223. Celebrating The Light this Christmas! - Audio

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given… ~ Isaiah 9:6 In a letter from1888, George MacDonald says of Christmas: “If the story were not true nothing else would be worth being true. Because it is true, everything is lovely-precious.”* The Christmas story, for MacDonald, is the guarantor of truth and beauty; without it both disintegrate into meaninglessness. The Christmas Story: 1. His birth - Luke 2:1-7 2. Announcement - Luke 2:8-14 3. Shepherds - Luke 2:15-20 4. Magi & Herod - Matthew 2:1-6 5. Worship & Warning - Matthew 2:7-12 6. The Conflict Begins - Matthew 2:13-16 7. The Light of Men - John 1:1-8 8. We See Eternity - John 1:9-14 9. God’s Preview - Isaiah 9:6-7 “The winter is the childhood of the year. Into this childhood of the year came the child Jesus; and into this childhood of the year must we all descend. It is as if God spoke to each of us according to our need: ‘My son, my daughter, you are growing old and cunning; you must grow a child again.’” ~ George MacDonald Follow along at our social outlets: https://joylandlife.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joylandlife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-vPe7h_wjctIQxnaUQSnQ?view_as=subscriber Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joyland-life/id1494637858 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gCbEDE8pgrNhHlG0WM0fo?si=6fSKeO87SoGrx2BOUveHfQ&nd=1 Zoom: https://www.zoom.us/j/3377733377 Joyland App: https://tithely.app.link/joyland (You must follow this through your phone.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joylandlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoylandLife Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/joylandlife