Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birth.
Let's give thanks for the glory of Jesus and the
eternal life given to everyone who repents and
believes in Him!
Birth of Jesus Foretold ~ Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to
a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And
the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said,
"Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But she
was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what
sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her,
"Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will
be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give
to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the
house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
" And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a
virgin?" And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born will be called holy--the Son of God.
And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was
called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." And Mary
said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according
to your word." And the angel departed from her.
The Birth of Jesus Christ ~ Luke 2:1-7
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that
all the world should be registered. This was the first registration
when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered,
each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from
the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be
registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they
were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her
firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a
manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels ~ Luke 2:8-21
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to
them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled
with fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you
good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is
born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And
this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling
cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he
is pleased!" When the angels went away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and
see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to
us." And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the
baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the
saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard
it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all
these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had
been told them. And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised,
he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.
The Visit of the Wise Men ~ Matthew 2:1-12
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we
saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." When Herod
the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and
assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired
of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem
of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: "'And you, O Bethlehem,
in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.
" Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from
them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to
Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when
you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and
worship him." After listening to the king, they went on their way. And
behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until
it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the
star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house
they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and
worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts,
gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to
return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
The Bible meaning of Christmas ~ John 1:1-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has
been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all
mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has
not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name
was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light,
so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light;
he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives
light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world,
and though the world was made through him, the world did not
recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did
not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed
in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children
born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will,
but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among
us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who
came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testified concerning
him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said,
‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before
me. Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace
already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth
came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one
and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with
the Father, has made him known.
Jesus Announces the Good News ~ Mark 1:14-15
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming
the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom
of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
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