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You are God’s Children whom he loves, so try and be like him. Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God. But there must be no sexual sin among you, or any kind of evil or greed. Those things are not right for God’s holy people. Also, there must be no evil talk among you, and you must not speak foolishly or tell evil jokes. These things are not right for you. Instead, you should be giving thanks to God.

Give and you will receive. You will be given much.Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you.

We know that in everything GOD works for the good of those who love him.They are the people he called because that was his plan. So what should we say about this? If God is with us, no one can defeat us.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

John 1:1-18

The first to hear the good news of the savior’s birth, the word become flesh were not the rulers and religious leaders of Israel. The angels first came to those who were humble and ready to receive the newborn king who was born in poverty and was now lying in a manger made for animals.

Just as God had chosen and anointed David, a lowly shepherd of Bethlehem to become the shepherd king of Israel, so Jesus likewise chose the path of humility and lowliness in coming to Israel as the good shepherd king, who would lay down his life for their sake and salvation.

Many of the early church fathers have written hymns and homilies in praise of the Incarnation, God becoming man in order to bring man to heaven.

He did that by giving the world His body and blood,

THE EUCHARIST without which the church would not exist. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

Written By: Deacon Bernie Deschler of the Deacon Studio