1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:31,614 Take one. 4 00:00:31,656 --> 00:00:32,657 Take one. 5 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,787 - Hey, y'all-- - We're the Kingdom. 6 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:39,039 Hey, I'm Jordan Feliz. 7 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:39,998 The Bonner Family. 8 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,291 I'm Leanna Crawford. 9 00:00:42,375 --> 00:00:43,209 We are Dawson Hollow. 10 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:44,210 Hey, I'm Phil Wickham. 11 00:00:44,252 --> 00:00:45,378 We're Brian and Katie Torwalt. 12 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:46,796 We are Maverick City Music. 13 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:50,216 - This is Joel & Luke here with King & Country 14 00:00:50,258 --> 00:00:51,217 I'm Brandon Lake. 15 00:00:51,259 --> 00:00:52,427 Hi, I'm Matt Maher. 16 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:53,762 And we're Cain. 17 00:00:53,803 --> 00:00:56,556 - Christmas as a kid, it always felt magical. 18 00:00:56,598 --> 00:00:58,850 Feeling the gravity as an adult of knowing 19 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:01,644 that the magic is, God is here. 20 00:01:01,686 --> 00:01:04,981 - This is the start of God being with us. 21 00:01:05,023 --> 00:01:08,735 That hope arrived, love arrived. 22 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:12,781 Knowing that Christ was born as the lowliest of the low. 23 00:01:14,074 --> 00:01:16,076 What a breathtaking start 24 00:01:16,117 --> 00:01:19,329 to the most amazing story ever been told. 25 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:22,165 People must know about it. 26 00:06:03,905 --> 00:06:05,365 - Hey, there, Dallas Jenkins here. 27 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:08,410 And welcome to "Christmas with The Chosen." 28 00:06:08,451 --> 00:06:10,495 I'm on our incredible set here in Utah, 29 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:12,330 where we filmed half of Season 2 30 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:13,873 and all of tonight's event, 31 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:16,501 including the special episode coming up soon. 32 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,461 You're going to see some great stuff tonight. 33 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:19,879 We've got some of our favorite musicians 34 00:06:19,921 --> 00:06:22,590 bringing you new and classic Christmas songs, 35 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:25,135 all pointing towards a celebration. 36 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:26,886 You'll also hear beautiful monologues 37 00:06:26,928 --> 00:06:30,306 featuring four of the iconic names of God from the Bible, 38 00:06:30,348 --> 00:06:32,726 and why they matter to us today. 39 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:35,020 There are so many cool things about tonight, 40 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:36,938 and it means a lot that you're here with us. 41 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:39,607 Christmas is by far my favorite season. 42 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:40,859 I believe the birth of Christ 43 00:06:40,900 --> 00:06:43,653 is the single greatest event in human history. 44 00:06:43,695 --> 00:06:45,113 My favorite movie of all time is 45 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:46,489 "It's a Wonderful Life," 46 00:06:46,531 --> 00:06:48,658 the first film I ever directed is a Christmas film, 47 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:50,076 and as you hopefully know, 48 00:06:50,118 --> 00:06:52,620 "The Chosen" was actually launched by "The Shepherd," 49 00:06:52,662 --> 00:06:56,291 a short film I made for my church's Christmas Eve service 50 00:06:56,332 --> 00:06:57,500 on my friend's farm 51 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:59,919 20 minutes from my house in Illinois. 52 00:06:59,961 --> 00:07:01,171 In that little film 53 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:02,756 that became the pilot episode of "The Chosen," 54 00:07:02,797 --> 00:07:04,382 there's a line near the end 55 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,969 where the shepherd says to Mary and Joseph three great words, 56 00:07:08,011 --> 00:07:10,638 "People must know." 57 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,975 - People must know, people must know. 58 00:07:14,017 --> 00:07:15,185 People must know. 59 00:07:16,311 --> 00:07:19,064 - That's a simple but important truth, 60 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,983 which ultimately leads to what I know you're eager for, 61 00:07:22,025 --> 00:07:25,153 a very special Christmas episode of "The Chosen." 62 00:07:25,195 --> 00:07:26,404 And that episode 63 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:28,990 is all about the reality of the birth of Jesus, 64 00:07:29,032 --> 00:07:31,785 to portray, as authentically as possible, 65 00:07:31,826 --> 00:07:35,497 what it might have been like for Mary and Joseph. 66 00:07:35,538 --> 00:07:37,665 Authenticity is what we're after tonight. 67 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:39,584 It's our number one goal with "The Chosen," 68 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:42,003 to show the world the authentic Jesus. 69 00:07:42,045 --> 00:07:44,631 It's why we chose the musicians we did tonight. 70 00:07:44,673 --> 00:07:47,842 They all share our passion to get rid of the artificial 71 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:50,303 and some of the walls we've put up between us, 72 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:51,888 and also between ourselves 73 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:54,516 and what actually happened on that night 74 00:07:54,557 --> 00:07:57,310 so that you can focus solely on the One 75 00:07:57,352 --> 00:08:00,271 who is the reason we're all here. 76 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:02,107 So what's our response to all that, 77 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:03,483 to all the great songs, 78 00:08:03,525 --> 00:08:05,860 to understanding the incredible names of God, 79 00:08:05,902 --> 00:08:08,738 to the story of what actually happened on that simple night, 80 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:11,700 where two overwhelmed peasants stuck in a stable 81 00:08:11,741 --> 00:08:15,620 brought the Son of God into the world? 82 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:17,831 People must know. 83 00:08:17,872 --> 00:08:20,375 If you don't already passionately believe that, 84 00:08:20,417 --> 00:08:21,960 I'm confident you will 85 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:24,504 by the time you leave here tonight. 86 00:08:24,546 --> 00:08:27,590 I'm so glad you're here and Merry Christmas. 87 00:16:09,803 --> 00:16:11,012 GIAVANI CAIRO: You know that feeling 88 00:16:11,054 --> 00:16:13,473 when the electricity cuts out unexpectedly 89 00:16:13,515 --> 00:16:15,684 and you are plunged into sudden darkness? 90 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:19,020 As a child, alone in your room, 91 00:16:19,062 --> 00:16:20,897 your first instinct might be to cry out, 92 00:16:20,939 --> 00:16:23,483 "Mom! Dad!" 93 00:16:23,525 --> 00:16:25,193 Or maybe even God. 94 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,905 Many thousands of years ago, 95 00:16:28,947 --> 00:16:32,283 a woman named Hagar did just that. 96 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:34,452 The light of her life was abruptly snuffed out 97 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:38,998 when she found herself pregnant under dubious circumstances... 98 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,166 not unlike someone else 99 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:42,210 we'll be hearing and singing about tonight. 100 00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:47,465 She was frightened, alone, and on the run... 101 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:52,095 feeling invisible, small, and abandoned. 102 00:16:52,137 --> 00:16:54,723 So Hagar cried out to God for help, 103 00:16:54,764 --> 00:16:56,349 and when He comforted her, 104 00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:59,352 she responded in relief by calling Him, 105 00:16:59,394 --> 00:17:04,399 "Adonai El-Roi," the God Who Sees Me. 106 00:17:04,441 --> 00:17:07,986 Hagar felt seen and known-- 107 00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:10,905 which is all anyone really wants-- 108 00:17:10,947 --> 00:17:14,034 and it gave her the courage to face her dire circumstances 109 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:17,078 with the confidence that God was with her, 110 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:19,205 watching over her, 111 00:17:19,247 --> 00:17:21,082 never going to let her go. 112 00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:25,086 Sixty-five generations later, 113 00:17:25,128 --> 00:17:27,213 a prophet named Malachi-- 114 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:30,091 whose name means "My Messenger"-- 115 00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:32,844 wrote down these words, 116 00:17:32,886 --> 00:17:34,054 "Behold, 117 00:17:34,095 --> 00:17:35,680 "I will send you Elijah the prophet 118 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:39,267 "before the great and awesome Day of the Lord comes. 119 00:17:39,309 --> 00:17:42,437 "And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children 120 00:17:42,479 --> 00:17:46,274 "and the hearts of children to their fathers, 121 00:17:46,316 --> 00:17:47,609 "lest I come and strike the land 122 00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:51,196 with a decree of utter destruction." 123 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:54,574 And with that final word, "destruction," 124 00:17:54,616 --> 00:17:56,409 fittingly, 125 00:17:56,451 --> 00:18:01,081 the lights clicked off. 126 00:18:01,122 --> 00:18:03,375 The people of God were plunged into darkness, 127 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:06,211 as there would be no more words from the prophets-- 128 00:18:06,252 --> 00:18:08,046 God's messengers-- 129 00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:10,548 for hundreds of years. 130 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,759 The silence cast a shadow over Israel 131 00:18:12,801 --> 00:18:15,261 that seemed to only deepen when Alexander the Great 132 00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:19,432 rode in with his Macedonian army and conquered Jerusalem, 133 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:22,102 followed by the Ptolemies of Egypt, 134 00:18:22,143 --> 00:18:24,104 the Syrian Seleucids, 135 00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:25,772 and finally Rome. 136 00:18:25,814 --> 00:18:29,109 Ruler after ruler, oppressor after oppressor, 137 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:33,029 it was hard to fathom the name Adonai El-Roi-- 138 00:18:33,071 --> 00:18:34,781 the God Who Sees Us. 139 00:18:36,324 --> 00:18:38,785 Was He really watching? 140 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,620 Paying attention? 141 00:18:40,662 --> 00:18:43,665 Had He turned His face away or shut His eyes? 142 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:48,294 That's the thing about being mortal. 143 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:51,798 We can't see in the dark. 144 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,466 But God can. 145 00:18:54,426 --> 00:18:56,469 Somehow, David knew this, 146 00:18:56,511 --> 00:18:59,472 and he wrote about it in Psalms, 147 00:18:59,514 --> 00:19:03,059 "Even the darkness is not dark to you. 148 00:19:03,101 --> 00:19:05,478 "The night is bright as the day, 149 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,189 for darkness is as light with you." 150 00:19:09,774 --> 00:19:15,238 Even when we can't see God, He sees us. 151 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,824 Even when we can't see a way forward through the night, 152 00:19:17,866 --> 00:19:20,243 He's preparing a way. 153 00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:23,496 The oppression that crushed the people of God 154 00:19:23,538 --> 00:19:25,707 during the 400 years of silence 155 00:19:25,749 --> 00:19:30,920 made Israel feel small, vulnerable, covered in blood, 156 00:19:30,962 --> 00:19:33,840 kicked out of the house and told to sleep in the barn. 157 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:38,261 Little did we know, 158 00:19:38,303 --> 00:19:41,348 the God Who Sees even when we can't, 159 00:19:41,389 --> 00:19:43,350 was preparing a Savior 160 00:19:43,391 --> 00:19:46,102 who would arrive the same way... 161 00:19:46,144 --> 00:19:51,024 small, vulnerable, covered in blood, 162 00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:53,443 and hidden away in a lowly stable 163 00:19:53,485 --> 00:19:56,321 on a cold night, in a small town. 164 00:23:32,746 --> 00:23:33,913 BRANDON LAKE: When I think about Jesus 165 00:23:33,955 --> 00:23:35,707 and I think about the Christmas story, 166 00:23:35,749 --> 00:23:39,961 I think people must know that this is a miraculous story 167 00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:44,591 and that miracles are just as present and alive 168 00:23:44,632 --> 00:23:47,594 and possible today as they ever have been, 169 00:23:47,635 --> 00:23:49,554 because Jesus is alive. 170 00:23:49,596 --> 00:23:51,598 - Going to church, you hear the story of Jesus 171 00:23:51,639 --> 00:23:52,891 over and over again, 172 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:56,102 and when we think about that story, 173 00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,354 if someone asks me, 174 00:23:57,395 --> 00:24:00,106 "What must people know about Christmas?" 175 00:24:00,148 --> 00:24:04,069 It's that reality that-- 176 00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:06,154 that the Nativity 177 00:24:06,196 --> 00:24:09,908 isn't a piece of porcelain that can be broken, 178 00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:13,620 that you have to keep on a shelf. 179 00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:17,457 It's a very real encounter with God, 180 00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:19,000 that He wants you to roll up your sleeves 181 00:24:19,042 --> 00:24:21,252 and get down into the middle of it with. 182 00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:22,879 I mean, that's the gospel. 183 00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:26,299 And so, getting back to the real heartbeat, if you will, 184 00:24:26,341 --> 00:24:27,926 of what people must know, 185 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:31,304 I think--we think people must know 186 00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:32,972 that there's this incredible love story 187 00:24:33,014 --> 00:24:36,559 that God is engaging with humanity 188 00:24:36,601 --> 00:24:38,019 through all of this. 189 00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:40,563 And this incredible love story started with a baby 190 00:24:40,605 --> 00:24:44,025 that literally turned BC into AD. 191 00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:50,198 We must know that God is offering each of us redemption 192 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,075 and a fresh start. 193 00:24:52,117 --> 00:24:55,495 - People must know that God loves them, 194 00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:57,664 sent His Son to save them, 195 00:24:57,706 --> 00:25:01,835 so that they can experience what real living, real hope, 196 00:25:01,876 --> 00:25:05,922 real joy, real humanity truly is. 197 00:34:40,663 --> 00:34:43,583 LARA SILVA: No one could agree on anything. 198 00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:47,212 During the 400 years when God stopped speaking, 199 00:34:47,253 --> 00:34:48,546 people took it upon themselves 200 00:34:48,588 --> 00:34:51,925 to fill the dead air with their own ideas, 201 00:34:51,966 --> 00:34:54,177 splintering into factions-- 202 00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:59,432 Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, 203 00:34:59,474 --> 00:35:00,809 and more, 204 00:35:00,850 --> 00:35:03,144 all obsessing over minutiae 205 00:35:03,186 --> 00:35:05,980 and casting judgment on the other groups. 206 00:35:06,022 --> 00:35:08,274 Everyone was completely certain 207 00:35:08,316 --> 00:35:10,360 that their way of following God 208 00:35:10,402 --> 00:35:14,239 was the right way, the only way, 209 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,158 and anyone who differed in the slightest 210 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,244 was an aberration, 211 00:35:19,285 --> 00:35:22,330 a pariah, irredeemable, 212 00:35:22,372 --> 00:35:25,291 not to be associated with, 213 00:35:25,333 --> 00:35:28,086 perhaps even a pagan enemy. 214 00:35:28,128 --> 00:35:30,630 The word "nuance" didn't exist yet, 215 00:35:30,672 --> 00:35:32,924 and even if it did it wouldn't have mattered, 216 00:35:32,966 --> 00:35:36,094 because no one was willing to come to the table and listen, 217 00:35:36,136 --> 00:35:37,637 choose generosity of spirit, 218 00:35:37,679 --> 00:35:42,100 or pause to consider another's point of view. 219 00:35:42,142 --> 00:35:44,686 Sound familiar? 220 00:35:44,728 --> 00:35:46,396 Everywhere we look in the world today, 221 00:35:46,438 --> 00:35:49,149 it feels like there is no peace. 222 00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:52,444 Hunkered down in silos of discord and division, 223 00:35:52,485 --> 00:35:56,990 everyone seems to have decided they have a corner on the truth, 224 00:35:57,032 --> 00:35:58,700 all others be damned. 225 00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:03,371 But we must not give in to hopelessness. 226 00:36:04,664 --> 00:36:07,459 If you think the world looks scary today, 227 00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:10,503 take a look at the period of the Judges. 228 00:36:10,545 --> 00:36:14,257 The people of God were being massacred, besieged, 229 00:36:14,299 --> 00:36:16,551 and attacked from every direction, 230 00:36:16,593 --> 00:36:18,345 to the point that they were hiding themselves 231 00:36:18,386 --> 00:36:22,474 in the mountain cliffs, caves, and strongholds. 232 00:36:22,515 --> 00:36:25,977 And yet, in the midst of all the chaos, 233 00:36:26,019 --> 00:36:32,150 there was a man named Gideon who called God Jehovah-Shalom-- 234 00:36:32,192 --> 00:36:33,985 the Lord is Our Peace. 235 00:36:35,904 --> 00:36:37,614 Can you imagine? 236 00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:42,494 Jehovah-Shalom, when war was raging all around. 237 00:36:42,535 --> 00:36:45,372 An angel of the Lord, a Messenger, 238 00:36:45,413 --> 00:36:46,790 came to Gideon at Ophrah 239 00:36:46,831 --> 00:36:50,168 and assured him that God was with him, 240 00:36:50,210 --> 00:36:52,879 that Gideon could lead his people into battle 241 00:36:52,921 --> 00:36:55,715 and defeat their enemies. 242 00:36:55,757 --> 00:36:58,551 In faith that the word of the Lord would prove true, 243 00:36:58,593 --> 00:37:02,764 Gideon built an altar to God and called it Jehovah-Shalom. 244 00:37:05,183 --> 00:37:06,976 Shalom. 245 00:37:07,018 --> 00:37:11,231 It might be the most beautiful word in the universe. 246 00:37:11,272 --> 00:37:15,235 It means peace, wholeness, 247 00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:18,905 perfection, and tranquility... 248 00:37:18,947 --> 00:37:22,242 the opposite of what the world often reflects today 249 00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:25,161 and during the 400 years of crushing silence 250 00:37:25,203 --> 00:37:28,331 between the Old and New Testaments. 251 00:37:28,373 --> 00:37:30,375 It's a word that Hebrew-speaking people, 252 00:37:30,417 --> 00:37:31,668 both then and now, 253 00:37:31,710 --> 00:37:34,879 use to say "hello" and "goodbye." 254 00:37:34,921 --> 00:37:39,009 It marks the beginning and end of an interaction. 255 00:37:39,050 --> 00:37:41,678 The Alpha and Omega. 256 00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:44,139 And so it is with all of redemptive history, 257 00:37:44,180 --> 00:37:47,100 the world began in Shalom... 258 00:37:47,142 --> 00:37:49,769 a garden unblemished by sin. 259 00:37:49,811 --> 00:37:52,564 And we know it will end in Shalom... 260 00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:54,607 a new heaven and a new earth, 261 00:37:54,649 --> 00:37:58,236 where God will wipe away every tear from our eyes 262 00:37:58,278 --> 00:38:01,489 and death shall be no more, 263 00:38:01,531 --> 00:38:04,367 neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, 264 00:38:04,409 --> 00:38:06,327 nor pain anymore. 265 00:38:07,620 --> 00:38:11,374 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, 266 00:38:11,416 --> 00:38:14,294 for the glory of God gives it light, 267 00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:16,838 and its lamp is the Lamb. 268 00:38:18,214 --> 00:38:20,133 By its light will the nations walk 269 00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:22,052 and there will be no night there. 270 00:38:24,387 --> 00:38:26,681 The Apostle John wrote those words 271 00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:29,768 while in exile on the Isle of Patmos, 272 00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:32,520 but the Man whose death and resurrection 273 00:38:32,562 --> 00:38:34,397 would make it possible for people 274 00:38:34,439 --> 00:38:37,692 to access the renewed kingdom of which he wrote 275 00:38:37,734 --> 00:38:40,987 was prophesied centuries before Christ's birth. 276 00:38:42,238 --> 00:38:45,200 Isaiah described a coming Messiah 277 00:38:45,241 --> 00:38:48,953 who would be called Wonderful Counselor, 278 00:38:48,995 --> 00:38:51,164 Mighty God, 279 00:38:51,206 --> 00:38:53,875 Everlasting Father, 280 00:38:53,917 --> 00:38:55,543 Prince of Peace. 281 00:38:57,796 --> 00:39:01,508 We needed Him then, and we need Him now, 282 00:39:01,549 --> 00:39:04,052 more than ever. 283 00:39:04,094 --> 00:39:06,930 Our Prince of Peace. 284 00:39:06,971 --> 00:39:08,556 Jehovah Shalom. 285 00:50:43,543 --> 00:50:45,253 People must know 286 00:50:45,295 --> 00:50:48,715 that God's mercy and love is infinite. 287 00:50:48,757 --> 00:50:51,593 - He loves you so much and He loves me so much. 288 00:50:51,634 --> 00:50:54,471 Like, so, so much more than I could ever imagine, 289 00:50:54,512 --> 00:50:56,890 and way more than I deserve. 290 00:50:56,931 --> 00:51:00,268 - There's nothing that disqualifies us from His grace, 291 00:51:00,310 --> 00:51:02,020 His love, and His mercy. 292 00:51:02,062 --> 00:51:04,314 - He's for you, no matter who you are 293 00:51:04,356 --> 00:51:07,317 or where you're from, Christ is for you. 294 00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:09,569 - I've experienced a lot of loneliness 295 00:51:09,611 --> 00:51:11,237 and a lot of brokenness. 296 00:51:11,279 --> 00:51:14,115 And the way that Jesus entered into my story 297 00:51:14,157 --> 00:51:15,742 and became my friend, 298 00:51:15,784 --> 00:51:17,118 He's made me whole, 299 00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:18,453 and He's given me purpose. 300 00:51:18,495 --> 00:51:21,081 And it just makes me want to cry thinking about it, 301 00:51:21,122 --> 00:51:23,166 knowing that I have a friend. 302 00:51:23,208 --> 00:51:24,501 - But I believe that a lot of people 303 00:51:24,542 --> 00:51:28,254 think of Jesus and God our Father as a hard man, 304 00:51:28,296 --> 00:51:30,090 and He's just not that way. 305 00:51:30,131 --> 00:51:31,633 And I think that people must know 306 00:51:31,675 --> 00:51:34,636 that Jesus is always going to be a safe place to land, 307 00:51:34,678 --> 00:51:36,429 and open arms. 308 00:51:36,471 --> 00:51:37,555 - Even from the Old Testament 309 00:51:37,597 --> 00:51:39,391 they believed that He was just distant. 310 00:51:39,432 --> 00:51:42,602 He shut the heavens; we can never really reach Him. 311 00:51:42,644 --> 00:51:45,438 But then like Jesus was Emmanuel, 312 00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:48,274 He's God with us, God in the flesh. 313 00:51:48,316 --> 00:51:49,359 And it's like that shows, you know, 314 00:51:49,401 --> 00:51:51,361 He's actually like close. 315 00:51:51,403 --> 00:51:52,612 People must know that 316 00:51:52,654 --> 00:51:54,406 He's actually close and present and loving. 317 00:51:54,447 --> 00:51:58,201 - People must know that when God, 318 00:51:58,243 --> 00:52:00,453 the Creator of the universe, chose to send His son, 319 00:52:00,495 --> 00:52:04,165 that He was thinking about me, He was thinking about you, 320 00:52:04,207 --> 00:52:07,127 when He chose to come as a helpless baby. 321 00:52:07,168 --> 00:52:08,670 That has changed everything for me, 322 00:52:08,712 --> 00:52:11,297 that He was thinking about me when He said like, 323 00:52:11,339 --> 00:52:12,924 "Okay, We're going to go; 324 00:52:12,966 --> 00:52:14,509 We're going to do this thing." 325 00:52:14,551 --> 00:52:15,427 He's here. 326 00:52:15,468 --> 00:52:16,720 And He's with us in every season, 327 00:52:16,761 --> 00:52:17,971 not just Christmas, 328 00:52:18,013 --> 00:52:20,140 not just when you've lost someone 329 00:52:20,181 --> 00:52:21,349 that's close and near and dear to you, 330 00:52:21,391 --> 00:52:24,811 Not just when things are going well, 331 00:52:24,853 --> 00:52:26,146 but in every season, 332 00:52:26,187 --> 00:52:27,814 He's here with you. 333 00:58:45,483 --> 00:58:48,737 AUSTIN REED ALLEMAN: God has a name. 334 00:58:48,778 --> 00:58:51,364 It's composed of four Hebrew characters-- 335 00:58:51,406 --> 00:58:54,909 Yod, Heh, Vav, Heh, 336 00:58:54,951 --> 00:58:58,288 sometimes called the tetragrammaton. 337 00:58:58,329 --> 00:59:01,207 It is considered so holy and sacred 338 00:59:01,249 --> 00:59:04,169 that the Jewish people would not even say it out loud, 339 00:59:04,210 --> 00:59:07,547 instead referring to God as simply "The Name" 340 00:59:07,589 --> 00:59:09,549 or HaShem. 341 00:59:09,591 --> 00:59:12,427 Like, if they said His real name, 342 00:59:12,469 --> 00:59:14,095 their tongue might fall out of their mouths 343 00:59:14,137 --> 00:59:18,141 or their vocal chords twist into a knot 344 00:59:18,183 --> 00:59:20,727 and explode. 345 00:59:20,769 --> 00:59:24,230 That's how seriously they took it. 346 00:59:24,272 --> 00:59:26,399 They took to using descriptive terms instead 347 00:59:26,441 --> 00:59:29,402 to identify Him, as we've learned-- 348 00:59:29,444 --> 00:59:32,572 Adonai El-Roi-- the God Who Sees Me. 349 00:59:32,614 --> 00:59:35,909 Jehovah Shalom-- the Lord is Our Peace. 350 00:59:35,950 --> 00:59:38,953 El-Elyon-- The Most High. 351 00:59:38,995 --> 00:59:43,083 El-Shaddai-- Almighty God. 352 00:59:43,124 --> 00:59:46,252 On a lonely hillside far from polite society, 353 00:59:46,294 --> 00:59:49,589 a kid who smelled like sweat, wool, and mud 354 00:59:49,631 --> 00:59:51,883 came up with another one-- 355 00:59:51,925 --> 00:59:55,345 Jehovah Raah-- the Lord is My Shepherd. 356 00:59:57,972 --> 00:59:59,516 Bold choice. 357 00:59:59,557 --> 01:00:00,809 Never was the phrase, 358 01:00:00,850 --> 01:00:03,228 "It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it" 359 01:00:03,269 --> 01:00:06,731 more befitting of an occupation than that of a shepherd. 360 01:00:06,773 --> 01:00:08,650 They worked and slept outdoors, 361 01:00:08,692 --> 01:00:10,402 moving their sheep to cooler pastures 362 01:00:10,443 --> 01:00:13,822 when the sun threatened to kill them from heat exhaustion, 363 01:00:13,863 --> 01:00:16,408 sheltering their flocks in caves 364 01:00:16,449 --> 01:00:19,202 to protect from hyenas and jackals, 365 01:00:19,244 --> 01:00:20,578 remaining hyper-vigilant 366 01:00:20,620 --> 01:00:25,125 to keep them from falling into ravines or crevasses. 367 01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:27,711 It was not a relaxing work environment, 368 01:00:27,752 --> 01:00:28,962 contrary to what you may have seen 369 01:00:29,004 --> 01:00:31,965 in sentimentalized paintings. 370 01:00:32,007 --> 01:00:34,843 They did triple duty as watchmen, defenders, 371 01:00:34,884 --> 01:00:38,805 and midwives, delivering lambs from pregnant ewes-- 372 01:00:38,847 --> 01:00:40,932 a slippery, messy, bloody affair, 373 01:00:40,974 --> 01:00:43,768 and one that came with stipulations. 374 01:00:43,810 --> 01:00:47,814 Every firstborn male lamb was considered sacred 375 01:00:47,856 --> 01:00:50,692 and would be set aside for sacrifice in Jerusalem. 376 01:00:53,028 --> 01:00:54,571 Even though shepherds were at the bottom 377 01:00:54,612 --> 01:00:56,906 of the economic food chain, 378 01:00:56,948 --> 01:00:59,284 they did get onepiece of special attention 379 01:00:59,325 --> 01:01:02,620 from the highest aristocratic class of priests. 380 01:01:02,662 --> 01:01:05,206 The priests furnished the shepherds 381 01:01:05,248 --> 01:01:08,376 with consecrated temple cloths to swaddle the newborn lambs 382 01:01:08,418 --> 01:01:12,589 as they laid in a manger to inspect for blemishes. 383 01:01:12,630 --> 01:01:14,841 So... 384 01:01:14,883 --> 01:01:17,177 when John the Baptizer called Jesus 385 01:01:17,218 --> 01:01:21,222 "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world," 386 01:01:21,264 --> 01:01:22,599 he was simultaneously 387 01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,478 foreshadowing a future of sacrifice and atonement, 388 01:01:26,519 --> 01:01:31,358 while also calling back to his Cousin's humble birth... 389 01:01:31,399 --> 01:01:35,904 the Lamb of God, wrapped in swaddling clothes, 390 01:01:35,945 --> 01:01:37,864 and lying in a manger. 391 01:01:40,492 --> 01:01:42,327 It's almost like Someone planned it. 392 01:01:43,870 --> 01:01:45,246 Now, when David first penned 393 01:01:45,288 --> 01:01:47,791 "Jehovah Raah-- The Lord is My Shepherd," 394 01:01:47,832 --> 01:01:48,875 he went on to describe 395 01:01:48,917 --> 01:01:52,212 "the valley of the shadow of death--" 396 01:01:52,253 --> 01:01:54,339 a dark place. 397 01:01:54,381 --> 01:01:56,633 In the years before the Light came into the world, 398 01:01:56,675 --> 01:02:01,388 the people of God had become like sheep without a shepherd, 399 01:02:01,429 --> 01:02:02,722 dying from the heat exhaustion 400 01:02:02,764 --> 01:02:07,352 of Rome's oppressive taxation and brutality, 401 01:02:07,394 --> 01:02:10,355 their souls led astray by hyenas and jackals 402 01:02:10,397 --> 01:02:11,981 dressed as false teachers, 403 01:02:12,023 --> 01:02:13,942 falling into the ravines and crevasses 404 01:02:13,983 --> 01:02:18,238 of tribalism and division, 405 01:02:18,279 --> 01:02:20,907 untended in our valley of the shadow of death. 406 01:02:26,663 --> 01:02:30,333 We needed a Shepherd; 407 01:02:30,375 --> 01:02:33,128 we knew that much. 408 01:02:33,169 --> 01:02:36,756 We just never would've guessed that shepherds themselves 409 01:02:36,798 --> 01:02:41,469 would be the first ones to find out He was here. 410 01:06:53,930 --> 01:06:56,516 JORDAN FELIZ: So how I view the story of Jesus now, 411 01:06:56,558 --> 01:06:59,352 compared to how I viewed it as a child, 412 01:06:59,394 --> 01:07:03,189 I feel like they're very, very different. 413 01:07:03,231 --> 01:07:04,315 - A lot of it was wrapped around 414 01:07:04,357 --> 01:07:07,485 the details of the manger and the animals. 415 01:07:07,527 --> 01:07:10,905 I think we had experienced like a Nativity story 416 01:07:10,947 --> 01:07:13,533 re-enacted in church so many times. 417 01:07:13,575 --> 01:07:18,204 - And inevitably I ended up being a sheep or a star. 418 01:07:18,246 --> 01:07:22,083 Not even the Star of Bethlehem, just an ancillary star. 419 01:07:22,125 --> 01:07:23,626 - All of our cousins, we'd get together 420 01:07:23,668 --> 01:07:27,380 and our grandma had a book, the same book, passed it around, 421 01:07:27,422 --> 01:07:29,299 and we read through the whole story. 422 01:07:29,341 --> 01:07:32,385 It had depth and meaning, but it kinda felt fun 423 01:07:32,427 --> 01:07:34,554 and just kinda something we did. 424 01:07:34,596 --> 01:07:37,223 - I just categorized that story of the Nativity, 425 01:07:37,265 --> 01:07:40,810 there's Narnia, and there's Frodo, 426 01:07:40,852 --> 01:07:41,978 and there's the Nativity. 427 01:07:42,020 --> 01:07:44,189 It's just another story we can learn from 428 01:07:44,230 --> 01:07:46,107 that's beautiful and fun to talk about, 429 01:07:46,149 --> 01:07:47,817 and I get to get gifts because of it. 430 01:07:47,859 --> 01:07:49,444 That's awesome, you know? 431 01:07:49,486 --> 01:07:54,699 - There was this moment where my faith was my parents' faith. 432 01:07:54,741 --> 01:07:56,701 And then as I grew older, 433 01:07:56,743 --> 01:08:00,747 obviously, there was this invitation from Jesus 434 01:08:00,789 --> 01:08:02,749 for my faith to become my own. 435 01:08:02,791 --> 01:08:06,920 And so now the Christmas story I think has become personal. 436 01:08:06,961 --> 01:08:10,382 - And I think when you have kids and you have family, 437 01:08:10,423 --> 01:08:11,841 and later in life you realize 438 01:08:11,883 --> 01:08:14,469 how messy the Nativity really was. 439 01:08:14,511 --> 01:08:19,099 - I am having my first child and I know how I feel, 440 01:08:19,140 --> 01:08:20,642 and I can only imagine how, 441 01:08:20,684 --> 01:08:24,604 if I was having to deliver that child by myself in a barn, 442 01:08:24,646 --> 01:08:27,315 I'd not be so jumping up and down about it. 443 01:08:27,357 --> 01:08:30,360 So, scary, I think, for sure. 444 01:08:30,402 --> 01:08:36,282 - Well, I grew up with horses so I kind of have an idea 445 01:08:36,324 --> 01:08:38,993 of what it smelled like, maybe, in the barn. 446 01:08:39,035 --> 01:08:40,286 - And it just hit me one day, I was like, 447 01:08:40,328 --> 01:08:43,915 "A manger is a feeding trough." 448 01:08:43,957 --> 01:08:44,874 And you don't think of it. 449 01:08:44,916 --> 01:08:45,875 You think of the manger, 450 01:08:45,917 --> 01:08:47,043 that's where they just laid Jesus, 451 01:08:47,085 --> 01:08:49,504 but they laid Jesus in a feeding trough. 452 01:08:49,546 --> 01:08:51,297 - And I think that's one of the beauties 453 01:08:51,339 --> 01:08:54,092 of the manger scene 454 01:08:54,134 --> 01:08:58,013 is that He didn't come as some royal king. 455 01:08:58,054 --> 01:08:59,431 Well, He certainly is a royal King, 456 01:08:59,472 --> 01:09:01,516 but the smell, the odor, all of it. 457 01:09:01,558 --> 01:09:03,601 I just think about what it would've been like, 458 01:09:03,643 --> 01:09:04,853 and I just think it would've been messy. 459 01:09:04,894 --> 01:09:08,231 And I love that He chose to come into the world 460 01:09:08,273 --> 01:09:09,733 in a messy place. 461 01:09:09,774 --> 01:09:13,153 - As an adult, it kind of becomes revolutionary. 462 01:09:13,194 --> 01:09:14,988 All of the power paradigms 463 01:09:15,030 --> 01:09:17,323 that we set up as humans 464 01:09:17,365 --> 01:09:20,952 of celebrity, or kings and queens, 465 01:09:20,994 --> 01:09:22,328 the God of the universe 466 01:09:22,370 --> 01:09:24,622 actually kind of flipped the whole world on its head 467 01:09:24,664 --> 01:09:29,044 and came in, in literally the most humbled state 468 01:09:29,085 --> 01:09:31,171 that you possibly could. 469 01:09:31,212 --> 01:09:34,007 For God so loved you, 470 01:09:34,049 --> 01:09:38,595 saw you as so valuable and so worth it 471 01:09:38,636 --> 01:09:40,889 that He didn't do away with a world 472 01:09:40,930 --> 01:09:42,766 that turns away from Him. 473 01:09:42,807 --> 01:09:43,767 - I always believed in God, 474 01:09:43,808 --> 01:09:45,685 I didn't know He believed in me. 475 01:09:45,727 --> 01:09:48,313 That's what people must know this Christmas, 476 01:09:48,355 --> 01:09:53,151 is the God who steps down into their life, 477 01:09:53,193 --> 01:09:57,489 not stands up on a mountain and demand that they reach Him. 478 01:12:23,843 --> 01:12:26,054 JOSEPH: We might see Samuel but... 479 01:12:26,096 --> 01:12:27,639 it’s been so long, 480 01:12:27,681 --> 01:12:30,266 I don't know if he's living in the same home. 481 01:12:30,308 --> 01:12:31,226 I hope so. 482 01:12:31,267 --> 01:12:32,894 You've said so much about him. 483 01:12:32,936 --> 01:12:34,521 We will see. 484 01:12:34,562 --> 01:12:38,066 We won't have any time to look for him if he's not, of course. 485 01:12:38,108 --> 01:12:39,067 We'll see. 486 01:12:42,237 --> 01:12:43,863 Are we out? 487 01:12:43,905 --> 01:12:45,407 Not even a drop? 488 01:12:46,741 --> 01:12:49,536 Come on. 489 01:12:53,581 --> 01:12:55,709 Um... Joseph. 490 01:12:55,750 --> 01:12:56,543 Yes. 491 01:12:56,584 --> 01:12:58,044 - Can you stop, please? 492 01:12:58,086 --> 01:13:00,005 I'd like to walk for a bit. 493 01:13:00,046 --> 01:13:03,299 - No, Mary, why would you want to walk? 494 01:13:03,341 --> 01:13:04,342 It's dangerous. 495 01:13:04,384 --> 01:13:06,094 - I'm getting a bit uncomfortable. 496 01:13:06,136 --> 01:13:08,388 Elizabeth actually told me it's good to walk and move 497 01:13:08,430 --> 01:13:09,597 when I feel up to it. 498 01:13:10,890 --> 01:13:13,935 - We won't have any water until I get you to town, 499 01:13:13,977 --> 01:13:15,395 you need your rest. 500 01:13:15,437 --> 01:13:16,479 Ay, uh! 501 01:13:16,521 --> 01:13:18,440 Let me get you more comfortable, huh? 502 01:13:20,859 --> 01:13:23,445 - Joseph, you don't need to be the only one walking. 503 01:13:23,486 --> 01:13:25,739 Plus, we're far enough away from Nazareth 504 01:13:25,780 --> 01:13:27,949 I don't need to hide my condition anymore-- 505 01:13:28,825 --> 01:13:30,368 - Mary, this blanket is stuck. 506 01:13:30,410 --> 01:13:32,203 There is no way that you're comfortable. 507 01:13:32,245 --> 01:13:33,455 Joseph. 508 01:13:34,497 --> 01:13:37,417 I'd like to walk with you... please. 509 01:13:40,462 --> 01:13:43,840 - I am responsible for you, Mary. 510 01:13:43,882 --> 01:13:46,593 For you and... 511 01:13:46,634 --> 01:13:48,303 You protect us. 512 01:13:48,345 --> 01:13:49,471 Yes. 513 01:13:49,512 --> 01:13:51,765 I know, I know. 514 01:13:51,806 --> 01:13:53,725 I'll let you help me down. 515 01:13:57,562 --> 01:13:59,898 All right, 516 01:13:59,939 --> 01:14:02,150 you can walk for a few minutes, huh? 517 01:14:02,192 --> 01:14:04,277 But please, not too far? 518 01:14:04,319 --> 01:14:06,696 You need to save your strength. 519 01:14:06,738 --> 01:14:08,698 - I actually do need you to help me down. 520 01:14:09,949 --> 01:14:14,412 - Ah, ah, yes, ah, yes, sorry. 521 01:14:14,454 --> 01:14:16,414 Slowly, slowly. 522 01:14:16,456 --> 01:14:17,374 Watch the baby. 523 01:14:17,415 --> 01:14:18,458 Okay, okay, okay. 524 01:14:19,459 --> 01:14:20,460 You okay? 525 01:14:20,502 --> 01:14:22,170 Yes, yes. 526 01:14:22,212 --> 01:14:24,130 Ooh. 527 01:14:26,257 --> 01:14:27,300 Hey. 528 01:14:29,177 --> 01:14:30,095 This feels better. 529 01:14:30,136 --> 01:14:30,970 Mm. 530 01:14:31,012 --> 01:14:32,055 Thank you. 531 01:14:38,186 --> 01:14:40,897 Thank you for protecting me. 532 01:14:40,939 --> 01:14:43,650 I don't know that I've said that yet. 533 01:14:43,692 --> 01:14:46,319 - We have a little ways to go yet; 534 01:14:46,361 --> 01:14:47,821 let's see how tonight goes and, uh-- 535 01:14:47,862 --> 01:14:50,865 - I'm not talking about that. 536 01:14:50,907 --> 01:14:53,493 I'm talking about... before. 537 01:14:55,912 --> 01:14:57,205 Oh, ah. 538 01:14:58,707 --> 01:15:00,458 - I've been meaning to say something this whole journey, 539 01:15:00,500 --> 01:15:03,461 and I just--I didn't, and I should have. 540 01:15:03,503 --> 01:15:04,504 Mm. 541 01:15:04,546 --> 01:15:05,880 - I should have months ago. 542 01:15:09,175 --> 01:15:10,301 You don't have to. 543 01:15:10,343 --> 01:15:13,471 - Yes, yes, I do. 544 01:15:13,513 --> 01:15:16,516 You could have gotten all of the bride price back from my father. 545 01:15:16,558 --> 01:15:19,436 - It was never about the money. 546 01:15:19,477 --> 01:15:21,563 I know it wasn't, 547 01:15:21,604 --> 01:15:22,897 and I know it's not polite to talk about, 548 01:15:22,939 --> 01:15:25,108 but no one would have blamed you. 549 01:15:25,150 --> 01:15:26,151 For what? 550 01:15:28,611 --> 01:15:30,947 For divorcing me. 551 01:15:30,989 --> 01:15:33,199 Publicly. 552 01:15:33,241 --> 01:15:35,827 - Mary, I-- 553 01:15:35,869 --> 01:15:37,203 - You could be betrothed to someone 554 01:15:37,245 --> 01:15:39,622 that you don't have to hide. 555 01:15:39,664 --> 01:15:42,500 And people wouldn't be gossiping about you. 556 01:15:42,542 --> 01:15:43,960 And you could go be registered 557 01:15:44,002 --> 01:15:46,254 without having to drag me on this donkey for five days. 558 01:15:50,258 --> 01:15:51,593 Joseph? 559 01:15:55,722 --> 01:16:00,560 You are a brave man, and you are godly, 560 01:16:00,602 --> 01:16:03,229 and I should have said thank you. 561 01:16:07,359 --> 01:16:09,986 God told me to. 562 01:16:10,028 --> 01:16:10,987 I know He did. 563 01:16:11,029 --> 01:16:12,280 Mm. 564 01:16:12,322 --> 01:16:13,907 - But you had a choice. 565 01:16:13,948 --> 01:16:15,367 Ah, ha! 566 01:16:15,408 --> 01:16:18,328 I don't believe that I did. 567 01:16:18,370 --> 01:16:24,125 But I'm glad either way. 568 01:16:24,167 --> 01:16:27,879 I wouldn't change a single thing that has happened 569 01:16:27,921 --> 01:16:29,964 since that dream, hmm? 570 01:16:32,467 --> 01:16:33,426 Neither would I. 571 01:16:33,468 --> 01:16:34,636 Heh. 572 01:16:37,472 --> 01:16:39,432 Oh, this all seems impossible, huh? 573 01:16:39,474 --> 01:16:41,142 Yes, yes. 574 01:16:42,394 --> 01:16:44,145 But remember what the messenger said to me... 575 01:16:44,187 --> 01:16:45,188 Hmm? 576 01:16:45,230 --> 01:16:47,857 - ...nothing is impossible with God. 577 01:16:47,899 --> 01:16:50,694 - My messenger didn't say that. 578 01:16:50,735 --> 01:16:52,404 That would have been nice, huh? 579 01:17:00,328 --> 01:17:02,288 Are you feeling better? 580 01:17:02,330 --> 01:17:04,541 - A bit, yes. 581 01:17:04,582 --> 01:17:06,793 - Okay, up, up. 582 01:17:06,835 --> 01:17:11,297 Okay... okay. 583 01:17:16,594 --> 01:17:17,595 - We need to move quicker. 584 01:17:17,637 --> 01:17:18,596 You need water, 585 01:17:18,638 --> 01:17:20,390 and I planned to get settled 586 01:17:20,432 --> 01:17:23,309 for the part where your messenger and my messenger 587 01:17:23,351 --> 01:17:25,562 said the same thing. 588 01:17:25,603 --> 01:17:27,897 "And she will give birth to a son..." 589 01:17:27,939 --> 01:17:31,192 "And you shall call His name Jesus." 590 01:17:31,234 --> 01:17:34,154 - Yes... that part. 591 01:17:35,905 --> 01:17:38,158 Come on. {clicks tongue] 592 01:17:52,881 --> 01:17:54,049 ROMAN GUARD: Halt. 593 01:17:55,508 --> 01:17:56,885 Late night for a delivery. 594 01:17:59,387 --> 01:18:00,930 - It was a long journey. 595 01:18:05,393 --> 01:18:06,478 What have you got? 596 01:18:08,772 --> 01:18:10,273 I'm sorry? 597 01:18:12,692 --> 01:18:15,403 Oh, agriculture. 598 01:18:15,445 --> 01:18:16,529 Grain. 599 01:18:16,571 --> 01:18:17,739 Fruit. 600 01:18:22,202 --> 01:18:24,245 - What am I gonna find if I look in here? 601 01:18:26,122 --> 01:18:27,916 - The best figs in the region. 602 01:18:43,181 --> 01:18:45,100 - Didn't mention the fine goods. 603 01:18:47,227 --> 01:18:48,895 I'll take a look at your papers now. 604 01:19:02,867 --> 01:19:05,328 Everything all right? 605 01:19:05,370 --> 01:19:06,371 You look a little pale. 606 01:19:13,169 --> 01:19:14,504 Here they are. 607 01:19:35,942 --> 01:19:37,152 Hail Caesar. 608 01:19:39,988 --> 01:19:41,614 Better not have skipped my turn. 609 01:20:14,397 --> 01:20:15,982 All right. 610 01:20:16,024 --> 01:20:19,069 I believe that Samuel's house is through here. 611 01:20:19,110 --> 01:20:22,530 I'm not sure how he will respond to your, uh... 612 01:20:22,572 --> 01:20:23,531 condition, 613 01:20:23,573 --> 01:20:25,742 but we will have water, 614 01:20:25,784 --> 01:20:27,118 and it will be nice to see him. 615 01:20:32,374 --> 01:20:36,002 Actually... I don't know if this is it. 616 01:20:36,044 --> 01:20:38,838 It looks so different. 617 01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:41,216 Maybe because there are so many people. 618 01:20:42,676 --> 01:20:44,177 I think if we, um-- 619 01:20:52,727 --> 01:20:54,104 Yes? 620 01:20:55,355 --> 01:20:57,857 - We don't have time to look for Samuel. 621 01:20:57,899 --> 01:21:00,151 - No, no, it will be fine, 622 01:21:00,193 --> 01:21:01,695 I know you wanted to find him. 623 01:21:01,736 --> 01:21:03,405 - I need to get you to the inn, Mary; 624 01:21:03,446 --> 01:21:04,656 you need your rest. 625 01:21:07,742 --> 01:21:10,120 Maybe I can find a well so you can drink, 626 01:21:10,161 --> 01:21:12,247 and I'll take you straight to the inn, huh? 627 01:21:14,332 --> 01:21:15,417 Thank you. 628 01:21:23,925 --> 01:21:25,927 - Ah, so many people. 629 01:22:15,643 --> 01:22:17,562 - Are you lost, traveler? 630 01:22:19,439 --> 01:22:22,525 - No longer, for I have found the way. 631 01:22:44,422 --> 01:22:45,757 Tychicus. 632 01:22:45,799 --> 01:22:46,925 Lazarus. 633 01:22:46,966 --> 01:22:48,176 It's an honor. 634 01:22:48,218 --> 01:22:50,470 Your fame has spread among so many of us. 635 01:22:50,512 --> 01:22:52,389 You are very kind. 636 01:22:52,430 --> 01:22:55,225 Paul says you are brave and righteous. 637 01:22:55,266 --> 01:22:56,643 - It's a pleasure to serve. 638 01:23:01,064 --> 01:23:04,067 - There is someone very eager for your arrival. 639 01:23:04,109 --> 01:23:06,695 May I tell her all is safe and sound? 640 01:23:06,736 --> 01:23:08,029 Yes. 641 01:23:14,577 --> 01:23:16,204 Come in quickly. 642 01:23:54,743 --> 01:23:55,577 Move! 643 01:23:55,618 --> 01:23:56,703 Ugh! 644 01:23:56,745 --> 01:23:57,704 So this? 645 01:23:57,746 --> 01:23:58,872 This is bull dropping here. 646 01:23:58,913 --> 01:24:00,331 I don't like this, okay? 647 01:24:00,373 --> 01:24:01,708 You're lying to me, huh? 648 01:24:09,049 --> 01:24:11,051 Please, I beg of you. 649 01:24:11,092 --> 01:24:12,510 No. 650 01:24:29,235 --> 01:24:33,573 - O God, you are my God, 651 01:24:33,615 --> 01:24:36,326 earnestly I seek you. 652 01:24:36,368 --> 01:24:38,787 My soul thirsts for you... 653 01:24:38,828 --> 01:24:41,581 - My soul thirsts for you. 654 01:24:41,623 --> 01:24:46,252 My flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land-- 655 01:24:46,294 --> 01:24:47,712 - ...dry and weary land 656 01:24:47,754 --> 01:24:49,464 where there is no water. 657 01:25:06,231 --> 01:25:07,440 JOSEPH: Mary. 658 01:25:11,444 --> 01:25:13,613 - Well, what did he say? 659 01:25:13,655 --> 01:25:15,281 You won't believe it. 660 01:25:15,323 --> 01:25:17,283 He said that they are completely full. 661 01:25:17,325 --> 01:25:20,161 The census, the whole town is overrun. 662 01:25:21,871 --> 01:25:23,206 Unh! 663 01:25:23,248 --> 01:25:25,542 I think it's because, um... 664 01:25:25,583 --> 01:25:27,002 ugh! 665 01:25:27,043 --> 01:25:28,962 I think it's because, uh... 666 01:25:29,004 --> 01:25:31,881 he knows we aren't exactly... 667 01:25:31,923 --> 01:25:36,052 that I can't just give him more money like the others can, 668 01:25:36,094 --> 01:25:37,887 but he insisted that they were full. 669 01:25:39,931 --> 01:25:41,224 I was furious, but... 670 01:25:41,266 --> 01:25:43,935 I kept my calm, like I promised. 671 01:25:43,977 --> 01:25:45,228 Of course. 672 01:25:46,104 --> 01:25:48,648 - I told him about our situation... 673 01:25:48,690 --> 01:25:52,027 that didn't make a difference, either. 674 01:25:52,068 --> 01:25:53,695 He just said that there was nothing. 675 01:26:00,618 --> 01:26:04,414 Finally, his wife said that if we wanted, 676 01:26:04,456 --> 01:26:09,586 we could try... camping in the stable. 677 01:26:09,627 --> 01:26:13,006 They promised us water and blankets to help, 678 01:26:13,048 --> 01:26:16,176 even lamb's cloths for the baby. 679 01:26:16,217 --> 01:26:17,886 They promised that they would be clean. 680 01:26:20,096 --> 01:26:24,434 But I can go look for Samuel. 681 01:26:24,476 --> 01:26:26,478 If he's living in the same home, 682 01:26:26,519 --> 01:26:27,937 then he will have room. 683 01:26:27,979 --> 01:26:30,398 - I'm sorry I slowed us down, I should have stayed on-- 684 01:26:30,440 --> 01:26:32,817 - Oh, Mary, it's not your fault. 685 01:26:32,859 --> 01:26:34,235 Joseph... 686 01:26:37,906 --> 01:26:39,240 We can't keep looking. 687 01:26:43,161 --> 01:26:45,080 - Have the pangs started? 688 01:26:45,121 --> 01:26:46,581 He's coming. 689 01:26:48,792 --> 01:26:49,793 Ah... 690 01:26:52,629 --> 01:26:54,714 I'm sorry, he said there was nothing. 691 01:26:54,756 --> 01:26:56,591 I know, I know. 692 01:26:59,260 --> 01:27:03,348 - All right, all right, 693 01:27:03,390 --> 01:27:05,141 we will make it work, hmm? 694 01:27:05,183 --> 01:27:07,852 - Yes, yes, we will make it work, 695 01:27:07,894 --> 01:27:10,397 we will make it work. 696 01:27:10,438 --> 01:27:12,607 - We will make it work. 697 01:27:15,068 --> 01:27:16,444 LAZARUS: Woman... 698 01:27:18,405 --> 01:27:19,531 Yes, Lazarus. 699 01:27:20,323 --> 01:27:21,574 - I'm sorry to wake you, but-- 700 01:27:21,616 --> 01:27:24,869 - No, I was... just resting my eyes. 701 01:27:24,911 --> 01:27:27,956 - Are you feeling well enough to see her? 702 01:27:27,997 --> 01:27:29,416 She's here? 703 01:27:33,336 --> 01:27:34,754 What are you waiting for? 704 01:27:38,299 --> 01:27:39,926 Shalom. 705 01:27:39,968 --> 01:27:41,928 Shalom. 706 01:27:44,180 --> 01:27:48,226 Oh... how did they get you here? 707 01:27:48,268 --> 01:27:50,603 - Our former zealot had ideas and old friends 708 01:27:50,645 --> 01:27:53,064 to get me to Tychicus for the last leg. 709 01:27:53,106 --> 01:27:53,982 I was safe. 710 01:27:54,024 --> 01:27:54,941 - Do you need anything else? 711 01:27:54,983 --> 01:27:56,109 Where is Zee now? 712 01:27:56,151 --> 01:27:57,777 - Persia, Lebanon, Armenia... 713 01:27:57,819 --> 01:27:59,279 all over the place. 714 01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:01,114 - I'll just leave you to it then. 715 01:28:01,156 --> 01:28:02,782 Let me know if you need anything. 716 01:28:02,824 --> 01:28:04,075 Thank you! 717 01:28:04,117 --> 01:28:06,411 I came as soon as I heard. 718 01:28:06,453 --> 01:28:07,829 MOTHER MARY: It's just a fever. 719 01:28:07,871 --> 01:28:09,122 I'll be fine, 720 01:28:09,164 --> 01:28:11,750 I just had something to share with you. 721 01:28:11,791 --> 01:28:16,212 But first, anything to report about our boys? 722 01:28:16,254 --> 01:28:18,006 I don't want... 723 01:28:18,048 --> 01:28:21,009 let's just talk about what you brought me here for. 724 01:28:21,051 --> 01:28:22,510 - I want to know, Mary. 725 01:28:22,552 --> 01:28:24,262 I pray for them every day, 726 01:28:24,304 --> 01:28:26,348 I want to know what to pray for. 727 01:28:31,770 --> 01:28:34,647 - They're preaching everywhere, 728 01:28:34,689 --> 01:28:36,524 and the Church is growing. 729 01:28:37,901 --> 01:28:39,736 And the deaths of Big James and Nathanael 730 01:28:39,778 --> 01:28:44,324 seemed to have only emboldened everyone... 731 01:28:44,366 --> 01:28:45,700 especially Peter. 732 01:28:47,243 --> 01:28:48,495 Of course. 733 01:28:52,874 --> 01:28:55,043 - But it is getting more difficult. 734 01:28:57,253 --> 01:28:59,589 It's clear they want us all dead. 735 01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:07,722 You can pray especially for Andrew in Greece. 736 01:29:07,764 --> 01:29:09,891 They say he will be arrested at any moment. 737 01:29:12,560 --> 01:29:14,813 - I will pray in earnest. 738 01:29:23,697 --> 01:29:25,782 Do you know where Luke is? 739 01:29:25,824 --> 01:29:28,535 - Yes, he's in Rome with Paul. 740 01:29:28,576 --> 01:29:29,994 Can you reach him? 741 01:29:30,036 --> 01:29:32,706 - If necessary, of course. 742 01:29:32,747 --> 01:29:34,833 Why? 743 01:29:34,874 --> 01:29:37,752 - He's been gathering his record of the stories, 744 01:29:37,794 --> 01:29:40,213 and we spoke, 745 01:29:40,255 --> 01:29:42,590 but I didn't tell him everything. 746 01:29:55,186 --> 01:29:57,731 - Ah, there is enough wood here, 747 01:29:57,772 --> 01:30:00,316 I can put something together for you. 748 01:30:00,358 --> 01:30:01,401 There's no time; 749 01:30:01,443 --> 01:30:02,736 they're coming a bit faster now. 750 01:30:02,777 --> 01:30:05,280 - All right, we can do this. 751 01:30:05,321 --> 01:30:06,990 Try and see if you can find a spot 752 01:30:07,032 --> 01:30:08,074 to sit on this blanket, 753 01:30:08,116 --> 01:30:11,077 and I'll put something together for you 754 01:30:11,119 --> 01:30:12,370 and clean up, huh? 755 01:30:12,412 --> 01:30:13,329 Okay. 756 01:30:13,371 --> 01:30:14,581 Okay. 757 01:30:17,417 --> 01:30:19,127 - He needs a place to sleep. 758 01:30:19,169 --> 01:30:20,587 What? 759 01:30:20,628 --> 01:30:23,798 - When He gets here... He needs a place to lie down. 760 01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:26,217 You make my bed... I'll make His. 761 01:30:26,259 --> 01:30:27,802 - Already a mother, huh? 762 01:30:34,476 --> 01:30:36,144 JOSEPH: Okay. 763 01:31:22,315 --> 01:31:24,901 - My soul magnifies the Lord, 764 01:31:24,943 --> 01:31:28,738 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 765 01:31:28,780 --> 01:31:32,158 for He has looked on the humble estate of His servant. 766 01:31:32,200 --> 01:31:34,119 What is that? 767 01:31:34,160 --> 01:31:35,120 What? 768 01:31:35,161 --> 01:31:36,496 - What are you saying? 769 01:31:36,538 --> 01:31:38,623 Oh, nothing... 770 01:31:38,665 --> 01:31:40,500 - Is it a song of David? 771 01:31:40,542 --> 01:31:43,044 We could use one right about now. 772 01:31:43,086 --> 01:31:46,172 - No, sorry, it's... just something to myself. 773 01:31:46,214 --> 01:31:48,842 A poem you created? 774 01:31:48,883 --> 01:31:49,843 - Yes, but-- 775 01:31:49,884 --> 01:31:52,012 When? 776 01:31:52,053 --> 01:31:53,680 Several months ago. 777 01:31:53,722 --> 01:31:55,598 - I would love to hear it. 778 01:32:00,520 --> 01:32:02,105 Mary... ? 779 01:32:11,656 --> 01:32:13,867 ...are you seeing this? 780 01:32:13,908 --> 01:32:15,577 Mary? 781 01:32:16,828 --> 01:32:18,121 Mary? 782 01:32:25,503 --> 01:32:26,796 It's time. 783 01:32:27,464 --> 01:32:28,465 Oh! 784 01:32:28,506 --> 01:32:30,216 Come, I've got you... come sit. 785 01:32:30,258 --> 01:32:32,344 - Shouldn't we call for help? 786 01:32:32,385 --> 01:32:33,386 You've never done this before; 787 01:32:33,428 --> 01:32:34,846 maybe the wife could come and help? 788 01:32:34,888 --> 01:32:36,139 - No, there isn't any time. 789 01:32:36,181 --> 01:32:37,098 we've got this. 790 01:32:37,140 --> 01:32:38,141 No, no, no, 791 01:32:38,183 --> 01:32:39,976 I don't want you to see me like this! 792 01:32:42,771 --> 01:32:44,189 - Mary, look at me. 793 01:32:44,230 --> 01:32:45,315 - No, no, no, I can wait. 794 01:32:45,357 --> 01:32:46,441 Go get someone. 795 01:32:46,483 --> 01:32:47,942 - Don't look over there, Mary; 796 01:32:47,984 --> 01:32:49,027 look at me. 797 01:32:52,113 --> 01:32:54,574 We are not alone. 798 01:32:54,616 --> 01:32:56,701 I am so scared. 799 01:32:56,743 --> 01:32:59,662 - Hey, remember what your messenger said... 800 01:32:59,704 --> 01:33:01,664 the first thing your messenger said; 801 01:33:01,706 --> 01:33:04,542 it was the same thing my messenger said to me, 802 01:33:04,584 --> 01:33:06,753 remember? 803 01:33:06,795 --> 01:33:08,004 Don't be afraid. 804 01:33:08,672 --> 01:33:09,923 Don't be afraid. 805 01:33:12,175 --> 01:33:13,051 I love you. 806 01:33:14,052 --> 01:33:15,428 I love you. 807 01:33:15,470 --> 01:33:17,305 - Thank you for taking care of me. 808 01:33:17,347 --> 01:33:20,308 God gave you to me. 809 01:33:20,350 --> 01:33:22,686 - He has been our help, 810 01:33:22,727 --> 01:33:26,648 and in the shadow of His wings we will sing for joy. 811 01:33:26,690 --> 01:33:28,274 A song of David. 812 01:33:28,316 --> 01:33:29,651 Yes. 813 01:33:32,696 --> 01:33:34,322 - Can I hear yours now? 814 01:33:34,364 --> 01:33:35,573 Not now. 815 01:33:37,784 --> 01:33:39,160 - Oh, I know, I know. 816 01:33:42,497 --> 01:33:43,415 It is time, yes? 817 01:33:43,456 --> 01:33:44,541 Yes. 818 01:33:44,582 --> 01:33:46,209 - Okay, it is time. 819 01:33:53,591 --> 01:33:54,968 It's okay, I've got you. 820 01:34:06,187 --> 01:34:11,067 - I told Luke about the journey to Bethlehem, 821 01:34:11,109 --> 01:34:13,945 and about how we couldn't get a room at the inn. 822 01:34:13,987 --> 01:34:18,324 But I didn't tell him about my psalm. 823 01:34:18,366 --> 01:34:19,868 Yourpsalm? 824 01:34:19,909 --> 01:34:22,704 - When I went to see my cousin Elizabeth 825 01:34:22,746 --> 01:34:25,331 when she was pregnant with John, 826 01:34:25,373 --> 01:34:28,501 she cried out when she saw me. 827 01:34:28,543 --> 01:34:29,794 I told Luke about this, 828 01:34:29,836 --> 01:34:32,297 how she was overwhelmed for the both of us... 829 01:34:34,758 --> 01:34:37,135 and she called me the mother of her Lord. 830 01:34:39,054 --> 01:34:43,016 And we were just laughing and crying together, 831 01:34:43,058 --> 01:34:46,019 and it was all too much, 832 01:34:46,061 --> 01:34:49,898 and words of praise just burst out of me. 833 01:34:51,608 --> 01:34:53,693 - Please tell me I'm about to hear them. 834 01:34:53,735 --> 01:34:56,321 - You're going to write them down 835 01:34:56,363 --> 01:34:59,366 and deliver them to Luke. 836 01:35:00,575 --> 01:35:02,243 - The materials are here. 837 01:35:06,039 --> 01:35:10,627 I trust you to get them right, and to keep it safe, 838 01:35:10,669 --> 01:35:12,253 and to get it to Luke. 839 01:35:18,927 --> 01:35:21,763 I've kept it all to myself. 840 01:35:23,890 --> 01:35:26,309 As you know, I like to treasure things in my heart. 841 01:35:27,811 --> 01:35:31,064 I was shy, 842 01:35:31,106 --> 01:35:35,902 and it felt personal between God and me, 843 01:35:35,944 --> 01:35:41,157 but... I wish I would have shared it with Joseph. 844 01:35:45,412 --> 01:35:47,956 And people must know... 845 01:35:47,997 --> 01:35:52,210 these felt like God's words as much as my own. 846 01:35:52,252 --> 01:35:55,755 I can't explain it, but they did, 847 01:35:55,797 --> 01:35:57,340 and people must know. 848 01:36:04,472 --> 01:36:05,932 I'm ready. 849 01:36:16,568 --> 01:36:20,613 - My soul magnifies the Lord, 850 01:36:20,655 --> 01:36:23,450 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. 851 01:36:25,827 --> 01:36:30,081 For behold, from now on, 852 01:36:30,123 --> 01:36:33,626 generations will call me blessed; 853 01:36:33,668 --> 01:36:39,966 and He who is mighty has done great things for me, 854 01:36:40,008 --> 01:36:42,260 and holy is His name. 855 01:36:46,056 --> 01:36:51,019 And His mercy is for those who fear Him... 856 01:36:51,061 --> 01:36:55,648 from generation to generation. 857 01:36:55,690 --> 01:36:58,985 He has shown strength with His arms; 858 01:36:59,027 --> 01:37:03,990 He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 859 01:37:04,032 --> 01:37:06,993 He has brought down the mighty from their throne 860 01:37:07,035 --> 01:37:09,412 and exalted those of humble estate; 861 01:37:12,248 --> 01:37:16,628 He has filled the hungry with good things, 862 01:37:16,670 --> 01:37:19,506 and the rich He has sent away empty. 863 01:37:22,759 --> 01:37:25,845 He has helped His servant Israel, 864 01:37:25,887 --> 01:37:27,514 in remembrance of His mercy. 865 01:37:33,061 --> 01:37:35,188 ...as He spoke to our fathers, 866 01:37:35,230 --> 01:37:38,525 to Abraham and to his offspring forever. 867 01:38:20,608 --> 01:38:23,570 That's amazing. 868 01:38:27,032 --> 01:38:29,534 It's like the song of Hannah, but even more beautiful. 869 01:38:36,207 --> 01:38:38,001 - Oh. 870 01:38:39,085 --> 01:38:40,211 Are you better? 871 01:38:40,253 --> 01:38:42,005 Is this comfortable? 872 01:38:42,047 --> 01:38:44,507 - Yes, thank you. 873 01:38:44,549 --> 01:38:46,092 - Are you still in pain? 874 01:38:47,969 --> 01:38:49,763 Yes, but, uh... 875 01:38:49,804 --> 01:38:51,514 the blanket underneath is helping. 876 01:39:02,359 --> 01:39:06,446 - Oh, I don't know how you did that. 877 01:39:06,488 --> 01:39:09,282 I feel like my heart is going to explode. 878 01:39:09,324 --> 01:39:13,620 - Oh, don't make me laugh, it hurts to laugh. 879 01:39:18,833 --> 01:39:21,461 Hmm... He's so small. 880 01:39:23,004 --> 01:39:25,090 - Smaller than I expected. 881 01:39:25,131 --> 01:39:26,633 - I don't know what I expected, 882 01:39:26,675 --> 01:39:28,218 but it wasn't any of this. 883 01:39:29,678 --> 01:39:31,179 No... 884 01:39:31,221 --> 01:39:33,098 from the beginning of it all. 885 01:39:38,603 --> 01:39:40,146 So... 886 01:39:40,188 --> 01:39:44,150 your messenger said that He would be called holy, 887 01:39:44,192 --> 01:39:45,652 the Son of God. 888 01:39:45,694 --> 01:39:49,489 The prophecy mentions Emmanuel. 889 01:39:49,531 --> 01:39:52,492 Are we going to stick with Jesus? 890 01:39:52,534 --> 01:39:54,828 Hmm... 891 01:39:54,869 --> 01:39:57,789 I think we should. 892 01:39:57,831 --> 01:39:59,374 - Probably best, huh? 893 01:39:59,416 --> 01:40:00,583 - Mm-hmm. 894 01:40:03,670 --> 01:40:05,547 He needs to sleep. 895 01:40:05,588 --> 01:40:07,340 You both do. 896 01:40:07,382 --> 01:40:09,592 Put him in the manger... 897 01:40:09,634 --> 01:40:12,053 it's a better bed than the one I made for you. 898 01:40:50,467 --> 01:40:51,384 MOTHER MARY: There's something else 899 01:40:51,426 --> 01:40:52,761 I want you to tell Luke. 900 01:40:54,095 --> 01:40:57,098 I want you to tell him about the swaddling cloths. 901 01:40:57,932 --> 01:40:59,851 - You want him to write about it? 902 01:40:59,893 --> 01:41:01,561 People must know. 903 01:41:03,688 --> 01:41:07,567 I want to honor the help we received from the innkeeper, 904 01:41:07,609 --> 01:41:11,321 but I also think it's lovely that we used the same cloths 905 01:41:11,363 --> 01:41:13,782 they used to wrap newborn lambs. 906 01:41:15,450 --> 01:41:18,661 I wonder if God gave us that as a sign. 907 01:41:18,703 --> 01:41:20,163 It is lovely. 908 01:41:22,415 --> 01:41:26,461 - And... there's something else. 909 01:41:28,505 --> 01:41:31,800 Go get that box over there, by the window. 910 01:41:48,483 --> 01:41:49,776 Open it; 911 01:41:49,818 --> 01:41:51,486 what's inside is yours. 912 01:41:55,657 --> 01:41:56,783 I kept them. 913 01:42:04,874 --> 01:42:05,959 They meant so much to me, 914 01:42:06,001 --> 01:42:09,796 I just couldn't leave them. 915 01:42:09,838 --> 01:42:11,965 And now they're yours. 916 01:42:12,007 --> 01:42:13,800 Mother... 917 01:42:13,842 --> 01:42:16,469 - There's a rip here... 918 01:42:16,511 --> 01:42:18,138 from where we gave a piece to one of the shepherds 919 01:42:18,179 --> 01:42:19,514 to dress his wound. 920 01:42:21,349 --> 01:42:22,684 - Did you tell Luke about the shepherds? 921 01:42:22,726 --> 01:42:24,144 I love that part. 922 01:42:24,185 --> 01:42:25,603 Of course. 923 01:42:31,317 --> 01:42:34,696 - I-I can't; this is too-- 924 01:42:34,738 --> 01:42:38,450 - You can and you will. 925 01:42:38,491 --> 01:42:41,453 It will be a reminder of where all this began... 926 01:42:44,122 --> 01:42:46,416 and how He was one of us for a time. 927 01:42:52,380 --> 01:42:53,631 - Thank you. 928 01:42:55,550 --> 01:42:58,136 - I have loved you like a daughter 929 01:42:58,178 --> 01:43:01,097 since I met you at the wedding. 930 01:43:01,139 --> 01:43:03,391 And you have done God's work. 931 01:43:05,060 --> 01:43:06,561 I do miss Him. 932 01:43:09,647 --> 01:43:13,109 And it seems like you'll get to see Him before I do. 933 01:43:13,151 --> 01:43:14,944 Shh, child. 934 01:43:14,986 --> 01:43:17,405 This is not the end. 935 01:43:21,284 --> 01:43:23,661 - I will get this to Luke right away... 936 01:43:27,749 --> 01:43:31,461 before anything happens to me, or any of us. 937 01:43:36,758 --> 01:43:38,259 Wait. 938 01:43:43,598 --> 01:43:47,143 The Lord bless you and keep you. 939 01:43:47,185 --> 01:43:50,563 The Lord make His face shine on you 940 01:43:50,605 --> 01:43:52,315 and be gracious to you. 941 01:43:52,357 --> 01:43:56,069 The Lord turn His face toward you 942 01:43:56,111 --> 01:43:57,696 and bring you peace. 943 01:44:00,782 --> 01:44:02,325 And also to you. 944 01:44:04,202 --> 01:44:05,537 Shalom. 945 01:44:07,122 --> 01:44:08,540 Shalom. 946 01:45:00,008 --> 01:45:02,093 Mary of Magdala. 947 01:45:02,135 --> 01:45:04,471 - It's good to see you, Luke. 948 01:45:04,512 --> 01:45:05,972 - What are you doing here? 949 01:45:06,014 --> 01:45:07,390 It's not safe. 950 01:45:07,432 --> 01:45:08,850 I could have arranged for people-- 951 01:45:08,892 --> 01:45:13,146 - You've been recording an account of Jesus' birth, yes? 952 01:45:13,188 --> 01:45:14,397 Ah, yes. 953 01:45:14,439 --> 01:45:16,524 I've begun collecting historical accounts. 954 01:45:16,566 --> 01:45:19,027 - I've just been to see Mother Mary 955 01:45:19,069 --> 01:45:22,614 in a secure location. 956 01:45:22,655 --> 01:45:24,449 Yes... 957 01:45:27,452 --> 01:45:30,413 I have completed my writing of her account. 958 01:45:32,499 --> 01:45:33,792 Did she have something to add? 959 01:45:53,895 --> 01:45:56,189 - Almost every name of God uses attributes 960 01:45:56,231 --> 01:46:01,236 that reinforce how lofty, exalted, and separate He is-- 961 01:46:01,277 --> 01:46:03,029 El Olam-- 962 01:46:03,071 --> 01:46:05,532 Everlasting God. 963 01:46:05,573 --> 01:46:07,909 Jehovah Mekoddishkem-- 964 01:46:07,951 --> 01:46:10,370 The Lord Who Sanctifies. 965 01:46:10,412 --> 01:46:12,539 Jehovah Rapha-- 966 01:46:12,580 --> 01:46:15,166 The Lord Who Heals. 967 01:46:15,208 --> 01:46:17,210 Jehovah Nissi-- 968 01:46:17,252 --> 01:46:20,255 The Lord is My Banner. 969 01:46:20,296 --> 01:46:22,549 Jehovah Jireh-- 970 01:46:22,590 --> 01:46:25,218 the Lord Will Provide. 971 01:46:25,260 --> 01:46:28,054 All true, comforting, and singular, 972 01:46:28,096 --> 01:46:32,559 emphasizing His untouchable, unattainable, unrivaled power-- 973 01:46:32,600 --> 01:46:34,519 Someone so big and omnipotent 974 01:46:34,561 --> 01:46:38,314 that language can never fully capture His essence, 975 01:46:38,356 --> 01:46:39,983 anymore than a graven image could. 976 01:46:43,111 --> 01:46:45,613 But you know what? 977 01:46:45,655 --> 01:46:50,660 There's something better than words or statues or names. 978 01:46:50,702 --> 01:46:54,998 It's something the prophet Isaiah foretold... 979 01:46:55,040 --> 01:47:00,628 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, 980 01:47:00,670 --> 01:47:03,715 and shall call his name 981 01:47:03,757 --> 01:47:06,176 Emmanuel." 982 01:47:06,217 --> 01:47:09,304 God With Us. 983 01:47:09,346 --> 01:47:13,933 It's not about the name Emmanuel. 984 01:47:13,975 --> 01:47:17,604 It's about the manifestation of that name-- 985 01:47:17,645 --> 01:47:19,773 the audacious this-really-happened 986 01:47:19,814 --> 01:47:23,276 miracle of God taking on human skin, 987 01:47:23,318 --> 01:47:25,862 arriving down at our level, 988 01:47:25,904 --> 01:47:28,615 surrounded by straw, barn animals, manure, tears, 989 01:47:28,656 --> 01:47:31,618 a wooden feeding trough for a crib, 990 01:47:31,659 --> 01:47:34,746 frightened parents way over their heads, 991 01:47:34,788 --> 01:47:37,248 total strangers barging in on the whole scene, 992 01:47:37,290 --> 01:47:42,295 every detail so deeply human and raw, 993 01:47:42,337 --> 01:47:44,881 and He was willing to go through it, 994 01:47:44,923 --> 01:47:48,551 even the worst, that would come 33 years later, 995 01:47:48,593 --> 01:47:51,971 all for one reason... 996 01:47:52,013 --> 01:47:54,724 to be with us. 997 01:47:54,766 --> 01:47:58,186 It almost sounds too good to be true. 998 01:47:58,228 --> 01:47:59,979 And that's because 999 01:48:00,021 --> 01:48:03,692 if there's one thing you could say God is too much of, 1000 01:48:03,733 --> 01:48:06,903 goes a little overboard with, 1001 01:48:06,945 --> 01:48:08,988 it's goodness... 1002 01:48:09,030 --> 01:48:10,532 and truth. 1003 01:48:11,658 --> 01:48:14,035 What, then, shall we say? 1004 01:48:14,077 --> 01:48:17,288 What of names of prophets, conquerors, 1005 01:48:17,330 --> 01:48:21,001 secret pregnancies and surprise guests at a birth? 1006 01:48:21,042 --> 01:48:26,256 For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. 1007 01:48:26,297 --> 01:48:30,343 That we're not alone anymore. 1008 01:48:30,385 --> 01:48:35,807 Emmanuel, God With Us. 1009 01:48:35,849 --> 01:48:38,935 The messages we received mean we are not hearers only, 1010 01:48:38,977 --> 01:48:40,854 but doers and messengers of the Word, 1011 01:48:40,895 --> 01:48:43,481 proclaiming the news to the four corners of the earth, 1012 01:48:43,523 --> 01:48:48,194 inviting all to come and see-- 1013 01:48:48,236 --> 01:48:52,157 that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. 1014 01:48:52,198 --> 01:48:53,366 In Him was life, 1015 01:48:53,408 --> 01:48:55,285 and the life was the light of men. 1016 01:48:55,326 --> 01:48:56,536 The light shines in the darkness, 1017 01:48:56,578 --> 01:48:59,539 and the darkness has not overcome it. 1018 01:48:59,581 --> 01:49:02,542 And it never can, and it never will. 1019 01:49:02,584 --> 01:49:04,044 It's not that people ought to know, 1020 01:49:04,085 --> 01:49:05,378 people could know, people should know, 1021 01:49:05,420 --> 01:49:06,671 but people mustknow. 1022 01:49:06,713 --> 01:49:08,673 The wait is over. 1023 01:49:10,717 --> 01:49:12,093 We're the messengers now. 1024 01:49:58,932 --> 01:49:59,641 Yeah. 1025 01:56:32,701 --> 01:56:34,869 CAPTION TECHNOLOGIES INC. www.captiontech.com