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What Happens in this Episode

We’re telling the Christmas story from the scriptures in this episode. Listen as you’ll hear:

• When the Jesus Story and the Christmas Story really begin
• An announcement of a birth of a relative of Jesus
• The announcement of the birth of Jesus
• Mary’s visit with her relative at the beginning of her pregnancy
• The first Christmas Carol, as sung by Mary
• The birth of the relative of Jesus
• The second Christmas Carol
• The birth of Jesus
• How the shepherds came to know of the birth and tell the world
• How the magi came to honor and worship the King of Kings
• What is behind all the fuss this season and every Christmas season

Scriptures Used in This Episode

• John 1:1-5
• Luke 1:5-80
• Matthew 1:18-25
• Luke 2:1-20
• Matthew 2:1-12

Music Heard in this Episode

• Joy to the World – by Quincas Moreira
• Two Moons – Bobby Richards
• Wander – Emmit Fenn
• Wind Riders – Asher Fulero
• Auckland – VYEN
• Underwater Exploration – Godmode
• In 3 – Godmode
• Bethlehem – Christmas by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100307 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

• Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Instrumental) – Jingle Punks
• We Three Kings
• Joy To the World – DJ Williams
• Joy to the World – Robert Shaw Chorale (from a recording made about 1948)

Do you have a Jesus Story to share?

I’m collecting current day Jesus Stories (testimonies) for the third season of the Jesus Stories Podcast. If you’ve got a Jesus Story from your life, I’d love to hear from you. You can tell the story through an interview, or I’ll tell you story for you. And, you may remain anonymous, if needed. Contact me via the website, JesusStories.info, click on the “Talk to Us” tab.

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.