own
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  ancestral, homes to register for the census.
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  And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had
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  to go to Bethlehem in Judea David's ancient home.
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  He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
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  He took with him, Mary to who Whom he was engaged, who is now
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  expecting a child? And while they were there, the
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  time came for her baby to be born.
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  She gave birth to her firstborn son, she wrapped him snugly, in
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  strips of cloth, and laid him in a Manger, because there was no
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  lodging available. To them, that night, there were
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  shepherds staying in the fields, nearby guarding their flocks of
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  sheep, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them and the
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  Of the Lord's, Glory surround them, they were terrified, but
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  the angel reassured them. Don't be afraid.
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  He said, I bring you good news, that will bring great, joy to
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  all people the Savior. Yes, the Messiah.
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  The Lord has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David and
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  you will recognize him by this sign.
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  You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth lying.
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  In a Manger suddenly the angel was joined by a vast host of
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  others. The armies of Heaven, praising
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  God and saying glory to God in highest heaven and peace on
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  Earth to those with whom God is pleased when the Angels had
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  returned to heaven, the shepherd's said to each other.
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  Let's go to Bethlehem, let's see.
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  This thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about
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  they hurried to the Each and found Mary and Joseph.
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  And there was the baby lying in the manger.
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  After seeing him the shepherd's told everyone.
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  What had happened? And what the angel had said to
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  them about this child, all her heard, the shepherd's story were
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  astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and
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  thought about them often. The shepherd's went back to
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  their flocks glorifying and praising God.
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  For all they had heard and seen and it was just as the angel had
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  told them. Eight days later when the baby
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  was circumcised, he was named Jesus.
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  The name given him by the angel before he was conceived.
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  Then it was time for the purification offering as
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  required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child.
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  So his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the
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  Lord. The law of the Lord says if a
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  woman's first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord so
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  they offered us. A sacrifice required in the law
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  of the Lord. Either a pair of turtledoves or
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  two young pigeons At that time. There was a man in Jerusalem
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  named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and
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  was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue
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  Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and
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  had revealed to him that he would not die, until he had seen
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  the Lord's Messiah that day, the spirit, led him to the temple.
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  So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the
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  Lord, as a law required Simeon, was there he took?
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  The child in his arms and praised God saying Sovereign.
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  Lord, now let your servant die in peace.
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  As you have promised I have seen your salvation, which you have
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  prepared, for all people. He is the light to reveal God,
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  to the nation's, and he is the glory of your People, Israel.
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  Jesus parents were amazed at what he was saying about him,
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  then Simeon blessed them, and he Said to marry the baby's mother.
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  This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and many
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  others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from
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  God, but many will oppose him. As a result, the deepest
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  thoughts of many hearts will be revealed and a sword will pierce
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  your very soul. Anna, a prophet was also there
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  in the temple. She was the daughter of phanuel
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  from the tribe of Asher and she was very old, her husband died.
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  When they had been married, only seven years.
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  Then she lived as a widow to the age of 84, she never left the
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  temple but stayed there day and night worshiping god with
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  fasting and prayer. She came along just as Simeon
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  was talking with Mary and Joseph and she began praying Praising
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  God. She talked about the trial to
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  everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue
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  Jerusalem when Jesus parents had fulfilled.
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  All the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home
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  to Nazareth in Galilee there. The child grew up healthy and
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  strong. He was filled with wisdom and
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  God's favor was on him. Every year, Jesus parents went
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  to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.
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  When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as
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  usual. After the celebration was over.
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  They started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in
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  Jerusalem, his parents didn't miss him at first because they
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  assumed, he was among the other Travelers, but when he didn't
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  show up that evening, they started looking for him among
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  their relatives and friends, when they couldn't find him,
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  they went back to Jerusalem. I'm to search for him there.
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  Three days later, they finally discovered him in the temple,
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  sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and
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  asking questions, all who heard him were amazed at his
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  understanding and his answers, his parents didn't know what to
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  think. Son his mother said to him.
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  Why have you done this to us? Your father, and I have been
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  frantic searching for you everywhere.
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  But why did you need to search? He asked, didn't you know that I
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  must be in my father's house, but they didn't understand what
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  he meant. Then he returned to Nazareth
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  with them and was obedient to them.
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  And his mother stored, all these things in her heart.
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  Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God
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  and all the people. Jesus, you certainly are just as
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  that Prophet. Simeon said you are a light to
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  reveal. God, to the nation's.
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  Thank you. Jesus, that through you.
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  We get to know what your father is like.
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  As we read through this gospel, we are going to hear your words
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  of kindness and forgiveness and your radical teaching which will
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  turn the worldly, wisdom on its head.
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  Thank you for your word. Thank you for you.
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  The truth that lives in our hearts, in your spirit.
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  We are so grateful for you and everything you've done for us
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  and we are so grateful that we can read about your life in
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  these gospels. Thank you for the chance to read
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  this together. We pray that as we read through
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  these chapters and these words that you would stir in us and
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  you would awake us to the truth that you want.
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  Each of us to here, to inspire us to live in a way that would
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  bring glory to you and bring your kingdom to be a Reality.
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  Now we just lift you up and praise you and it's in your name
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  that we pray, Jesus. Amen.
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  Reality. Now we just lift you up and
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  praise you and it's in your name that we pray, Jesus.
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  Amen.