The purpose of Christmas is all about a gift--a heavenly gift. Heaven gave its greatest gift to mankind when God sent Jesus to earth to die for our sins and give us new life.
This year, you can receive and enjoy the best Christmas gift you'll ever be given. It is God's Christmas present to you.
This gift has three qualities that make it unique;
First, it is the most expensive gift you'll ever receive. It's priceless--Jesus paid for it with His life.
Second, it's the only gift you'll ever receive that will last forever.
Finally, it is an extremely practical gift--one you'll use every day for the rest of your life.
This Christmas, Mary Ann and I are especially grateful for the gracious salvation we've received, the loving family we enjoy, and the incredible church we serve. Our family will all be together with the exception of our daughter Ann and her husband, Noah. We won't get to be with them until after the first of the year.
Christmas is all about God reaching His hand from Heaven with a Savior whose blood could redeem us. And it's the story we want to keep telling. It's the story we exist to tell.
Merry Christmas.
