Category: Christmas Season
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Second Sunday of Christmastide-Jan 5
Tell Them What You Heard-Christmastide is a time when we remember that God revealed Himself to His people. God could have come into the palace of a king but chose rather to come in the manger as a baby to remind us that He wants us to serve rather than to lord it over others.…
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First Sunday of Christmastide-Dec 29
-(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…
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Fourth Sunday of Advent-Dec 22
Mirth-Sacrifice-Lamb The third gift they brought was Mirth in recognition that He would be the sacrificial lamb who would die for all men. Mirth was a burial spice used to embalm the body of the dead to preserve it. As High Priest, Christ would offer Himself willingly, the Lamb without spot or blemish for there…
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Third Sunday of Advent-Dec 15
Frankincense-Deity-God With Us The second gift they brought was Frankincense in recognition of His Deity. Frankincense was the incense which the priests burned before the alter, symbolizing the prayers rising to heaven. In fact, all the rituals and ceremonies conducted by the priests in the temple were shadows of what is now going on in…
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Second Sunday of Advent-Dec 8
Gold-symbolizing Jesus as the coming King-While hymns portray the Wise Men as Kings, they were more likely astrologers who were advisers to the Persian kings, sent by the kings as representatives bearing gifts. The songs say there were three but we don’t know how many. However the Wise Men brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense and…
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First Sunday of Advent -December 1
Expectation-Angel-From the time of Adam, God had promised that He would send a deliverer. Before Judah fell to the Babylonians, the prophets reminded the Jews of the promise of a Messiah. When Judah fell to conquerors after the return from Babylon, the Jews again looked for the promised Messiah that would deliver them from their…
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Preparing For Christmas
Children are beginning to think about Christmas as stores are ramping up their Christmas advertising. Yet Christmas is more than getting presents. It is a celebration of when God gave us the greatest gift of all. Advent is a time when we begin to prepare our hearts for celebrating when Christ came to save us…
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First Sunday of Christmastide-Dec 31
Tell the Story-Many people will see the manger scene and not understand what it means because they have no church background. A large percentage of people today have not attended church and do not know anyone that they know of who attends church. Many Christians assume those they meet at work and at school attend…