This time of year is exciting. The holiday music, the beautiful lights, great food and time spent with family and friends. But with all the excitement, it's a difficult time for many people in the world. The Christmas season is one that draws many non-churchgoers back to church for special services and programs.
A sermon I heard recently talked about this special time of year and the many challenges we encounter during the holidays.
The question was raised, "how would Jesus like us to celebrate during this time of year"?
How have we celebrated? By looking at the consumerism and the materialistic side of Christmas. The American people spent $450 billion dollars on Christmas gifts in 2007. I think we have a serious problem if we feel that Christmas should be totally about getting gifts and not giving what truly needs to be given to people during this busy holiday period.
In John 3:16, "for God so loved the world He gave us His Son". That was the ultimate gift. How can we pass that gift on during the next few days...................
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