Well, Merry Christmas, my friends. We are heading into the season where we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Thank you for doing so with me here on the morning mindset. We're going to get our minds in line with the truth of God's word today by looking at the Gospel of Luke chapter 2 verses 1 through 5 so get out your

Bibles we're going to be getting there in just a moment first I would like to thank our daily

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All right, friends, today we are going to learn how God even has emperors, world rulers,

under his command.

We're going to see it in Luke chapter 2.

But before we do, let's pray together for God's guidance as we seek to understand His Word.

Lord, God, we do want to understand your Word. We do want to apply it well in our own lives

and grasp the deeper truths that underlie what we're reading. So guide us to do that. Help us,

Holy Spirit, to be faithful to what your word is teaching. We ask,

in Jesus' name. Amen. Okay, as we dive in to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, we are stepping

into the Christmas story at a point where Mary already knows she is pregnant and is pregnant

with the Christ child.

Virgin birth is going to be happening because of the Holy Spirit's work in her life.

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