What Did You Get For Christmas?

The secularist will not be happy until they:

• Remove every nativity scene from public properties

• Remove God’s name from the pledge of allegiance

• Remove God’s name from every coin

• Remove every Christmas carol that talks about God from the schools

• Remove all the Christian drama from the schools

• Remove every ten commandment plaque from public buildings

It reminds us of Acts 5:28, when they said, “…Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”

They were telling the disciples, STOP IT, WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS GOSPEL OF CHRIST ANY LONGER.

Make no mistake about it, Christmas is being attacked like it has never been attacked before.

Because of two reasons:

(1) The world is more evil than ever before largely due to television, printing press, computers and etc..

(2) The world’s population has is bigger than it ever has been. Which means we have more people to spread evil then before.

There are stores today like “Macy’s that are instructing their employees to greet the customers by saying, “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings,” but do not wish them a “Merry Christmas” because this may offend someone.

Illus: I am like the girl that was giving a high school speech and was told by the school principal, “Do not mention the name of Jesus in your speech because it may offend the jews in the crowd.

She responded by saying that a girl that was a jew who also was giving a speech said it offends me that she doesn’t mention the name of Jesus.

It offends us Christians when the lost world will speak of this time of the year as happy holidays, or Seasons greetings and not mention the word Christmas.

These merchants do not mind making a third of their income from Christmas sales, but they do not want to acknowledge that without Christ there would be no Christmas.

They know that when we wish each other a “Merry Christmas,” we are acknowledging that “Christ is the reason for the season”.

They do no mind you spell Christmas as Xmas but they want Christ to be left out of the word.

But Christmas is a very special day for everyone. And even many secularists love this very special time of the year.

However, much of what we sing and talk about at Christmas is silliness.

For example, they do not object to the silly stories that are told at Christmas but they object to the real story that is greatest story that has ever been told.

They do not mind us talking about Frosty the snowman or Rudolph the red nose reindeer!!!

Speaking of sillily stories how about the silly story that is told about Rudolph the red nose reindeer?

Did you ever hear how he got his name?

Illus: A Russian couple was walking down the street in St. Petersburg one night, when the man felt a drop of someting hit his nose.

• He immediately said to his wife, "I think it's raining!"

• She said, "No, that felt more like snow to me."

• He said, "No, I'm sure it was just rain.”

• They were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then, they saw the professor at the University that lived next door coming toward them. He said, "Let's not fight about it, let’s ask Rudolph the Red nose reindeer whether it's officially raining or snowing."

• He asked him, "Tell us, Rudolph, is it officially raining or snowing?"

• "It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on.

• But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!"

• To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear!"

One reason everyone likes this time of the year is because everyone enjoys receiving gifts.

But isn’t it ridiculous how people at Christmas can get so excited about the gifts they receive but they are totally ignorant it seem about the greatest gift that has ever been given by God almighty.

Many large families know they can not buy a gift for everyone in their family, so they draw names to buy gifts for each other.

But when God gave us Christmas He did not leave anyone out.

He gave everyone of us the best gift that mankind could have received.

Luke 2:10-12 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.