We welcome you now to a true church perspective with Pastor G. Craig Lewis.

But I believe the Bible, and the Bible celebrated, these men celebrated Jesus at this particular time, and that's what we do.

Matthew 2 and 1. Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea and the days of Herod, the king,

behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born

king of the Jews?

For we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship him.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.

Why were they troubled?

Because the Savior was coming and it was

going to make Herod a nobody. And when he had gathered all the chief priest and scribes of the

people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him in Bethlehem

of Judea, for thus is written by the prophet. Now that would have been the first thing if I was

Herod, I'd have got scared at that point because they appoint me to something that was written a thousand years ago,

and it's going to tell us where he's being born. I would think that he had some power.

That's just me. And thou Bethlehem in the land, he quoted the scripture,

and thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah,

art not the least among the princes of Judah, for out of thee shall come a governor that shall rule my people of Israel.

Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise man.

So then he separated and said, y''all come here let me ask y'all

something he inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared and he sent them to

Bethlehem and said go and search diligently for the young child and when you have found him

bring me word again that I may come and worship him also but you knew what her it was going to do right

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