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Christmas Gifts
Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. Hope--The 1st Gift
Contributed on Jul 10, 2007
1st in Advent Series about Christmas Gifts
So often we go to see the beautiful Christmas lights, we see the National Christmas Tree lit on television, and look at the Christmas scenes in store windows, and as we look at them we say, inside of ourselves, "Why am I not in the Christmas spirit? I used to be excited when I was a child. I just ...read more
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2. Peace--2nd Gift
Contributed on Jul 10, 2007
2nd in Advent Series on Christmas Gifts
A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!” The way many of us feel by the time we are ...read more
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3. "Love” -- The Third Christmas Gift
Contributed on Jul 10, 2007
3rd in Advent Series about Christmas Gifts
A little boy was coming into the world who was going to teach something to everyone about religion and what religion really is. You see, up until this little boy was born, religion was following hundreds of rigid laws, following a set guideline for living. But after He was born, religion was ...read more
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4. Joy--4th Christmas Gift
Contributed on Jul 10, 2007
4th in Series about Advent/Christmas Series on Christmas gifts
What is the spiritual significance of Joseph and Mary traveling though "Galilee"? In Galilee stands the Sea of Galilee. Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee six times during His walk as the Son of God. (Unger’s Bible Dictionary, map). In the same manner He turned the water of the six water pots of ...read more