December 21, 2025 – Matthew 2:1–12
Jesus the Savior is worthy of worship.
Most people share a love for Christmas, but they may have different ideas of what Christmas means. If you ask the average person about the reason for the season, you may hear answers like family gatherings, gifts, delicious food, beautiful decorations, moving music, and special church services. Scrooges among us might counter with words like family conflict, extra debt, weight gain, heartburn, hard travel, and cold weather.
Honestly, both groups miss the point. They are focusing on things, while Christmas is really all about a person. They fail to see the Savior beyond all the stuff.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, the Son of God. No matter how many times His story gets told, it never gets old. Christmas is about a child announced by angels, born in a stable, visited by shepherds, and worshiped by wise men. This child was unique—born to a young Jewish virgin through a miracle of the Holy Spirit. And this baby was born for one purpose—to live and die for you and me. He is why I love Christmas.
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Podcast
Members of the Explore the Bible team review the main points of the study, discuss some critical questions from the study, and provide teaching tips along the way.
Extra Ideas
Extra provides an idea for using a current news story to supplement the Engage (introduction) and Challenge (application) features during the group time.
Prayer Guide
The quarterly prayer guide provides suggestions for praying verses from each Adult Explore the Bible session during the week. Click below to access the guide.
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