Video of the Day: Clip from the 1965 movie “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Bible Verse of the Day:
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[b] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.” 38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her, Luke 1:26-38.
Biblical Connection:
Charlie Brown becomes depressed by the commercialism that he sees as Christmas approaches. If you just listen to what the media is selling you about Christmas today, you have to spend more money to please the people that you love. Unsure of how to celebrate this holiday, Charlie turns to his friends to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
A doctor is recruited to become a first century historian. Theophilus is the leader who supports Luke as he looks back at the very beginning of Jesus’ life. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Luke doesn’t stop with just one book. Rather, Luke is called by God to follow church history as apostles and the disciples of Jesus begin to fulfill the Great Commission following Jesus’ ascension, Acts 1:8.
Closing Song:
The commercialism of Christmas is odd since Jesus was born in an old barn and placed in a manger. God became flesh to fulfill the promise of Genesis 3:15. The apostle Paul explains in Romans 5 that Jesus came as a second Adam to seek and to save that which was lost, Luke 19:10.
by Jay Mankus
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