Bill Sytsma

Jeremiah 29:11-13
“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
—Jeremiah 29:11

Mark 1:9-15
“The time has come,” [Jesus] said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
—Mark 1:15

Mark 1:1-8
“&lsquoPrepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”
—Mark 1:3

Matthew 2:16-23
When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious …
—Matthew 2:16

Matthew 2:13-15
So [Joseph] got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt …
—Matthew 2:14

Matthew 2:7-8
Herod … said, “Go and search carefully for the child … so that I too may go and worship him.”
—Matthew 2:8

John 1:1-14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
—John 1:14

Matthew 2:9-12
Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
—Matthew 2:12

Matthew 2:7-12
They saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.
—Matthew 2:11

Matthew 2:1-11
“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
—Matthew 2:2

Matthew 1:24-25
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
—Matthew 1:24

Matthew 1:19-23
“Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
—Matthew 1:20

Matthew 1:18-21
Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
—Matthew 1:19

Luke 2:36-38
[Anna] had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.
—Luke 2:26-27

Luke 2:33-35
“A sword will pierce your own soul too.”
—Luke 2:35

Luke 2:25-32
“My eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations.”
—Luke 2:30-31

Luke 2:22-26
There was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
—Luke 2:25

Luke 2:19-21
Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
—Luke 2:19

Luke 2:16-18
All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
—Luke 2:18

Luke 2:15-16
“Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
—Luke 2:15

Luke 2:8-14
There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
—Luke 2:8

Luke 2:1-7
She … placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
—Luke 2:7

Luke 1:57-58, 67-79
“He has raised up a horn of salvation … from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us …”
—Luke 1:69-71

Luke 1:39-45
“Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
—Luke 1:43