This Christmas, give yourself a gift that will strengthen your faith. Rediscover the original Christmas story through an innovative approach to Bible Study. Using home-movie technology, which folks can access online, I am teaching this six-part series that will dig deep into the stories of Jesus’ birth as told in Matthew and Luke’s gospels. Since this a regular part of my teaching ministry at St. James Lutheran, it is provided ‘free of charge’. You can sign up to participate in the full study - online, in-person (at St. James Lutheran, Burnsville), or a mix - by clicking here.

-or- you can access the six videos - right here each week.


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(from last week) - Why do Matthew and Luke evoke the Old Testament as they do?

Part One: Why Do Matthew and Luke Tell The Christmas Story At All?

The Rev. Dr. Walt Lichtenberger teaches the first part in a six part series on the nativity stories in Matthew and Luke's gospel.
In this segment of 'Ask the Pastor,' Pastor Walt talks about the interplay between the Old and New Testaments and the destructive theology of supercessionism.
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Part Two: Matthew Chapter One - the geneology.

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(from last week) - Why does Matthew choose to name the women he does? Why are the last 14 kings unknown?

In this episode, Pastor Walt reviews the geneology of Matthew chapter 1.
Week 3 of I Love To Tell this Story
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Part Three: Trouble in the Palace - Kings near and far respond to the Christ.

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(from last week) - Matthew’s timeline seems a little off? What gives?

Uploaded by Walt Lichtenberger on 2018-11-19.
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Part Four: Songs of Praise - Luke Chapter One

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(from last week) - Both Zechariah and Mary seem to react negatively to Gabriel’s announcement, why are they treated differently?

Uploaded by Walt Lichtenberger on 2018-11-26.
This video is about Ask the Pastor #4
 

Part Five: Shepherds and Manger, Setting the Stage - Luke Chapter two

This video is about I Love to Tell the Story - Part 5

Part Six: At the heart of Matthew and Luke’s Stories

This video is the final in the series of Pastor Walt's look at the nativity stories in Matthew and Luke's gospels.