Merry Christmas!

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

2 Corinthians 9:15

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel (which means “God with us”).”

Matthew 1:23

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them,

"Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Luke 2:9-14

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 9:6

John 1:1-5

For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 3:16-18

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:10-12

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.”

“... whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 4:10-14

Jesus said: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.”

Revelation 21:6-7

“Come!” And let the one who hears say,

“Come! Let the one who is thirsty come; and

let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.”

Revelation 22:17

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

John 11:25-26

Revelation 22:20-21 . . . He will have authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language will worship Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Daniel 7):9-27

The first time Jesus …

“… came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke 19:10

All who love Him anticipate His return …

“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one knows but He Himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is

The Word of God.”

Revelation 19:11-13

Your past is past ... Accept God's present into your present ...

“If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

Romans 10:9

It is not too late - there is nothing you have done that cannot be forgiven …

“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

2 Peter 3:9

The blood of Jesus cleanses our sin ...

“For we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.”

Romans 6:6

God promises,

"I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them ... "

Ezekiel 11:19

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"

2 Corinthians 5:17

“The one who is victorious will ... be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and His angels.”

Revelation 3:5

“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God."

Luke 12:8

Whoever has ears, let them hear ...

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in …”

Revelation 3:20

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He was born of God's eternal love - that you might live ... So, come, receive the free gift of salvation that is available to all who believe and pursue the truth that is found only in Jesus Christ ...

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

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I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people.

Ephesians 1:18

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 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, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:3-9

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Recommended Reading:

1 John 1

1 John 5

Luke 1:26-66

Matthew 2:1-16

Revelation 19

Revelation 21:1-8