Welcome to episode number two of 30 minutes in the New Testament.

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it would be awesome if you found this helpful at all or like you're just even just if you like us

at all if you went and did that that would be incredible eric how are you doing i'm doing good man i just got back from a eight-day trip across

the midwest through uh wisconsin minnesota and north dakota visiting churches updating them

about my uh my church plant here in new York City, Epiphany Lutheran Church.

And yeah, it went good. It was a busy trip. There was a lot going on. I got to teach a lot.

I got to preach a lot. I got to visit with a lot of people. But I'm super happy to be home.

I mean, I was flying into New York City yesterday, and I got this, the way we flew in

just gave me this perfect view of Manhattan as we were flying in. And I instantly felt comfort.

Like, ah, that's, that's home. This is where I belong. Right on. Well, since we got 30 minutes,

we better get up in this New Testament.

Yeah, let's do it.

So Matthew 1, 18 through 25 is where we're at today.

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