Title: The Gift
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:7
Christmas Sermon
Luk 2:7 KJV - And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
I - The Humility of That Gift
II - The Frailty of That Gift
III - The Liability of That Gift
IV - The Immeasurability of That Gift
V - The Impeccability of That Gift
VI - The Inexhaustibility of That Gift
VII - The Tranquility of That Gift
Have you ever thought about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the wife of Joseph, having the blessed opportunity to "wrap" the very first Christmas Gift?
On that first Christmas Night, right there in that little lowly city, God's very own son was born, not in the best hospital, but in a stall, in the stench, in the muck and the mire of a cattle pen. This does not fit the Hallmark Cards or the serenity of our Christmas Songs, does it, but there was stench in the air.
The songs that we sing and the drawings of the artist, make the Christmas Story so serene, so fragrant, and so peaceful, but they are wrong and you are wrong if that is how you imagine that first night to have been. It was a night of fear, frantic fear, and peace was fleeting, just as any bed in the inn.
We do know that Jesus was born in the midst of darkness, as the shepherds were bid to visit him in the middle of the night. We do know that Jesus was born in the lowly City of Bethlehem, and he was placed in a manger, telling us that he was born outside, maybe in the stables or in a cave.
On that night, Mary took God's gift to the world and wrapped him in "swaddling clothes" and laid him in a manger, which was possibly hewn out of some sort of rock. The very Son of God, became the first Christmas Gift, and Mary wrapped him in those strips of cloth.
Shepherds & Swaddling Clothes (Linda Littlefield)
On the night of our Savior's (Baby Jesus) birth, there were shepherds watching th ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:7
Christmas Sermon
Luk 2:7 KJV - And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
I - The Humility of That Gift
II - The Frailty of That Gift
III - The Liability of That Gift
IV - The Immeasurability of That Gift
V - The Impeccability of That Gift
VI - The Inexhaustibility of That Gift
VII - The Tranquility of That Gift
Have you ever thought about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the wife of Joseph, having the blessed opportunity to "wrap" the very first Christmas Gift?
On that first Christmas Night, right there in that little lowly city, God's very own son was born, not in the best hospital, but in a stall, in the stench, in the muck and the mire of a cattle pen. This does not fit the Hallmark Cards or the serenity of our Christmas Songs, does it, but there was stench in the air.
The songs that we sing and the drawings of the artist, make the Christmas Story so serene, so fragrant, and so peaceful, but they are wrong and you are wrong if that is how you imagine that first night to have been. It was a night of fear, frantic fear, and peace was fleeting, just as any bed in the inn.
We do know that Jesus was born in the midst of darkness, as the shepherds were bid to visit him in the middle of the night. We do know that Jesus was born in the lowly City of Bethlehem, and he was placed in a manger, telling us that he was born outside, maybe in the stables or in a cave.
On that night, Mary took God's gift to the world and wrapped him in "swaddling clothes" and laid him in a manger, which was possibly hewn out of some sort of rock. The very Son of God, became the first Christmas Gift, and Mary wrapped him in those strips of cloth.
Shepherds & Swaddling Clothes (Linda Littlefield)
On the night of our Savior's (Baby Jesus) birth, there were shepherds watching th ...
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