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Greetings brothers and sisters in the Lord, welcome to week 37 of our oral Bible reading. This week’s message is “The Nativity 2,000 Years Ago, and Christmas Hymns Sung Today.” Join us in praying and asking for God’s blessings throughout the holiday season. Dear Lord, we thank You for
This time during the holiday seasons. Lord, we ask for blessings, and let there be love and joy, Lord, and peace to all men and good will. Lord, please bless us during this oral Bible reading,
And God bless all my brothers and sisters in the Lord, in Jesus name. Amen. O come All ye faithful, joyful and triumphant. Hark the herald, angels sing, glory to the newborn King. O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, it is the
Night of the dear Savior’s birth. The Nativity story about Jesus’ birth began more than 2,000 years ago, and it continues to this day. Our faith has brought us this far, and our faith in Jesus, our Savior is a result of our God-given faith. What has kept our faith alive so far? Christmas is
Celebrated by us, and traditional Christmas hymns are sung. Christmas songs can be either religious or secular. Singing songs is what they are meant for, and hymns are songs that are religious. Christmas is a time of love, peace on earth, and the joy that comes from family gatherings. It is
The time of year for giving and gathering around the fireplace to share our warmth and comfort. When we hear about the birth of Jesus and the way He came to save us, we all feel something special.
Christmas has become more meaningful for us all because of the birth of baby Jesus thanks to those special feelings. Discovering God’s love in our hearts, discovering a deeper love as expressed by Jesus, and experiencing the warmth of His love at Christmas time is something to cherish. Now, I
Would like to read from the Bible about the birth of Jesus and the Nativity. An angel tells about the birth of Jesus. One month later God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in Galilee
With a message for a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to Joseph from the family of King David. The angel greeted Mary and said, “You are truly blessed! The Lord is with you.” Mary was confused
By the angel’s words and wondered what they meant. Then the angel told Mary, “Don’t be afraid! God is pleased with you, and you will have a Son. His name will be Jesus. He will be great and will be
Called the Son of God Most High. The Lord God will make Him King, as His ancestor David was. He will rule the people of Israel forever, and His kingdom will never end.” Mary asked the angel, “How can
This happen? I am not even married!” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God’s power will come over you. So your Child will be called the Holy Son of God. Your relative
Elizabeth is also going to have a son, even though she is old. No one thought she could ever have a baby, but in three months she will have a son. Nothing is impossible for God!” Mary said,
“I am the Lord’s servant! Let it happen as you have said.” And the angel left her. Luke 1:26-38. This is how Jesus Christ was born. A young woman named Mary was engaged to Joseph from King David’s family. But before they were married, she learned that she was going to have
A baby by God’s Holy Spirit. Joseph was a good man, and did not want to embarrass Mary in front of everyone. So he decided to quietly call off the wedding. While Joseph was thinking about this,
An angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, the baby that Mary will have is from the Holy Spirit. Go ahead and marry her. Then after her Baby is born, name Him Jesus,
Because He will save His people from their sins.” So the Lord’s promise came true, just as the prophet had said, “A virgin will have a baby boy, and He will be called Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.” After Joseph woke up, he and Mary were soon married, just as the Lord’s angel
Had told him to do. Matthew 1:18-24. About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books. These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed. So Joseph had to leave
Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David’s hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David’s family. Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby, and while they were there,
She gave birth to her first-born Son. She dressed Him in baby clothes and laid Him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn. That night in the fields near Bethlehem some
Shepherds were guarding their sheep. All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord’s glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened. But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy. This very
Day in King David’s hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. You will know who He is, because you will find Him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay.” Suddenly
Many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said: “Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.” After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told
Us about.” They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the Baby lying on a bed of hay. When the shepherds saw Jesus, they told His parents what the angel had said about Him. Everyone listened and was surprised. But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering
What it meant. As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about Him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said. Eight days later Jesus’ parents did for Him what the Law of Moses commands. And they named Him Jesus,
Just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a Baby. Luke 2:1-21. When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the
East came to Jerusalem and said, “Where is the Child born to be King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” When King Herod heard about this, he was worried, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem. Herod brought together the chief priests and the
Teachers of the Law of Moses and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?” They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote, ‘Bethlehem in the land Of Judea, you are very important among the towns of Judea. From your town will come a Leader, who will be
Like a shepherd for My people Israel.’ ” Herod secretly called in the wise men and asked them when they had first seen the star. He told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the
Child. As soon as you find Him, let me know. I also want to go and worship Him.” The wise men listened to what the king said and then left. And the star they had seen in the east went on ahead
Of them until it stopped over the place where the Child was. They were thrilled and excited to see the star. When the men went into the house and saw the Child with Mary, His mother, they knelt
Down and worshiped Him. They took out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh and gave them to Him. Later they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and they went back home by another road. Matthew 2:1-12. Joy to the world, and I pray that there will be joy throughout
The New Year. Throughout the world, people sing Christmas carols and hymns. My online encyclopedia lists 33 countries that traditionally celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus. Most of the songs that people sing are in their own language in other countries, and they all have different
Christmas songs than our own. They are not singing our traditional Christmas songs that have been translated from English to other languages. Today, the Nativity story is still being told, and the world continues to sing Christmas carols and hymns. Get in the Christmas spirit and holiday
Spirit by singing Christmas carols and hymns with your family and friends. Here are some of our most popular American Christmas carols and hymns sung in English. ‘Away in a Manger’, written in 1882, is a Christmas carol first published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the
English-speaking world. The carol’s popularity has led to numerous variations in its wording. Martin Luther, (born November 10, 1483) was thought to be the composer of this song, and his title was, “Cradle Song.” Away in a manger, No crib for His bed. The little Lord Jesus, Laid down His sweet
Head. The stars in the bright sky, Looked down where He lay. The little Lord Jesus, Asleep on the hay. ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ is a Christmas carol written by Phillips Brooks based on Micah 5:2 in the Holy Bible. He was inspired by visiting Bethlehem in Jerusalem in 1865. The poem
For his church was written by him three years later, and his organist Lewis Redner added the music. As Lewis notes, an angel whispering in my ear awakened me from my late night sleep. I took a piece of music paper and wrote down the melody of the tune as it is now. Then I
Filled in the harmony on Sunday morning before going to church. O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by, Yet, in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light. The hopes and fears of all the years,
Are met in thee tonight. ‘Silent Night’ (German) is a popular Christmas carol composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber, with lyrics by Joseph Mohr, in a small town in Salzburg, Austria. The first performance was on December 24th, 1818, and the first publication was in
1833. The song was first recorded in 1905 and has remained a popular success, appearing in films and multiple successful recordings, as well as being quoted in other musical compositions. In 1859, John Freeman Young, who was serving at Trinity Church in New York City, wrote and published the
English translation that is most frequently sung today. Several recordings of ‘Silent Night’ have reached the record charts in various countries. Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly
Peace. Sleep in heavenly peace. ‘O Holy Night’ is a sacred song for Christmas performances. Originally based on a French-language poem by poet Placide Cappeau, written in 1843. A parish priest persuaded poet Placide Cappeau to write a Christmas poem after his church’s organ had
Recently been renovated to celebrate the event. Soon afterwards, in that same year, Adolphe Adam composed the music. The song was premiered in 1847 by the opera singer Emily Laurey. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world,
In sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices. For yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees, oh, hear the
Angel voices. O night divine, O night when Christ was born. O night divine, O night when Christ was born. ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ is an English Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection “Hymns and Sacred Poems”. The carol, based on Luke 2:14, tells of an angelic chorus
Singing praises to God. The first verse describes the announcement of Jesus’s birth. Hark the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.” Joyful, all ye nations rise. Join the triumph of the skies, With the angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem.” Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!” ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’, is a Christmas carol that has been attributed to various authors, and it was composed in 1744. John Francis Wade printed the first source for the song, in 1751,
Which was in Latin. In 1841, the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley translated the hymn into English as ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’, which became widespread in English-speaking countries. O Come All Ye Faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. ‘What Child Is This?’ Is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of “Greensleeves”, a traditional English folk song,
In 1871. Isaiah 9:6-7 is what it is based on. The carol focuses on the Adoration of the Shepherds who come to see Jesus during the Nativity. The questions posed in the lyrics reflect what the shepherds were possibly pondering to themselves when they encountered Jesus, with the rest of the
Carol providing a response to their questions. What Child is this who, laid to rest, On Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The
Babe, the Son of Mary. ‘It Came Upon a Midnight Clear’ is a 1849 poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Wayland, Massachusetts. Sears is said to have written these words at the request of his friend, William Parsons Lunt, pastor of United First
Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, for Lunt’s Sunday school. In 1850, Sears’ lyrics were set to the tune ‘Carol’, written for the poem at Sears’ request in the same year. Richard Storrs Willis, who trained under Felix Mendelssohn, was the composer. It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men From heavens all gracious King!” The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. ‘God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen’ is an English traditional
Christmas carol. An early version of this carol is found in an anonymous manuscript dating from the 1650s. Some sources claim that the carol dates back as far as the 16th century. The earliest known printed edition of the carol is in a broadsheet dated to circa 1760. The historic
Meaning of the phrase “God rest you merry,” is ‘May God grant you peace and happiness’; the Oxford English Dictionary records uses of this phrase from 1534 onwards. God rest ye merry, gentlemen. Let nothing you dismay. Remember, Christ, our Savior Was born on Christmas
Day. To save us all from Satan’s power, When we were gone astray. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy. O tidings of comfort and joy. ‘Joy to the World’ is an English Christmas carol.
It was written in 1719 by the English minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts, and its lyrics are a Christian reinterpretation of Psalm 98. The carol is usually sung to an 1848 arrangement by the American composer Lowell Mason. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. ‘The First Noel,’ is a traditional English Christmas carol with Cornish origins, most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier.
Its current form was first published in “Carols Ancient and Modern” (1823) and Gilbert and Sandys “Carols” (1833), both of which were edited by William Sandys and arranged and edited by Davies Gilbert. Noel means Christmas Carol. The First Noel, the Angels did say, Was to
Certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay. In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel. Born is the King of Israel! ‘We Three Kings’ is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. At the
Time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant that was taking place in New York City. It was the first widely popular Christmas carol written in America. The Carol is about the
Biblical Magi who visited Jesus in a house when he was a child. (Matthew 2:1). He was honored with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh by them some time after the Nativity. We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder
Star. O Star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy Perfect Light. ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ (originally known as “Carol of the Drum”) is a popular Christmas song written by American composer Katherine Kennicott
Davis in 1941. In the lyrics, the singer recounts his childhood experience of being summoned by the Magi to the Nativity of Jesus as a poor young boy. Without a gift for the Infant, the little drummer boy played his drum with approval from Jesus’ mother, Mary, recalling, “I played my
Best for Him” and “He smiled at me”. “The Little Drummer Boy” has been recorded by many artists. I counted 20 artists in my online encyclopedia. In 1968, it was broadcast as a television special in America Nationwide. Bethlehem and the Nativity are where the story eventually leads us. In 1976,
A sequel was broadcasted. Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum. A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum. Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum. To lay before the King, pa
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. “Mary, Did You Know?” This is a Christmas song addressing Mary, the mother of God, with lyrics
Written by Mark Lowry in 1984 and music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. Over the years, the song has been recorded by hundreds of artists across multiple genres and has become a modern Christmas classic. Several recordings have reached the top ten on the Billboard R&B and Holiday charts. Mary,
Did you know that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water. Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This
Child that you delivered will soon deliver you. Love, peace, and joy are bound to arrive at your doorstep this holiday season. Merry Christmas, and have a Happy New Year. Get your Bibles, get your pens and papers, and write down the Scriptures you find to read at a later time as we
Turn in our Bibles simultaneously without flipping through the pages. Be looking for miracles, signs, and wonders; such as the miracle of the birth of Jesus, and the miracles we see day to day. And let the Holy Spirit lead you and teach you through the Bible which is the authoritative word of God.
And now, okay, I had to make a few adjustments here. Now we’re ready, and I think we’re going to go right about here. Oh boy, is that is that what I want been doing this for a week or two,
But I think it might be here in between. And I thought it was going to be back this way about the same amount of pages, but here we’re at; let’s do the first one. Because we’re at another miracle,
Sign, or wonder. Mark the introduction page to the gospel of Mark. And I’m going to just put on my glasses here. Thank you Lord, another miracle, sign, and wonder through the authoritative word of God. Let’s check our archives. We’ve only read Mark chapter 6. Let us begin with Mark 1. The
Beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I Send My Messenger Ahead Of You, Who Will Prepare Your Way; The Voice Of One Crying In The Wilderness, Make Ready The Way Of The Lord, Make His Paths Straight.’” John
The Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. John was clothed with
Camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey. And he was preaching and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to
Stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit
Like a dove descending upon Him; and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. And
He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beast, and the angels were ministering to Him. Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee,
Preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. Immediately He called them;
And they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him. They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach. They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority,
And not as the scribes. Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
“Be quiet, and come out of him!” Throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him. They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits,
And they obey Him.” Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee. And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a
Fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her. And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she waited on them. When evening came, after the sun
Had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed. And the whole city had gathered at the door. And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there. Simon and his companions searched for Him; they found Him,
And said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” He said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.” And He went into their
Synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons. And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him,
“I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away, and He said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded,
As a testimony to them.” But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere. Well, there we are and we have
Our first chapter one of the four gospels. There’s only three gospels chapter one’s in the whole New Testament [left] and we’ve landed on chapter 1 for many miracles, signs, and wonders. Let us go again, and we’re not going to go very far. I think we’re only going to right; this is good enough,
Luke chapter eight. Let us check our archives. We have read six chapters in the book of Luke, now we’re going to read seven. I don’t know if there’s a sign, but this is chapter 8; it’s like kind of like counting. And the heading at the top is, Ministering Women. Soon afterwards, He began
Going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuza,
Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means. When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: “The sower went out to sow his seed;
And as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away,
Because it had no moisture. Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times
As great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant. And He said, “To you it has been
Granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. “Now the parable is this:
The seed is the word of God. Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky
Soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. The seed which fell among the thorns,
These are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the seed in the good soil,
These are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. “Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a
Container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light. So take care how you listen; for whoever has,
To him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.” And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because
Of the crowd. And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.” But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these
Who hear the word of God and do it.” Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up,
Saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the
Water, and they obey Him?” Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed
With demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs. Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What
Business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times;
And he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert. And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. They were imploring Him not to command them
To go away into the abyss. Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission. And the
Demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the
City and out in the country. The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. Those who had seen it reported to
Them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well. And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with
Great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying, “Return to your house and
Describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. And as Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him. And there came a man named Jairus, and he was an official
Of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and began to implore Him to come to his house; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him. And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could
Not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” But Jesus said,
“Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence
Of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died;
Do not trouble the Teacher anymore.” But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother.
Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died. He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!” And her spirit returned, and she got up
Immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat. Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened. Miracle upon miracles, demons, the Lord is the Son of the Most High the Holy One of God. More miracles, be looking for miracles, signs,
And wonders, brothers and sisters in the Lord, this Christmas season, and may there be peace on earth to whom all God is pleased with and good will towards men. Let Us end with prayer. Dear
Lord, we thank You for this time together of our oral Bible reading, and ask You to give us Jesus this Christmas in our hearts and the meaning of Christmas, your Son Jesus, Baby Jesus and our
Savior Jesus the Lord. I pray Lord God, bless all my brothers and sisters in the Lord, and may we be happy and joyful throughout the holiday season and have a Happy New Year. Bless all my brothers and
Sisters in the Lord, and may we all bless You Lord, in Jesus name. Amen. God bless you all.