{"product_id":"first-words-of-jesus","title":"First Words of Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we didn't need a cross, there would have been no manger. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first words of a child hold great power. They begin to unveil personalities, passions, and - for Jesus - his purpose. With his first recorded words, Jesus's purpose became clear both for that moment and for the remainder of his beautiful, tragic, and triumphant life, stretching from the wooden cradle in Bethlehem to the wooden cross on Calvary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFirst Words of Jesus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Stu Epperson returns with meditations on what Jesus's first recorded words meant to those seeking him, including Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, Herod, Anna, Simeon, and others. This thought-provoking, engaging look at the beginning of Jesus's life will help you: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderstand his opening words and why he said them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRealize Jesus's ultimate purpose as it related to each point in his life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncover the thread of redemption masterfully woven throughout history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Secret Shelves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665975087202,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/1569\/9810\/files\/2BACB1D3-7324-4E95-8983-F93FEA5EC9CB.jpg?v=1774725247","url":"https:\/\/mysecretshelves.com\/products\/first-words-of-jesus","provider":"My Secret Shelves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}