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Christmas

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: Many LEGENDS have sprung up around our celebration of Christmas. Here are some of the most popular, along with their true/false status:

If Christ Had Not Come
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: The greatest tragedy of the Christmas holiday each year is not so much its commercialization, but its trivialization.

Christmas is for Children
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: Perhaps this idea received its start because the traditional Christmas story from the Bible focuses on Christ as a baby and as a little child.

Why I Observe Christmas
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: Unfortunately, those who don't observe Christmas have often been openly critical of those who do.

The Peace Of Christmas
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: The diligent and devoted effort of many world leaders and diplomats is for peace, yet, history seems to mock their efforts and confirm that such a search is futile.

The Hope of Christmas
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: Hope is the force, or drive that causes us to press on until we have obtained.

The Joy of Christmas
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: The gospel is good tidings of great joy! God wants us to be happy!

What To Do When Your Star Trek Ends With Nothing
Pastor: Rev. James Bigelow
Description: Although Wise Men may not find exactly what they anticipate, they do several things that we ought to emulate.

Christmas, the Way it Really Was
Pastor: Rev. Richard Tracey
Description: The first Christmas was really a culmination of plans and events that began even before the earth was created.

The Wait Before Christmas
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: There are three building blocks to any relationship – time, time, time! People who really know God ALWAYS have to build that relationship by taking time away from other things to spend with Him.

The Wait Before Christmas - Handout
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: There are three building blocks to any relationship – time, time, time! People who really know God ALWAYS have to build that relationship by taking time away from other things to spend with Him.

God’s Surprise Gift
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: Make that decision to repent, to be baptized, to get involved in ministry, to make 2005 the best year ever? That’s the only Christmas gift that God wants!

First Christmas
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: But the Bible says Jesus Christ came into the world to save us from sin. That's the reason for His coming.

Missing Peace
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: We are in the season of the year when Christmas cards are circulated bearing the greeting, “Peace on Earth!” But with the world events we have seen played out in our news that seems like a cruel joke.

Ugliness of Christmas, The
Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Description: This is the ugliness of Christmas, but thank God, it ultimately brings us to the point of its beauty, because the beauty of Christmas is that Christ came into the world to save sinners!