How to Care for the Brokenhearted at Christmas
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“Christmas — over any other season — tends to make life’s sweet things sweeter and hard things harder.” - Desiring God
Some Little-Known Prophecies of Christmas: Part 2 – Genesis 12:7
Last time, we saw how the very first promise of the Messiah proclaimed Him to be the “Seed” of the woman (Gen. 3:15). But before we can go any further into understanding the characteristics of this coming Savior, we certainly must realize that He was also to be the “Seed” of “Abraham” (Gal. 3:16).
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The Story of St. Nicholas
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“December 6 [was] the anniversary of the death of St. Nicholas in 343, a leader in the ancient Church in the city of Myra in Asia Minor, or modern-day Turkey.” - Breakpoint
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Some Little-Known Prophecies of Christmas: Part 1 – Genesis 3:15
It was certainly one of the most momentous days in the history of the Earth.
It began like every day before it had—every day they had known since “the beginning” (Gen. 1:1). It began in holiness—in perfection.
But, soon enough, they faced something they had not encountered before—something for which they did not even have a category. We know it as temptation.
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Samaritan’s Purse Gives Away 200 Millionth Christmas Shoebox
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“’I just remember being so excited about this gift because that was the first gift that I had ever received in my life,’ she said.” - CToday
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What the Bible Says to the Jaded and Discouraged
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“Christmas season is the season of joy, but it is also a time when the cumulative weight of all that has happened in the course of the year catches up with you. Moving into the last month of the year often causes a sense of being worn out, discouraged, or stretched thin.” - Colin Smith
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6 Reasons Not to Cancel Church on Christmas
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“1. It’s Sunday. Before anything else, it’s Sunday. This is the day the church gathers for worship. It’s not just Christmas, it’s a little Easter. 2. Christmas is about Jesus, not family.” - Ponder Anew
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The First Christmas Gifts
For the last several years, I have been bringing Christmas messages focused on Matthew 1 and 2 as I have ministered in various churches. In the process, I have become amazed at the vast Scriptural and historical background that must be mined in order to grasp the full significance of these extremely familiar passages.
I certainly have not yet exhausted the meaning of this magnificent text, but I have become absolutely fascinated with so many aspects of it.
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How Preaching Christmas Services Tests a Preacher’s Confidence in the Gospel
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“Not only can people reveal boredom ‘with the same message,’ but preachers can fall prey to having a desire to say something unique or different…. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself. You can rest in the power of the message that you get to declare.” - Eric Geiger
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“Christmas with The Chosen” breaks box office record
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“Despite showing in only 1,700 theaters, the special finished in the top five in the box office during the weekend of Dec. 3 – 5, and had the highest per-screen average of any movie during the weekend.” - BPNews
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