Real Freedom

Today we come to the fourth Real Gift of Christmas: Gift of Real Freedom! To set the stage for our consideration of this gift, please turn in your Bibles to Read Matthew 2:1-18

If we just go by facts and figures, "Herod the Great" had a pretty good administration. He had been the king of Judea for 40 years before Christ was born. He had kept the order, and he had developed an extensive building program throughout the country-including some incredible improvements to the temple that put him in good standing with the religious leaders.

Having just been in Israel, I couldn't resist showing you a few remnants of Herod's work...