Breaking News: Bethlehem reports major influx of visitors. A young couple, Joseph and Mary, have arrived in town to give birth. With no available rooms, they find shelter in a stable, welcoming their newborn son in humble surroundings. The baby, named Jesus, is swaddled and placed in a manger. Details to follow. (Luke 2:6-7)
Breaking News! John 10:7, 9-10
Breaking: Jesus declares himself the door — the only entry to the flock. Those who enter through him are saved, free to come and go and find pasture. Alert: thieves come to steal, kill, destroy. Jesus says he came so the sheep may have life — and have it abundantly.