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Second Sunday of Advent Dec 7

05 Dec

  Joy Luke 2:10 “And the Angel said unto them, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”- The Jewish people were straining under the burden of Roman rule because they had turned their backs on God and ignored His Law. They found no joy in the Roman occupation. It seemed that God had abandoned them for there had not been a prophet in Israel in 150 years. Suddenly an angel appeared and announced that she had a pronouncement that would bring joy to everyone, not just the Jews. The Jews did not realize it, but the Messiah was coming, and He would deliver mankind not from Roman rule but from the power of sin and death itself. That is something to celebrate.

 

 

First Sunday of Christmastide-Dec 29

30 Dec

-(Lights Reveal His Coming) See the Lights-Help someone see the Light-Every Christmas cities, corporations, and private individuals create beautiful light displays and Christmas displays. Many are free or very low cost. Search the net and find one. There are probably some within an hour or two drive of where you live. (check if they continue until the new year, some end on Christmas Eve) Invite someone to go along, especially if they have kids. When I was younger many home displays had a display of the manger, of Santa Claus, or other Christmas scene, but few do today. Many Christmas displays today are just a mass of light which look pretty, but fail to convey a message. The government is increasingly banning manger scenes from public property, so it is all the more important for churches and individual Christians to display the manger scene. If neighbors have no church background they may be confused about the baby in the manger and it will give you a chance to tell them about the first Christmas when God sent His Son to save us all.

 

 

video-Meaning of Christmastide

25 Dec

 

First Sunday of Christmastide-Jan 1

28 Dec

Twelve Days of Christmas

Now that the commercial Christmas is over, we can relax and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas. Most people don’t realize that Christmas isn’t over, it actual runs for twelve days from Dec 25th to Jan 5th (few people think about the words in the song-“Twelve days of Christmas”). This time is called Christmastide and is a good time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas occurs on the shortest day of the year to remind us that when things were darkest and it seemed there was no hope, God came down to us in the form of a baby and dwelt among us. God revealed Himself to His people and He is with us. His presence changed the world forever. He isn’t someone up there in heaven, who is unreachable. He cared enough to come to us in our time of greatest need and is still here when we need Him

 

 

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20 Dec

Since Christmas falls on Sunday this year, it is the first Sunday of Christmastide, as well as the first day of Christmastide.

 

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22 Jun

I have a course on Basic Christian Beliefs for new Christians and as a refresher for long-time Christians, which is posted on Udemy.

It is available by posting the following link in your browser.

https://www.udemy.com/course/christian-celebrations/?referralCode=D706C0B4E96819B18699