Black Friday reflection: Stewardship in the Advent season
It's Black Friday! Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas is on the horizon—but unfortunately,...
Articles on Christmas
Here are a few Christmas articles and resources for you on this last Friday before Christmas....
Journey to Christmas with an Advent reading guide
Now that December is here, one cultural event commands our attention above all else: Christmas!...
The strange season of Advent
We're well into the Advent season, the period of time leading up to the Christmas celebration....
The Christmas story, as told by the original participants
The Christmas story contains some of the most memorable characters of all time: the virgin Mary,...
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A Christian perspective on Black Friday, holiday sales, and a commercial Christmas
Brace yourselves for Black Friday! In a sign that the holiday season is finally and officially upon us, Wal-Mart, Target, and other major retailers have just released ads for their Black Friday sales—roadmaps for the annual shopping frenzy following Thanksgiving. What's a Christian to do?
http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/12/finding-a-christian-perspective-on-black-fr...
A Christmas Survival Kit - #2596
If you are going to protect the heart of Christmas and not succumb to the hassle of Christmas, you must protect a quiet spot at the beginning of each day where quietness and trust will be your strength. Think about those birds in that painting. Peace was not the absence of a storm, it was peace right in the middle of it. They found their quiet spot. Well the secret is the same for you. The more hectic the season is, the harder it is to get your quiet time with the Lord and the more you need it.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-christmas-surv...
The Christmas Window - #2593
Maybe you need to invite them to an event that will be the kind that is seeker-friendly prepared for lost people. They're ready to hear Christmas music I bet, everybody wants to hear that. Maybe then you invite them for fellowship afterwards over to your house and talk about what was said and sung about Jesus Christ. Jesus said it was harvest time, and harvest means ready.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-christmas-window-2593
Manger in the Bible - a Christian perspective
The savior of all mankind was born in the most humble place imaginable: a stable, where his parents used a manger as his cradle. This passage describes the angel's announcement of Christ's birth.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202:11-12&version=NIV
Prince of peace - a Christian perspective
One of the many titles given to Jesus is "Prince of Peace"--a ruler who brings not war and revolution, but peace and justice.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%209:6&version=NIV
Magi in the Bible - a Christian perspective
When Christ was born, magi from the east saw a sign and followed it to where the infant Christ was living. They presented him with gifts fitting a king and returned home, avoiding King Herod after being warned in a dream.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202:1-12&version=NIV
Myrrh in the Bible - a Christian perspective
Myrrh was one of the expensive spices brought to the newborn Jesus by the wise men from the East on Christmas morning. It was a gift suitable for a king.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202:10-11&version=NIV
Conception in the Bible - a Christian perspective
The conception of Jesus was a miracle in itself: Jesus was conceived in Mary's womb by God. The virgin birth is one of the signs that points to Jesus' divinity, and is a familiar element of Christmas stories to this day.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201:35&version=NIV
The Name on the Gift - #5729
I can't think of anything more exciting for you this Christmas than to look at the gift and realize that it's got your name on it. The gift God sent Jesus to give you, that is. It could be that He's been standing there in front of you, offering you this greatest gift of all for a long time. But you've never really realized that it had your name on it. You've never reached out and received it. It's time.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-name-on-the-...
Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth? - #5727
When Jesus enters your life, the wall between you and God comes down forever and He is there to help win the war in your soul. And there's peace; peace that is recession-proof, divorce-proof, terror-proof, death-proof.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/whatever-happene...