107 Immanuel: God For Us

“There has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 (NASB) An angel spoke those words and shepherds were the first to hear them. But what was proclaimed back then to them is being proclaimed right now to you.

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106 Immanuel: God Through Us

The reality of Immanuel is that this “with us” God can actually live “in” us. And when He does, He can then do something through us.

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105 Immanuel: God In Us

Can you imagine what it must have been like to be Mary - to have the Son of God growing inside you? Can you imagine Him becoming bigger and bigger until He just had to come out? What would that have been like?

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104 Immanuel: God With Us

We’re all familiar with the Christmas story. How a baby was born in a stable to a carpenter and his young wife. How angels announced his birth to some ragtag shepherds who show up to see the Savior they’ve been told about.

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054 Fear Not: Overcoming Fear

Three times in the Christmas narrative, angels appear to people bringing what would seem to be news of hope and promise. But each time they begin their tidings with these words: Don’t be afraid.

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032 Joseph: Goodbye to Goodbyes

After 20 years of separation, years of believing his son was dead, Jacob is finally reunited with his beloved son, Joseph. And what a reunion it was!

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031 Joseph: When the Prince is Your Brother

When you have the right kind of big brother, it can change anything.

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030 Joseph: Becoming a Bozo

I grew up playing with a blow-up Bozo the Clown punching bag. I loved that I could punch it, bop it, and kick it…and it would always bounce back up. No matter what I threw at it, you couldn’t keep Bozo down.

029 Joseph: Grappling with Guilt

Up to this point in this series, we’ve been looking at the story from Joseph’s point of view. In this episode, we turn the tables and look at the story from the viewpoint of Joseph’s brothers.