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Christmas Sermon

Christmas Sermon
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Over 600 stories have now been broadcast on the Consider This radio show.  As I’m putting words of a story to paper, I always enjoy when the narrative is true.  That’s the case here.  Cheryl is a real little girl and I know her parents really well.

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Christmas Sermon – #121

The young pastor was pacing.  He was totally perplexed. Here it was Christmas Eve and he had no sermon for the midnight service.  People would come to the church full of Christmas cheer. They would expect to be inspired and he lacked inspiration. He was so tired of the commercial aspects of Christmas that he feared the real meaning of the season was being lost forever.

He wandered by the life-size nativity scene outside the church and noticed a brightly wrapped gift package by the manger.  Curious, he reached out and opened it.  Inside he found a pair of tiny baby booties and a card.  It read, “This is a birthday present to keep your baby feet warm. Happy Birthday, Jesus.”  It was signed, Cheryl, age 4.

The pastor smiled.  He could envision young parents teaching their child the true meaning of Christmas in a way that she could understand.

That night, he read the card and based his sermon on it. The card became the core of his sermon every Christmas Eve. 

Fifty years later, two elderly parishioners smiled at each other as they listened to the story yet again. Cheryl’s parents had heard it every year. They both agreed that to have inspired this Christmas message over all of these years was the best Christmas gift they ever had.

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As America moves toward a secular culture, let’s hope that the Christmas message remains.  We all benefit from this season of peace and good will.  Let’s  remember whose birth used to be celebrated on December 25.

[Show #121]

Filed Under: Christmas, Gifts, Inspiration/Life Lessons, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Baby Jesus, birthday present, nativity scene

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  1. Cathie says

    December 20, 2020 at

    Thank you Annette. That was very nice to read. And yes we must remember whose birth we do celebrate. Because without that birth we were not able to be acceptable to God.” Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and that should be saved.” The Bible teaches so well….but we must confess our sins and believe! Thank you for the reminder. Merry Christmas!💓💓

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