TODAY'S QUOTE

"And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name,

let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon

and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains

and oceans - and all that lives and move upon them. He has

given us all green things and everything that blossoms and

bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have

misused - and to save us from our foolishness, from all our 

sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself."

-Sigrid Undset

MERRY CHRISTMAS

  "For God so loved the world,

that He gave His only begotten

Son, that whoever believes in 

Him shall not perish, but have

eternal life."  

(John 3:16 NASB)  

The best Christmas gift ever.

The very creator of the universe came down

and became a man named Jesus Christ who

out of love for his created beings died as a

sacrifice for our sins and failings.  Then offers

us eternal life to live with him for ever if we 

will but turn from the way we are going and

give our selves to him.

Don't ignore the greatest gift ever.

God does love you.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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"There were some shepherds in

that part of the country who were

spending the night in the fields,

taking care of their flocks.  An

angel of the Lord appeared to 

them, and the glory of the Lord

shone over them.  They were terri-

bly afraid, but the angel said to

them, 'Don't be afraid!  I am here

with good news for you, which

will bring great joy to all the people.

This very day in David's

town your Savior was born -

Christ the Lord!  And this is

what will prove it to you: you will

find a baby wrapped in cloths and 

lying in a manger.'

Suddenly a great army of

heaven's angels appeared with 

the angel, singing praises to God:

'Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and peace on earth to those with 

whom he is pleased!'"

(Luke 2:8-14 GNT)  

MERRY CHRISTMAS

OK!

So what is the big deal about

CHRISTMAS?

Really it is very simple.  We are simply 

celebrating the greatest gift ever given

to mankind in all of the universe or 

history.

"For God loved the world so much

that he gave his only Son.  God gave

his Son so that whoever believes in 

him may not be lost, but have eternal

life."

(John 3:16 ICB)

We celebrate Christmas as the day when

our vary creator - Jesus Christ, Son of

the living God - was born into this world

to become one of us.  Then live a sinless

life so he could die in our place - if we are

willing to accept the sacrifice he made for

us.

So,

Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom

Joyeux noel

Nollaig Shona Dhuit or Nodiag mhaith chugnat                           

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie

Feliz Navidad

Srozhdestvom Kristovhym

Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

or however you wish to say it.

May God himself grant you

a very merry CHRISTMAS.

HOW TO HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS

FINALLY,

AN ENJOYABLE 

CHRISTMAS.

But it is not Christmas yet.

I know.  But it's coming soon.

The coming of Jesus Christ into the world is the pivotal

point of history in heaven and earth.  That is, 

his birth "Christmas" to his resurrection and ascension.

All of history and creation hang on this fact.

My point is, I believe in "Christmas".

BUT.

The materialistic consumerism of the world

has been used to destroy the meaning and joy of 

Christmas.  It has been years since I have been able

to enjoy Christmas because of all the hustle and bustle

around the Christmas season.

But this year was different.

I recognize that the wife and I are old people,

"empty nesters".  And a lot of you are young with

children.  That does create a problem.  But hang on.

Last year my wife had been helping a number of 

people by house setting while they were gone for 

the holidays.  As a result, she did very little decorating

(Which she loves to do.  And I care little about.)

So last Christmas she was house setting out in the 

"boonies" over Christmas.

I joined her for the day.

We did not exchange gifts, or go

to parties or even family gatherings.

She cooked a very SIMPLE meal of

things I like and could eat.  We visited,

looked at things together and just spent 

our time enjoying each others company.

IT WAS ABOUT THE BEST CHRISTMAS 

I EVER HAD.

The point is,

if you want a great Christmas,

SIMPLIFY.

You may enjoy having all the family together.

Then do it.  But make it simple.  Concentrate

on the important things and tell the merchants

to go peddle their wares somewhere else.  But

SIMPLIFY.

I know one woman who is not happy unless

she is going crazy.  If that's your style,

then go crazy.  But simplify and go crazy

with all your heart.

You will enjoy Christmas a lot more if you

will cut out a lot of the activities and expenses.

Then just enjoy Christmas because of what it is, 

and in as simple a manner as possible.

May you have a 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

NEXT YEAR.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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A good old fashion politically incorrect

GOD honoring 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

to you.

The world despises and rejects the very

God who created them.

But still:

"For God so loved the world

that He gave His only begotten 

Son, that whoever believes in 

Him should not perish but have

everlasting life."

(John 3:16 NKJV)

Let's embrace that first Christmas
gift that God sent to us.

REMEMBER:

JESUS IS THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON

MERRY CHRISTMAS

                           CHRISTMAS

YES, CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT GIFTS.

GOD'S GIFT TO US,

 JESUS.

REMEMBER,

JESUS IS THE REASON

FOR THE SEASON.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THE SUPREME GIFT

MERRY CHRISTMAS

"For God loved the world so much

that he gave his only Son,

so that everyone who believes in him

may not die but have eternal life.

REMEMBER

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR 

THE SEASON.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

GOD HAS A GIFT FOR YOU.

"For God loved the world so much

that he gave his only Son,

so that everyone who believes in him

may not die but have 

eternal life."

Have you accepted and opened His gift to you?

Or, have you been ignoring it?

May this be your best Christmas

ever.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS PREPARATION

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Remember

1. "Jesus is the reason for the season."

If it had not been for Jesus Christ, there would be no Christmas.

Decide

2. Are you going to please Jesus for Christmas

or the merchants.

Consider

3.  While you are doing your Christmas shopping

consider that Jesus, who Christmas is all about,

said,

"Those who love their father or mother

more than me are not fit to be my disciples;

those who love their son or daughter more than me

are not fit to be my disciples."

(Matthew 10:37 GNB)