Merry Christmas!!
Luke 2:1-14
Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the nation. Everyone was required to return to his ancestral home for this registration. And because Joseph was a member of the royal line, he had to go to Bethlehem, King David's ancient home--journeying there from the Galilean village of Nazareth. He took with him Mary, his fiancee, who was pregnant by this time. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born; and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn.
That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright with the glory of the Lord. They were badly frightened, but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you the most joyful news ever announced, and it is for everyone! The Saviour--a baby wrapped in a blanket, lying in a manger--has been born tonight in Bethlehem!"
Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others--the armies of heaven--praising God: "Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth!"
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Merry Christmas Allison! did the boys wake up early this morning to see what Santa had left?
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this wonderful story of the birth of Jesus!
It was lovely to see you all down her last sunday for our family Christmas!
Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
we did our play i was a camel, andrew on my back as a wise guy, katlin was baby jesus, mike the narrator, mom b an angel, josh a shepard, laura becky mary and we had 36 songs and it took 2 hours
ReplyDeletevery nice way to tell the story of luke
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