Sermon: Luke 1-2: John the Baptist, Mary, and the Census

10th Century Representation of Gospel Writer Luke

The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce its latest suggested sermon: which is at its ContinuingCOG channel:

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  Luke 1-2: John the Baptist, Mary, and the Census

This is the first of a multi-part sermon series by Dr. Thiel covering the Gospel account credited to Luke. This sermon covers chapters 1 & 2. Dr. Thiel explains some controversies about the author of this Gospel and some controversies related to the census in Luke 2. He also discusses issues associated with John the Baptist and his father Zacharias and not accepting when God answers prayer. He also explains verses that some claim are in the Bible about Jesus’ mother Mary. Dr. Thiel explains from a couple of sources why late December could not be when Jesus was born.

Here is a link to the sermon: Luke 1-2: John the Baptist, Mary, and the Census.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Jesus: The Son of God and Saviour Who was Jesus? Why did He come to earth? What message did He bring? Is there evidence outside the Bible that He existed? Here is a YouTube sermon titled Jesus: Son of God and Saviour.
Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions Do you know much about Mary? Are the apparitions real? What happened at Fatima? What might they mean for the rise of the ecumenical religion of Antichrist? Are Protestants moving towards Mary? How do the Eastern/Greek Orthodox view Mary? How might Mary view her adorers? Here is a link to a YouTube video Marian Apparitions May Fulfill Prophecy. Here is a link to a sermon video: Why Learn About Fatima?
The Elijah Heresies Does the Bible teach that there will be a future Elijah? Must it be Herbert W. Armstrong?
How To Determine If Someone is a True Prophet of God There are many false prophets. How can Christians determine who is a true prophet? There is also a sermon-length video titled How to determine if someone is a true prophet of God. Here is a related link in Spanish/español: ¿Cómo determinar si alguien es un verdadero profeta de Dios?
ContinuingCOG channel. Dr. Thiel has produced scores of YouTube video sermons for this channel. Note: Since these are sermon-length, they can take a little longer to load than other YouTube videos.