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The Christmas Story

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"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

"For unto 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. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end." Isaiah 9:6 & 7

"But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of this father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, his kingdom will never end." Luke 1:30-33

"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you; You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests."

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

On the eighth day..he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived." Luke 2:1-21

"After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh." Matthew. 2:9-11

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Jean Horst lives in Texas with her husband and three children. She and her husband of 20+ years are co-owners of a successful internet business . She has many years of experience in small business and office management. Her interests include, travel, music, reading, writing, and family life.





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» left by Avis Ward (9,013) Silver Level Author Hall of Fame Top 100 Verified Account
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Jean, the Holy Scriptures tell The Christmas Story best. Thank you for the Word of God on the birth of His Son.
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» left by Jean Horst (1,109) Bronze Level Author Verified Account
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Thanks for commenting Avis! I was tempted to add the line, "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown" at the very end. There's no better story than this. Merry Christmas to you!
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A story I never get tired hearing and my Laura read your article aloud to me. Thanks, Jean, for penning this! Merry Christmas!
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» left by Jean Horst (1,109) Bronze Level Author Verified Account
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I'm so glad you and Laura read this together. What better thing can we do as parents but to make sure our children really understand the story of Christmas! Merry Christmas to you all!
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» left by sue thom from nj (200 days 7 hours ago.)
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hi jean,
excellent. at 51, i never gave it a thought where Jesus got His name, and i am really into angels, i either lost the info from catholic grammar school, or it just didn't sink in at the time.
thank you, i definitely learned something.
best regards,
sue
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Hi Sue! Thanks for reading and commenting. It's the best story ever! Merry Christmas to you!
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very nice article!

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Thanks for reading and commenting!

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Anytime, Babe!

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Beautiful. God bless you and yours!
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Thank You, Judy!

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