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Waiting For Jesus
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Waiting For Jesus: Herod
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
Herod the Great waited for Jesus with fear and hatred.
Good morning from the Mediterranean News Network! I’m Aristarchus Vero, bureau chief for Judea, Decapolis, and all the other provinces of Roman Palestine Or, I should say, former bureau chief. My nephew Nikophoros took over a ten-day ago. It was about time, I suppose, I’ve been ...read more
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2. Waiting For Jesus: Elizabeth
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
Saying "Yes, Lord."
Good morning. My name is Elizabeth, and I am the wife of Zechariah ben Abijah, who is a priest at the temple in Jerusalem. That’s not his full-time job, of course, he goes up for a week twice a year to take his turn in the rotation. It’s ordinarily pretty routine - although a great honor, of ...read more
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3. Waiting For Jesus: Joseph
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
When God asks you to step into the unknown, you may ask him for assurance.
Joseph couldn’t sleep. He had thought he would drop off immediately, after nearly twelve hours of travel through the rocky desert country south of Bethlehem. They had tried to get as much distance possible between them and Herod’s soldiers. But after he had made sure that Mary and the baby were ...read more
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4. Waiting For Jesus: Shepherds
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
Ordinary people, holy times and places
Zach and his flock were the last into the fold for the night. One hundred and thirteen sheep, just the same as last night and the night before. He pushed the last one into the enclosure and pulled the dried thornbush into the space between the two rough stone walls. On the way up to the heavy ...read more
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5. Waiting For Jesus: Wise Men
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
The wisest men on earth were brought to their knees by the Son of God.
Good morning. My name is Caspar, and I’m a senior fellow at the Babylonian Institute for Astrological Studies. We - that is my colleagues and I - have waited a long time to tell the story of our long journey to Palestine because, I tell you frankly, we didn’t know what to make of it. ...read more
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6. Waiting For Jesus: John The Baptist
Contributed on Jul 3, 2011
No matter how well we know the Bible, not all things are clear at the beginning. Or even in the middle.
I expect you’ve all heard by now. Herod executed John bar Zechariah, whom most people called “the Baptizer,” two days ago.Nobody expected it, of course. Everyone knew that Herod was worried that John might be the real thing, and that God would get him if he didn’t tread lightly. But Herodias, ...read more