12.27- Christmas Eve 2024

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 12.27-

Christmas Eve 2024
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Verse 2
Christ, by highest heav’n adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord:
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
Hail th’ incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell,
Jesus our Immanuel.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail th' incarnate Diety
At Christmas time God came through the veil and took on flesh. Laid in a messy manger.
Dying on a messy cross as the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
He paid a debt he did not owe
I owed a debt I could not pay.
He traded places with us.
We exchanged our idenity so I could be a child of God.
Wow!
After his death he ascended back to heaven.
He promised to return and take us to be with him when our work is finished.
Christmas hope.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail th' incarnate Diety

Matthew 1
18 Now the birth of Jesus the [p]Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been [q]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to [r]send her away secretly. 20 But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for [s]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for [t]He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this [u]took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through [v]the prophet would be fulfilled: 23 “Behold, the virgin will [w]conceive and give birth to a Son, and they shall name Him [x]Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” 24 And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 [y]but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus.

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