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God’s Christmas Present
Before Jesus came to earth as a baby, God had already promised that Jesus would come. In the Old Testament of the Bible God said He would give something special, and gave us pictures as if hinting at what His gift would be. Then for four hundred years God was silent....
Gifts of the Wise Men
When I was teaching the little kids at church about Jesus coming to be born, we talked about the gifts the wise men brought. I asked the kids if they knew what gifts the wise men had brought. One of them replied, "Essential oils. My mom has some frankincense." He...
Birth Announcement
When Jesus was born here on earth, it was a humble birth. The King of the universe was not born in an important place to people of position and power. He was born in a stable to a carpenter and his wife. So when the King of the universe is born, what do you do about a...
Christmas Adventure
When Jesus came to be born here on earth, He disrupted a lot of people's lives. But that's what God does. He interrupts your plans and gives you His best ones. Mary must have been very faithful for God to choose her to carry Jesus. But when Mary was pregnant before...
Let’s Talk About Christmas
I love Christmas. Really, I just love the story of it. I love that Jesus came to save us. I love how God's answer to our sin-cursed, horrible world was to send a baby. I love how Jesus loved us enough to die for us. And I love how Jesus didn't stay dead! But can we...
Immortality Is Natural
Mankind is obsessed with living forever. We know that we are mortal, that death is inevitable. But we work so hard to prolong life, and even strive for immortality. Why? Mankind has a God-given awareness of eternity. There is something beyond us, beyond this physical...