• What If There Was No Christmas?

  Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012 (message contributor)

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  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

WHAT IF THERE WAS NO CHRISTMAS?

Lets ponder the what if - say- the antichrist powers would have defeated Christ at birth and therefore eliminated Christianity? what would have been lost?

i. There would be no Christmas joy

ii. There would be no kids smiles

iii. There would be no Merry Christmas

iv. There would be no singing of jingle bells

v. There would be no joy to the world

vi. There would be no hark the herald angels singing

vii. There would be no silent night

viii. There would be no gift giving

ix. There would be no colorful lights

x. There would be no candy canes

xi. There would be no God with us

xii. There would be no reason for the season

xiii. There would be no holiday spirit of giving

xiv. There would be no Good News

xv. There would be no sacred romance between us and the Lord

xvi. There would be no faith

xvii. There would be no prayer

xviii. There would be no bridge to Heaven

xix. There would be no supernatural healings

xx. There would be no grace

xxi. There would be no mercy

xxii. There would be no forgiveness

xxiii. There would be no purpose for our lives

xxiv. There would be no bondage breaker moments in life

xxv. There would be no freedom

xxvi. There would be no eternal life

xxvii. There would be no transformations

xxviii. There would be no light at the end of the tunnel

xxix. There would be no revivals

xxx. There would be no church - no Christian Hills

xxxi. There would be no Christians

xxxii. There would be no bridge to the presence of God

xxxiii. There would be no Spirit filled life

xxxiv. There would be no 12 step recovery program

xxxv. There would be no love

xxxvi. There would be no wise men

xxxvii. There would be no family gatherings

xxxviii. There would be no New Testament and the Bible as we know it

xxxix. There would be no entrance to the Holy of Holies

xl. There would be no revelation of Jesus

xli. There would be no Christian organizations

xlii. There would be no pastor’s

xliii. There would be no worship music

xliv. There would be no Bread of Life

xlv. There would be no deliverance

xlvi. There would be no joy or smiles in this life

xlvii. There would be no testimonies to His resurrection power

xlviii. There would be no miracles

xlix. There would be no defeating of death

l. There would be no salvation

li. There would be no hope