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Morning Devotional...

Luke 2

Christ Born of Mary

The Birth and Childhood of Jesus
1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.
3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.


Glory in the Highest
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:


       14"Glory to God in the highest,
       And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"


15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."
16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.
17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. [/list]








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Thanks, Pat!  It is always good to read the story of Jesus' birth, and especially so on Christmas!

God, please bless all my friends on Christian Photography today, and enable them to have a wonderful day in Your presence.  In Jesus' name, amen.

Merry Christmas !

Merry Christmas to all my friends at Christian Photographers.  May you all enjoy a wonderful day and have your loving family surrounding you.  Many blessings in the New Year as well.

Love, Janice

merry christmas everyone, hope you all have a wonderful day, i have 2 church services today so i best get ready, hope you all have a wonderful day

PAT thank you very much for the story
about the birthday of Jesus and the nive hymn.

MARYLIN    JEANNE LEE   AND  PAT  LOVELY PICTURES
HAVE YOU MAKED.

I WISH ALL MY FRIENDS A BLESSED CHRISTMASS

JESUS CHRIST IS REALLY BORN


KING OF ALL KINGS

Jesus...the angels in Heaven proclaim
the glory of God in one wonderful name...
Announced by a star as the universe sings,
He comes as our Savior and KING of all kings

Luke 1:31
You will be with child and give birth to a son,
and you are to give him the name Jesus
                 BYE LOVE RIA

A Merry Christmas from the Western Isles. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Pat - as always sis your devotional is spot on.

Love to you all.

Your brother in Christ

Iain

Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to His People on earth

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

Have a wonder-filled day

Love Jenny

Subj: Insight for Leaders  
Date: 12/25/03 5:02:31 AM GMT Standard Time
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To: tozer@litmin.com
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December 25    

Trials and Pain: Cooperate With the Inevitable

Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever
state I am, to be content.  
--Philippians 4:11

This idea was once expressed better by a simple-hearted man who was
asked how he managed to live in such a state of constant
tranquility even though surrounded by circumstances anything but
pleasant. His answer was as profound as it was simple: "I have
learned," he said, "to cooperate with the inevitable."...

Though we cannot control the universe, we can determine our
attitude toward it. We can accept God's will wherever it is
expressed and take toward it an attitude of worshipful
resignation. If my will is to do God's will, then there will be no
controversy with anything that comes in the course of my daily
walk. Inclement weather, unpleasant neighbors, physical handicaps,
adverse political conditions--all these will be accepted as God's
will for the time and surrendered to provisionally, subject to
such alterations as God may see fit to make, either by His own
sovereign providence or in answer to believing prayer.
Born After Midnight, pp. 64-65

"How can I complain in the light of the worderful gift of Your
Son, born to give life-and victory? Work Your will in my life
today as I celebrate the incarnation and all that it entails.
Amen."
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HIS NAME IS WONDERFUL,   COUNSELLOR,   PRINCE OF PEACE,   THE EVERLASTING GOD.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.



http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/f/ofor1000.htm

Let's see lots of big smiles today

                             

Big smiles up here today Chris.

This should get your feet tapping.......

Christmas Greetings to all

LOL

Thank you, Iain!  I just sent a few cards from that site!

MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF MY CP FRIENDS!!

Merry Christmas Everyone.

We had a fine Christmas celebration yesterday afternoon and a surprise visit by our step grandson, whom we hadn't seen for close to 2 years.  We had planned to go to where he will be working today but yesterday afternoon the phone rang and it was him saying he was closeby and wanted to stop in.  So he got to be here during our gift exchange and we had a nice visit with him, much better than we could have had while he was at work today.  He graduates from high school at the end of May and goes into the military towards the end of June.  We all enjoyed a good meal and time together.  Pat and I will have a nice quiet day today as our daughter is going with a friend to Kentucky for a couple of days.

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2003 has brought our family closer together with sickness that has been overcome.  Cornelia had additional stents.  I survived serious heart attacks and colon cancer.  All of our family will be in before the holidays are over.  God is so good to us.

Our big Christmas dinner will be about 1:00 o'clock today.  The turkey is in the oven and the side dishes have been prepared.  Everything is ready.  I worked hard  (staying out of Cornelia's way).

Our Bible reading continues and we will finish reading out loud the whole Bible on December 31st.  One night this week we read I Peter and I thought how blessed we are today that we have the message of Jesus.

1 Pet 1:8-12
8   Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9   for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10   Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
11   trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
12   It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
(NIV)

Merry Christmas to one and all!

--- Papa John              <)))><<

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:  I pray for you the greatest possible joy in remembrance of our Savior's advent!  I pray that each and every one of you will be moved to worship Him Who laid aside all His glory in order to come here to live and die for us!  Oh thank Him that He is your Lord!

The Lord is here!  
Oh praise His Name!
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Good Morning Everyone...

Just a short message to say, "Merry Christmas to you all!"  

I'm up here at Janice's and we had a lovely time this morning watching the kids open their stockings!  I even had one to open.   It snowed overnight and the shadows are wonderful right now on the newly fallen snow as the sun is shining brightly.

I'll be leaving here in a couple of hours and then head for Andrew and Terena's home.

Talk to you later, from home.  

Nice to see you Janice and also Tragicharpy.

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Good morning!

Merry Christmas to you all.

The kids are still sleeping so I thought I would come in here and say a few words.  

Thanks Papa John for the verses.  I will see if Mike will  read those to the kids after we read Luke Chapter 2.

What was in your stocking, Pat?  
Talk to you all later!
Soni

Merry Christmas to everyone







And Time to celebrate JESUS'S BIRTH

Hi Mieka!  I think I will have to get online in the evening so I can talk to you too!  Great to see you posting and greater to know you are HOME!!!  I love you!!!

Papa John ~ Your graphic looks very familiar!  Very pretty!  I didn't know you had it in you....all that talent!  

Sonja ~ I had to laugh.  You said the kids are still sleeping and right after your post, Zachary posted.  Who is still sleeping?  The kids or MOM!!!!!?

Jerry's two kids and families were here yesterday afternoon.  Lynn had to go back home with the boys but Jerry Lee, Nermin and Daniel spent the night here and left early this morning for OHio again.  I did get a picture of them before leaving.  You can see it on Reply #10 here.

With that being said, Jerry and I will have Christmas dinner with Ivalou and her family in a little over an hour.  

Merry CHRISTmas everyone!!!

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"Bethlehem's stable was the first step in God's love-journey to Calvary's cross."

Merry Christmas
I have been over to Gilbert's to see the kids open their gifts and I got a great pair of flannel pj's with chocolate ice cream cones and bars all over them., and a bar of hand made soap.

I've had my breakfast and will put the veggies in the oven in a couple of hours. Sarah' has to goto work at 4 p.m. so we will go the her folk's house around noon.

I have prayed for all of your this mornining who will be traveling  today. You will have a safe trip and will returen to us all in one piece.

Have a Blessed day!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Sue - had to laugh at your Montreal coments, we do have great food don't we.  My husband is from Dorion too.  His mum is still there.  We live about 20 minutes away.  Small world isn't it!

Have a wonderful time with your families everyone!

Blessings
Kathryn

Merry Christmas to all my dear family in Christ.

Blessings, blessings, blessings.....and prayers for us all that we might come to know Him with a fresh, new, first love passion.   Oh, Come.......Let us adore Him.  Christ, The King.

Don't forget to pray for our troops.....some being away from home for the first time...and only 17, as our Jane's grandson.  I saw a little blurp on the news, showing soldiers singing Christmas carols in candlelight.  It made me cry.

Just ran in the house to leave Geordie here while I go to Andrew's.  They have a dog and she doesn't really care for Geordie too much.

I will be back later.

Marilyn, I just made your font a little larger as with the glow I couldn't read it very well.  What fun you had watching your grandkids open their stockings!  I did too.

Now, I'll be back later.

Just Kate, great to see you posting.  It is really something isn't it to find out that Sue's in-laws are from the same place yours are!  Yep!  Small world.

LARRY and PAT thank you for the nice christmass songs very nice

TOMORROW we have in HOLLAND the 2e CHRISTMASS DAY
then there is no church but it is a Sunday all the stores are closed. Is that also in Canada Amerika en Engeland. I hope you all have a very happy Christmass

ETTA SUE what a very lovely picture have you make you are awesome







Come with the spirit and heart of a child
 It matters not what we share,
For Christmass isn't Christmass at all
Unless the CHRIST-child is there.
                                             Anon


BYE LOVE RIA