WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?

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The very purpose of Christ’s coming into the world was that he 

might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men.  He came 

to die.  This is the heart of Christmas.  Billy Graham

Scripture

Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s 

mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but 

he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from 

God, but many will oppose him. As a result, the deepest thoughts 

of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your very 

soul.”  Luke 2:34,35 NLT

Song

This is Christmas? Kutless

http://youtu.be/20HoJZecNqM

 Do you find it hard to sleep til' night,

Resting by the Christmas lights?

Could there be something you forgot?

Beyond the bows, and mistletoes,

The tree with presents wrapped below,

There's more to this than you had ever thought?

Have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

[Chorus:]

What is Christmas?

If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger.

What is Christmas without Christ?

Remember how the story goes,

God's gift was wrapped in swaddling clothes,

Beneath the star, one great and holy night.

The shepherds heard the angels sing,

The wise man brought an offering,

Peace on Earth began in Bethlehem

Have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

[Chorus:]

What is Christmas?

If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger.

What is Christmas?

If the angels never sang 'Glory to the new born king?'

What is Christmas without Christ?

There'd be no gloria

In excelsis deo

Gloria

In excelsis deo

What is Christmas?

If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger.

What is Christmas without Christ?

This is Christmas,

It’s all about the Savior wrapped in a manger.

This is Christmas,

Because of Jesus Christ!

This is Christmas,

Because of Christ!

Because of Christ!

Sentence Prayer

Heavenly Father

Thank you for the first and best Christmas gift ever. . 

A Savior.  Amen  R.M.

Starting January 1st I will no longer do daily devotions, there are two years worth of daily devotions on my blog http://www.windtales.blogspot.com. I will make the devotion weekly on classic country. I am going to use the time to find an mobile application developer or publisher to make them available to the public.  Pray I find the right outlet for my devotions.  

LIFT YOU HIGH

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In the end, worship can never be a performance, something 

you’re pretending or putting on. It's got to be an overflow of your 

heart...Worship is about getting personal with God, drawing close 

to God.-Matt Redman

Scripture

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high 

and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe 

filled the temple.  Isaiah 6:1 NIV

Song

We Lift You High Life Church T.V.

http://youtu.be/C9xqMQv61vk

No Lyrics Available

Sentence Prayer

My Father,

In a world of created changeable things,

Christ and His word remain unshaken. Amen

The Valley of Vision A collection of puritan prayers and devotions 

The Banner of Truth Trust Carlisle PA Pg 17 2002

Starting January 1st I will no longer do daily devotions, there are two years worth of daily devotions on my blog http://www.windtales.blogspot.com. I will make a the devotion weekly on classic country. I am going to use the time to find an mobile application developer or publisher to make them available to the public.  Pray I find the right outlet for my devotions.  

BOY

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This is the irrational season

When love blooms bright and wild,

Had Mary been filled with reason

There'd have been no room for the child.  

After Annunciation Madeleine L'Engle

Scripture

She gave birth to her first-born son. She dressed him in baby 

clothes and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room 

for them in the inn. Luke 2:7

Song

Boy Like Me / Man Like You 

Rich Mullins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s6_C1bhuo0

You was a baby like I was once
You was cryin' in the early mornin'
You was born in a stable Lord
Reid Memorial is where I was born
They wrapped You in swaddling clothes
Me they dressed in baby blue

But I was twelve years old in the meeting house
Listening to the old men pray
And I was tryin' hard to figure out
What it was that they was tryin' to say
There You were in the temple
They said You weren't old enough
To know the things You knew

Well, did You grow up hungry?
Did You grow up fast?
Did the little girls giggle when You walked past?
Did You wonder what it was that made them laugh?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

And You was a boy like I was once
But was You a boy like me
Well, I grew up around Indiana
You grew up around Galilee
And if I ever really do grow up
Lord I want to grow up and be just like You

Well, did You wrestle with a dog and lick his nose?
Did You play beneath the spray of a water hose?
Did You ever make angels in the winter snow?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

Did You ever get scared playing hide and seek?
Did You try not to cry when You scraped Your knee?
Did You ever skip a rock across a quiet creek?
And did they tell You stories 'bout the saints of old?
Stories about their faith?
They say stories like that make a boy grow bold
Stories like that make a man walk straight

And I really may just grow up and be like You someday

Sentence Prayer

Jesus, help me to see as you were, so I may see me   

as I am. Help, me to see a normal child; that played, 

loved and got upset.  So I may see a Savior that Sympathizes 

with a struggling sinner.

Open my eyes, Holy Spirit to see footprints in the water

and a empty pallet. So I May see a Holy God, to know better the 

destruction of sin. Amen. R.M.

Starting January 1st I will no longer do daily devotions, there are two years worth of daily devotions on my blog http://www.windtales.blogspot.com. I will make a the devotion weekly on classic country. I am going to use the time to find an mobile application developer or publisher to make them available to the public.  Pray I find the right outlet for my devotions.  

ANGEL

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Be an angel to someone else whenever you can, as a way of 

thanking God for the help your angel has given you. ~Quoted in 

The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994

Scripture

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will 

inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:14 NIV

Song

Mandisa Somebody’s Angel

http://youtu.be/oy4r_sj9cPk

They say this is the best time of the year

And for most of us that's probably how it feels

But what about the ones left alone

And all the people hurting,

Looking for a glimpse of hope

We could be that shining light

To show the heart of Christmas time

People need love

And we all are able

So take some time and start today

To give some joy and hope away

'Cause you might be

You might be

Somebody's angel

We run and run

We fill our schedules up

The gifts, the rush

Consume us all so much

Salvation army Santa's ringing his bell

Giving us a little reminder

There's a world that needs our help

We could be that shining light

To show the heart of Christmas time

People need love

And we all are able

So take some time and start today

To give some joy and hope away

'Cause you might be

You might be

Somebody's angel

This Christmas

Don't miss it

The chance to love someone right where they are

Don't miss it

Don't miss it

We could be that shining light

To show the heart of Christmas time

People need love

And we all are able

So take some time and start today

To give some joy and hope away

'Cause you might be

You might be

Somebody's angel

'Cause you might be, somebody's

Christmas angel

Somebody's Christmas angel

Sentence Prayer

Lord, help us minister to others in ways that validate and 

authenticate them as fellow children of God.  Keep us from daring 

to assume that our good fortune is of our own doing or that our 

ability to serve is anything other than a gift.  Amen

(Common Prayer a Liturgy of Ordinary Radicals pg 58)

Starting January 1st I will no longer do daily devotions, there are two years worth of daily devotions on my blog http://www.windtales.blogspot.com. I will make a the devotion weekly on classic country. I am going to use the time to find an mobile application developer or publisher to make them available to the public.  Pray I find the right outlet for my devotions.  

COME

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Not only were the Jews expecting the birth of a Great King, a 

Wise Man and a Saviour, but Plato and Socrates also spoke of the 

Logos and of the Universal Wise Man 'yet to come'. Confucius 

spoke of 'the Saint'; the Sibyls, of a 'Universal King'; the Greek 

dramatist, of a saviour and redeemer to unloose man from the 

'primal eldest curse'. All these were on the Gentile side of the 

expectation. What separates Christ from all men is that first He 

was expected; even the Gentiles had a longing for a deliverer, or 

redeemer. This fact alone distinguishes Him from all other 

religious leaders.” ― Fulton J. Sheen, Life of Christ

Scripture

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of 

our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he 

lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known 

to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that 

he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to 

gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth

Ephesians 1:7-10 NRSV

Song 

Come thou Long expected Jesus 

Wolves at the Gate 

http://youtu.be/cRdPeGnWR0g

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free

From our fears and sins release us

Let us find our rest in Thee.

Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art

Dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.

Joy to those who long to see thee, Day spring from on high, appear

Come, thou promised Rod of Jesse, of thy birth we long to hear

Over the hills the angels singing news, glad tidings of a birth

Go to him, your praises bringing

Christ the Lord has come to earth.

Come to earth to taste our sadness, he whose glories 

knew no end

By his life he brings us gladness, our Redeemer, 

Shepherd, Friend.

Leaving riches without number, born within a cattle stall

This the everlasting wonder, Christ was born the Lord of all.

Born Thy people to deliver, born a child, and yet a King, 

Born to reign in us forever, now Thy gracious kingdom bring.

By Thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone

By Thine own sufficient merit, raise us to Thy glorious throne.

Sentence Prayer

God of Love,

Your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us.

He is a sign of your love.

Help us walk in that love during the weeks of Advent,

As we wait and prepare for his coming.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior. 

Amen.

http://www.loyolapress.com/advent-family-prayer.htm

HOW

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God creates out of nothing. Wonderful you say. Yes, to be sure, 

but he does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of 

sinners.” ― Søren Kierkegaard, The Journals of Kierkegaard

Scripture

To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are 

sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all 

those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus 

Christ, both their Lord and ours: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:2

Song

How Can It Be Lauren Daigle

http://youtu.be/6UXn_OuJkvE

I am guilty

Ashamed of what I’ve done, what I’ve become

These hands are dirty

I dare not lift them up to the Holy one

CHORUS:

You plead my cause

You right my wrongs

You break my chains

You overcome

You gave Your life

To give me mine

You say that I am free

How can it be

How can it be

I’ve been hiding

Afraid I’ve let you down, inside I doubt

That You still love me

But in Your eyes there’s only grace now

CHORUS:

You plead my cause

You right my wrongs

You break my chains

You overcome

You gave Your life

To give me mine

You say that I am free

How can it be

How can it be

Though I fall, You can make me new

From this death I will rise with You

Oh the grace reaching out for me

How can it be

How can it be

CHORUS:

You plead my cause

You right my wrongs

You break my chains

You overcome

You gave Your life

To give me mine

You say that I am free

How can it be

How can it be

Sentence Prayer

Lord, we do not rush to do your will. Often we tiptoe our way into 

obedience, dragging old habits and mindsets with us.  Help us to 

delight at your voice and to trust that your calling is always good 

news. Amen  (Common Prayer a Liturgy of Ordinary Radicals pg 

57)

ADORE

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Worship should not be so much an event as a perpetual attitude.  

Intercessors Arise Debbie Przybylski Nav Press Colorado Springs 

Co pg 19

Scripture

“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,

According to Your word; For my eyes have seen Your 

salvation Which You have prepared 

before the face of all peoples,

A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,

And the glory of Your people Israel.” Luke 2:29-32 NKJV

Song

Let us adore Elevation Worship

http://youtu.be/mpEyyl0DCdA

For the unclean, the unholy

For the broken, the unworthy

You came, Jesus you came

For the wounded, for the hurting

For the lost, and for the lonely

You came, Jesus you came

O come all ye faithful

Bow before our Savior

Come let us adore

The one who came for us

Glory in the highest

Praise the name of Jesus

Our King has come

For the outcast, the defeated

For the weary, for the weakest

You came, Jesus you came

O come let us adore him

For He alone is worthy

Our King has come

Our King has come

O give Him all the glory

For He alone is worthy

Our King has come

Our King has come

Sentence Prayer

Lord, to you I sing praises of thanksgiving.  You have dealt with 

me mercifully and kindly with me. Your affection for me fills me 

with Joy.  Your love overwhelms me.  Your joy is my constant 

companion. Your peace is my safeguard.  

From my heart, Lord I offer up melodies of praise and gratitude. . 

. thanksgiving for all You do and all You are.

You, my God are my happiness. (One Minute Prayers for Men, 

Harvest House Pub Eugene Or pg 228.)