December 25, 2025 • 7 mins
Merry Christmas! We hope you’re all enjoying Christmas day and spending time with your families. In this episode, Brody reads through some Scripture of Jesus’s coming. Let’s take time today to thank the Lord for sending His Son to the world to save us from our sins.
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Luke 2
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SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
Matthew Chapter one beginning in verse eighteen.
The birth of Jesus Christ cameabout this way.
After his mother Mary had beenengaged to Joseph, it was
discovered before they cametogether that she was pregnant
from the Holy Spirit.
So her husband Joseph, being arighteous man, and not wanting
to disgrace her publicly,decided to divorce her secretly.
(00:25):
But after he had consideredthese things, an angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream,saying, Joseph, son of David,
don't be afraid to take Mary asyour wife, because what has been
conceived in her is from theHoly Spirit.
She will give birth to a son,and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his peoplefrom their sins.
(00:46):
Now all this took place tofulfill what was spoken by the
Lord through the prophet.
See, the virgin will becomepregnant and give birth to a
son, and they will name himEmmanuel, which is translated
God is with us.
When Joseph woke up, he did asthe Lord's angel had commanded
him.
He married her, but did not havesexual relations with her until
(01:09):
she gave birth to a son, and henamed him Jesus.
Luke chapter two, beginning inverse one.
In those days a decree went outfrom Caesar Augustus that the
whole empire should beregistered.
This first registration tookplace while Quirinius was
governor of Syria.
(01:29):
So everyone went to beregistered, each to his own
town.
Joseph also went up from thetown of Nazareth in Galilee, to
Judea, to the city of David,which is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house andfamily line of David, to be
registered along with Mary, whowas engaged to him and was
pregnant.
While they were there the timecame for her to give birth.
(01:53):
Then she gave birth to herfirstborn son, and she wrapped
him tightly in cloth, and laidhim in a manger, because there
was no guest room available forthem.
In the same region shepherdswere staying out in the fields
and keeping watch at night overtheir flock.
Then an angel of the Lord stoodbefore them, and the Lord and
(02:13):
his glory shone around them, andthey were terrified.
But the angel said to them,Don't be afraid, for look, I
proclaim to you good news ofgreat joy that will be for all
the people.
Today in the city of David aSavior was born for you, who is
the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign for you.
You will find a baby wrappedtightly in cloth and lying in a
(02:35):
manger.
Suddenly there was a multitudeof the heavenly host with the
angel, praising God and saying,Glory to God in the highest
heaven, and peace on earth, topeople he favors.
When the angels had left themand returned to heaven, the
shepherds said to one another,Let's go straight to Bethlehem
and see what has happened, whichthe Lord has made known to us.
(02:57):
They hurried off and found bothMary and Joseph and the baby who
was lying in the manger.
After seeing them they reportedthe message they were told about
this child, and all who heard itwere amazed at what the
shepherds said to them.
But Mary was treasuring up allthese things in her heart and
meditating on them.
The shepherds returnedglorifying and praising God for
(03:18):
all the things they had seen andheard, which were just as they
had been told.
When the eight days werecompleted for his circumcision,
he was named Jesus, the namegiven by the angel before he was
conceived, and when the days oftheir purification, according to
the law of Moses, were finished,they brought him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord, justas it is written in the law of
(03:43):
the Lord, every firstborn malewill be dedicated to the Lord,
and to offer a sacrificeaccording to what is stated in
the law of the Lord, a pair ofturtle doves or two young
pigeons.
Matthew Chapter two, beginningin verse one.
After Jesus was born inBethlehem of Judea in the days
of King Herod, wise men from theeast arrived in Jerusalem,
(04:07):
saying, Who is he who has beenborn king of the Jews?
For we saw his star at itsrising and have come to worship
him.
When King Herod heard this hewas deeply disturbed, and all
Jerusalem with him.
So he assembled all the chiefpriests and scribes of the
people and asked them where theMessiah would be born.
(04:27):
In Bethlehem of Judea, they toldhim, Because this is what was
written by the prophet, and you,Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among therulers of Judah, because out of
you will come a ruler who willshepherd my people Israel.
Then Herod secretly summoned thewise men and asked them the
exact time the star appeared.
(04:47):
He sent them to Bethlehem andsaid, Go and search carefully
for the child.
When you find him, report backto me so that I too can go and
worship him.
After hearing the king they wenton their way, and there it was,
the star they had seen at itsrising.
It led them until it came andstopped above the place where
the child was.
When they saw the star they wereoverwhelmed with joy.
(05:08):
Entering the house they saw thechild with Mary, his mother, and
falling to their knees theyworshipped him.
Then they opened their treasuresand presented him with gifts,
gold, frankincense, and myrrh,and being warned in a dream not
to go back to Herod, theyreturned to their own country by
another route.
After they were gone, an angelof the Lord appeared to Joseph
(05:31):
in a dream, saying, Get up, takethe child and his mother, flee
to Egypt.
Stay there until I tell you, forHerod is about to search for the
child to kill him.
So he got up, took the child andhis mother during the night, and
escaped to Egypt.
He stayed there until Herod'sdeath, so that what was spoken
by the Lord through the prophetmight be fulfilled.
(05:53):
Out of Egypt I called my son.
Then Herod, when he realizedthat he had been outwitted by
the wise men, flew into a rage.
He gave orders to massacre allthe boys in and around Bethlehem
who were two years old andunder, in keeping with the time
he had learned from the wisemen.
Then what was spoken throughJeremiah the prophet was
(06:13):
fulfilled.
A voice was heard in Rama,weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,and she refused to be consoled
because they are no more.
After Herod died, an angel ofthe Lord appeared in a dream to
Joseph in Egypt, saying, Get up,take the child and his mother,
and go to the land of Israel,because those who intended to
(06:34):
kill the child are dead.
So he got up, took the child andhis mother, and entered the land
of Israel.
But when he heard that Archelauswas ruling over Judea in place
of his father Herod, he wasafraid to go there, and being
warned in a dream, he withdrewto the region of Galilee.
Then he went and settled in atown called Nazareth to fulfill
(06:56):
what was spoken through theprophets that he would be called
a Nazarene.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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Matthew Chapter one beginning in verse eighteen.
The birth of Jesus Christ cameabout this way.
After his mother Mary had beenengaged to Joseph, it was
discovered before they cametogether that she was pregnant
from the Holy Spirit.
So her husband Joseph, being arighteous man, and not wanting
to disgrace her publicly,decided to divorce her secretly.
(00:25):
But after he had consideredthese things, an angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream,saying, Joseph, son of David,
don't be afraid to take Mary asyour wife, because what has been
conceived in her is from theHoly Spirit.
She will give birth to a son,and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his peoplefrom their sins.
(00:46):
Now all this took place tofulfill what was spoken by the
Lord through the prophet.
See, the virgin will becomepregnant and give birth to a
son, and they will name himEmmanuel, which is translated
God is with us.
When Joseph woke up, he did asthe Lord's angel had commanded
him.
He married her, but did not havesexual relations with her until
(01:09):
she gave birth to a son, and henamed him Jesus.
Luke chapter two, beginning inverse one.
In those days a decree went outfrom Caesar Augustus that the
whole empire should beregistered.
This first registration tookplace while Quirinius was
governor of Syria.
(01:29):
So everyone went to beregistered, each to his own
town.
Joseph also went up from thetown of Nazareth in Galilee, to
Judea, to the city of David,which is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house andfamily line of David, to be
registered along with Mary, whowas engaged to him and was
pregnant.
While they were there the timecame for her to give birth.
(01:53):
Then she gave birth to herfirstborn son, and she wrapped
him tightly in cloth, and laidhim in a manger, because there
was no guest room available forthem.
In the same region shepherdswere staying out in the fields
and keeping watch at night overtheir flock.
Then an angel of the Lord stoodbefore them, and the Lord and
(02:13):
his glory shone around them, andthey were terrified.
But the angel said to them,Don't be afraid, for look, I
proclaim to you good news ofgreat joy that will be for all
the people.
Today in the city of David aSavior was born for you, who is
the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign for you.
You will find a baby wrappedtightly in cloth and lying in a
(02:35):
manger.
Suddenly there was a multitudeof the heavenly host with the
angel, praising God and saying,Glory to God in the highest
heaven, and peace on earth, topeople he favors.
When the angels had left themand returned to heaven, the
shepherds said to one another,Let's go straight to Bethlehem
and see what has happened, whichthe Lord has made known to us.
(02:57):
They hurried off and found bothMary and Joseph and the baby who
was lying in the manger.
After seeing them they reportedthe message they were told about
this child, and all who heard itwere amazed at what the
shepherds said to them.
But Mary was treasuring up allthese things in her heart and
meditating on them.
The shepherds returnedglorifying and praising God for
(03:18):
all the things they had seen andheard, which were just as they
had been told.
When the eight days werecompleted for his circumcision,
he was named Jesus, the namegiven by the angel before he was
conceived, and when the days oftheir purification, according to
the law of Moses, were finished,they brought him up to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord, justas it is written in the law of
(03:43):
the Lord, every firstborn malewill be dedicated to the Lord,
and to offer a sacrificeaccording to what is stated in
the law of the Lord, a pair ofturtle doves or two young
pigeons.
Matthew Chapter two, beginningin verse one.
After Jesus was born inBethlehem of Judea in the days
of King Herod, wise men from theeast arrived in Jerusalem,
(04:07):
saying, Who is he who has beenborn king of the Jews?
For we saw his star at itsrising and have come to worship
him.
When King Herod heard this hewas deeply disturbed, and all
Jerusalem with him.
So he assembled all the chiefpriests and scribes of the
people and asked them where theMessiah would be born.
(04:27):
In Bethlehem of Judea, they toldhim, Because this is what was
written by the prophet, and you,Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among therulers of Judah, because out of
you will come a ruler who willshepherd my people Israel.
Then Herod secretly summoned thewise men and asked them the
exact time the star appeared.
(04:47):
He sent them to Bethlehem andsaid, Go and search carefully
for the child.
When you find him, report backto me so that I too can go and
worship him.
After hearing the king they wenton their way, and there it was,
the star they had seen at itsrising.
It led them until it came andstopped above the place where
the child was.
When they saw the star they wereoverwhelmed with joy.
(05:08):
Entering the house they saw thechild with Mary, his mother, and
falling to their knees theyworshipped him.
Then they opened their treasuresand presented him with gifts,
gold, frankincense, and myrrh,and being warned in a dream not
to go back to Herod, theyreturned to their own country by
another route.
After they were gone, an angelof the Lord appeared to Joseph
(05:31):
in a dream, saying, Get up, takethe child and his mother, flee
to Egypt.
Stay there until I tell you, forHerod is about to search for the
child to kill him.
So he got up, took the child andhis mother during the night, and
escaped to Egypt.
He stayed there until Herod'sdeath, so that what was spoken
by the Lord through the prophetmight be fulfilled.
(05:53):
Out of Egypt I called my son.
Then Herod, when he realizedthat he had been outwitted by
the wise men, flew into a rage.
He gave orders to massacre allthe boys in and around Bethlehem
who were two years old andunder, in keeping with the time
he had learned from the wisemen.
Then what was spoken throughJeremiah the prophet was
(06:13):
fulfilled.
A voice was heard in Rama,weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,and she refused to be consoled
because they are no more.
After Herod died, an angel ofthe Lord appeared in a dream to
Joseph in Egypt, saying, Get up,take the child and his mother,
and go to the land of Israel,because those who intended to
(06:34):
kill the child are dead.
So he got up, took the child andhis mother, and entered the land
of Israel.
But when he heard that Archelauswas ruling over Judea in place
of his father Herod, he wasafraid to go there, and being
warned in a dream, he withdrewto the region of Galilee.
Then he went and settled in atown called Nazareth to fulfill
(06:56):
what was spoken through theprophets that he would be called
a Nazarene.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
SPEAKER_00 (07:08):
Thanks for listening to No Sanity Required.
Please take a moment tosubscribe and leave a rating.
It really helps.
Visit us at swoutfitters.com tosee all of our programming and
resources.
And we'll see you next week onNo Sanity Required.
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