NOT MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS (1 OF 2)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23
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Not My Favorite Christmas (1 of 2)
Series: Prepare Him Room
Scott Maze
Matthew 2:13-23
No one wants to miss the magic of Christmas. And no one wants to have anything less than a fantastic Christmas holiday experience. Christmas is this wonderful time of year, and we want to spread that unmitigated joy to everyone! But there are just some Christmases that we don't have the joy that we want. The truth is some Christmases, we just don't feel like celebrating Christmas.
Find Matthew 2 with me and look up here when you find it.
Law Enforcement officers from all over DFW gathered to honor slain police officer Richard Lee Houston II. He was responding to a domestic dispute in an Albertson's parking lot when he was shot and killed. Officer Houston was a father of three and just 46 years old when he died. He was a strong believer as other officers found his Bible and devotional materials in his police car at the time of his death. I don't think we have to imagine very hard to realize that his wife Shelly and his three children will find it hard to celebrate Christmas in a couple of weeks.
Pearl Harbor
On this past Tuesday (December 7), our nation observed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing began at 7:55 am local time in Hawaii. The enemy chose the first Sunday morning after a military pay-day to launch their surprise attack. Hours later, the last bomb was finally dropped, and 2,403 lives were lost. In just a few hours, America would declare war on the Axis powers of Japan, Italy, and Germany. If you are like me, we often forget just how close the bombing of Pearl Harbor was to Christmas. After all, coffins and Christmas carols don't go together. A number of families were burying their dead sailors on Christmas 1941. And a number of other families were saying goodbye to their sons and daughters who were off to fight a war. Millie Fricke of Chicago reflected back on that Christmas when she said, ''I noticed how much stronger people felt about th ...
Series: Prepare Him Room
Scott Maze
Matthew 2:13-23
No one wants to miss the magic of Christmas. And no one wants to have anything less than a fantastic Christmas holiday experience. Christmas is this wonderful time of year, and we want to spread that unmitigated joy to everyone! But there are just some Christmases that we don't have the joy that we want. The truth is some Christmases, we just don't feel like celebrating Christmas.
Find Matthew 2 with me and look up here when you find it.
Law Enforcement officers from all over DFW gathered to honor slain police officer Richard Lee Houston II. He was responding to a domestic dispute in an Albertson's parking lot when he was shot and killed. Officer Houston was a father of three and just 46 years old when he died. He was a strong believer as other officers found his Bible and devotional materials in his police car at the time of his death. I don't think we have to imagine very hard to realize that his wife Shelly and his three children will find it hard to celebrate Christmas in a couple of weeks.
Pearl Harbor
On this past Tuesday (December 7), our nation observed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing began at 7:55 am local time in Hawaii. The enemy chose the first Sunday morning after a military pay-day to launch their surprise attack. Hours later, the last bomb was finally dropped, and 2,403 lives were lost. In just a few hours, America would declare war on the Axis powers of Japan, Italy, and Germany. If you are like me, we often forget just how close the bombing of Pearl Harbor was to Christmas. After all, coffins and Christmas carols don't go together. A number of families were burying their dead sailors on Christmas 1941. And a number of other families were saying goodbye to their sons and daughters who were off to fight a war. Millie Fricke of Chicago reflected back on that Christmas when she said, ''I noticed how much stronger people felt about th ...
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