Countdown to Christmas 5…

For the next few days we’ll work our way through the Christmas story, making it personal…because it is.

The Christmas Story is set historically at just the right time (Galatians 4:4). Make no mistake about it, Jesus is not a legend or a myth, He is the real deal and came to our world for us.

From above the clouds, God planned this “rescue mission” from the very beginning.

Notice He arrived simply & humbly. He didn’t come just for the rich or the popular, He came for everyone!

“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” (Luke 2:1-7 NLT)