Tag: Messiah
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Jesus is the Bread of Life
Christmas Countdown Day 13 focused on Bethlehem. This town was where Joseph’s family was from, and where he and Mary had to travel to be counted in the census. Bethlehem was the “city of David,” the ancestral home of King David, whose line God promised would reign as kings in Israel forever. Prophets had foretold…
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Call him Jesus
Christmas Countdown Day 11 focused on the name of Jesus. As Joseph slept, an angel spoke to his heart. Joseph was introduced to the name he would give his adopted son: Jesus. That beautiful name means “to save”, and the angel told Joseph that Jesus would save us from our sins. The Gospel writer Matthew…