First Coming

Episode 19 - The Birth of Jesus (part 2) - Opening Up the Gospels

So often we approach the little town of Bethlehem and peer at the Babe in that manger and walk away...

Episode 20 - The Birth of Jesus (part 3) - Opening Up the Gospels

What does the helpless Babe lying in an animal feed trough tell us about what God is like? In the...

Episode 21 - The Shepherds (part 1) - Opening Up the Gospels

God could have announced the birth of Jesus to the elite ruling class in Jerusalem, but He chose to...

Episode 22 - The Shepherds (part 2) - Opening Up the Gospels

Lowly shepherds are given the “good news” that a baby who was “Christ the...

Episode 23 - The Early Days of Jesus - Opening Up the Gospels

When Jesus was eight days old, He was circumcised according to the Law. 32 days later, Mary and...

Episode 24 - Simeon (part 1) - Opening Up the Gospels

As Mary and Joseph are in the Temple to offer their sacrifice and present Jesus before a priest, a...

Episode 25 - Simeon (part 2) - Opening Up the Gospels

Luke 2 tells us about an aged Jew, Simeon, who had been eagerly waiting for the fulfillment of all...

Episode 26 - Anna - Opening Up the Gospels

Luke tells us about another person who meets Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the Temple when Jesus was...

Episode 27 - The Visit of the Magi (part 1) - Opening Up the Gospels

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, “wise men” from the East came to visit Jesus and...

Episode 28 - The Visit of the Magi (part 2) - Opening Up the Gospels

The entourage of Magi from the East meet with Herod in Jerusalem and follow the star they saw to...

Episode 29 - The Flight to Egypt - Opening Up the Gospels

Joseph wakes Mary and Jesus and they all depart Bethlehem for Egypt by night. It was not too long...

Episode 30 - The Childhood of Jesus - Opening Up the Gospels

After the circumstances of the birth of Jesus, the Gospels fall silent and give us no information...