![]() ![]() PRAYER: Dear God, thank you for Christmas presents and Christmas dinners, for Christmas parties and Christmas specials. Merry Christmas from everyone at The High Calling! QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: Has your Christmas season this year felt extremely busy and hectic or more calm and peaceful? How can you shine a spotlight on the true meaning of Christmas this season? And his resurrection is a promise that someday we will know peace on earth and good will toward all people. His death for our sins is a model of the humble nature we should have. His life is a model for how we should live. Presents and decorations and cookies are fun ways to celebrate, but they are not our reason for celebration.Ĭhristmas is the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the Lord, fully God and fully human.ĭuring the insanity of Christmas, take time to reflect, to meet with family and friends, to shine a spotlight onto the true meaning of Christmas. He is more than our prayer buddy who takes our requests to God. He is more than just a good teacher and a storyteller. Jesus is more than just a baby in a manger. In my house, we need Linus’ answer every year. They needed to hear Linus’ answer as much as Charlie Brown. Nobody wants to hear the King James Bible recited on TV, they thought. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”īack in 1965, executives at CBS thought the scene was a mistake. So Linus drags his blanket to center stage, stands alone in a simple spotlight, and recites Luke 2:8-14. Finally, he shouts in frustration, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!” Even Charlie Brown himself loses sight of the true meaning of Christmas when he tries to direct his friends in a Christmas pageant. Nearly 50 years ago in 1965, Charles Schulz and the Peanuts gang were already struggling with an overly commercialized holiday season. Bean’s hilarious nativity scene.īut one special trumps them all: A Charlie Brown Christmas. During Advent, we watch Elf and the original animated Grinch and Mr. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you he is the Messiah, the Lord.”Īt our house, we love our Christmas movies and Christmas specials. ![]() I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Learning From the Psalms How to Pray Through Your Work.Beyond Rank and Power: What Philemon Tells Us About Leadership.Evangelism - Sharing the Gospel at Work.10 Key Points About Work in the Bible Every Christian Should Know. ![]()
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