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Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible)

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  Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible) Photo by  Toni Cuenca  on  Unsplash I still remember one Christmas morning from years back. It wasn’t fancy. No big tree, no expensive gifts. Just the smell of tea boiling in the kitchen, cold air sneaking in through a half-open window, and Luke chapter 2 open on my lap. Somehow that felt more like Christmas than all the lights and noise combined. Maybe because Christmas, at its core, is not loud. It arrives quietly. Like a baby cry in the dark. So this is not a polished sermon. It’s more like sitting together, Bible open, heart open, walking verse by verse through the Christmas story. Some thoughts wander, some sentences limp a bit. That’s okay. Faith is like that too. The Promise Before the Birth Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…” Long before Bethlehem. Long before Mary felt those first pains. God already spok...

Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible)

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  Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible) Photo by  Toni Cuenca  on  Unsplash I still remember one Christmas morning from years back. It wasn’t fancy. No big tree, no expensive gifts. Just the smell of tea boiling in the kitchen, cold air sneaking in through a half-open window, and Luke chapter 2 open on my lap. Somehow that felt more like Christmas than all the lights and noise combined. Maybe because Christmas, at its core, is not loud. It arrives quietly. Like a baby cry in the dark. So this is not a polished sermon. It’s more like sitting together, Bible open, heart open, walking verse by verse through the Christmas story. Some thoughts wander, some sentences limp a bit. That’s okay. Faith is like that too. The Promise Before the Birth Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…” Long before Bethlehem. Long before Mary felt those first pains. God already spok...

Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas? A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study

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  Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas?  A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Toni Cuenca on Unsplash Every year when December comes around, the air starts to change. Even before the decorations show up. You smell pine, dust mixed with old cardboard boxes pulled from storage, maybe cinnamon if someone nearby is baking. And somewhere in the background, a song about joy or bells or peace is playing, sometimes too loud, sometimes tinny from a phone speaker. Christmas. For Christians, Christmas isn’t just a holiday with lights and gifts and awkward family meals. It’s deeper, older, and also strangely tender. It’s about remembering a birth. But not just any birth. The birth of Jesus Christ. And yeah, the Bible doesn’t say “December 25th” anywhere. That part always comes up in debates. But Christians celebrate Christmas because of what happened, not only when it happened. Let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, thought by thought. Not rushed. Like a study ...