In the first of a two-part Christmas series, we studied the announcement in Luke 1:26-38 that the angel Gabriel made to Mary about the baby she would bear. We focused on who was involved in this announcement, where it happened, and what it meant. Next week we will study why it had to be this way.
With parables and warnings, Jesus told everyone in his day and ours to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man.
The first psalm describes the two ways to live and their results.
God is free to define Israel, to show mercy or wrath, and to add to Israel from the nations.
