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December, Christmas Season
Commemorating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ ... Dec. 25

Thursday, December 25, 2008


graphic collection: Bill Lane

"The Gift of God" by Michael Lindell
http://tni.net/~mlindell/gift_of_god.html
( a good poem to tuck in with your Christmas cards )

single page: www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/giftofgod.html

TEACH THE CHILDREN
http://www.promiseofgod.com/christmas2005teach/

"Jesus wasn't born into the world so that the world could go shopping" -- Pastor Greg Laurie

"Jesus our Savior has come for to die.
For poor ornery creatures like you and like I ....
to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray;
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day "

" The unique circumstances pertaining to the only existence of complex life on our planet earth ( the Rare Earth concept ) places earth at the heart of a singular Eternal Plan, too mathematically exacting to be "coincidental".
We are the only beings in all of the known and unknown Universe to mingle our blood with the actual Creator of all matter ( seen and unseen ). That blood entered the human race at the Incarnation. That blood fulfilled God's Redemptive plan on the Cross at Calvary. And that glorified blood and body ever lives to make intercession for us."
"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" -- John 1: 12
His name is Emmanuel .. God with us ... Jesus.

Christmas Carols
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/top/xmas.htm
http://www.bardstown.com/~mtipton/christmas/christmas.html

Messianic Prophecies fulfilled
Jesus was born in the "fulness of time" (Galatians 4:4)...
exactly on prophesied schedule....see at:
www.yeshuatyisrael.com/moshiach.htm

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/c/o/m/comtlong.htm
http://www.bardstown.com/~mtipton/christmas/comethou.htm

Come, O Come Emmanuel
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm
http://www.bardstown.com/~mtipton/christmas/emmanuel.htm

The Birth of Jesus Christ
http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=656

Mary, Did You Know ?
http://www.andiesisle.com/Mary.html

The Mystery of the Incarnation ( God becoming flesh )
http://www.bible.org/topic.asp?topic_id=55

Handel's Messiah
Wonderful-Counselor http://www.botproductions.com/music/messiah/mess_12.mid
Selections http://www.botproductions.com/music/messiah.html
"Alleluia Chorus"
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3126/risenmar98.html

Silent Night
http://www.andiesisle.com/SilentNight.html



It's All About Him -- Greg Laurie .. Dec. 21, 2004
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42029

Songs:
Feliz Navidad http://www.always-safe.com/feliz.html
Mary's Boy Child http://www.stinalisa.com/Christmas.html
http://www.rienzihills.com/ChristmasSing/marysboychild.htm
The Friendly Beasts http://www.personalizedletter.com/Holidays/Christmas/SApg86.htm
Christmas Songs http://www.wtv-zone.com/Marvaline2/CH/music.html
I Wonder as I Wander http://www.rienzihills.com/ChristmasSing/iwonderasiwander.htm
Angels from the Realms of Glory http://www.rienzihills.com/ChristmasSing/angelsfromtherealmsofglory.htm
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming http://www.rienzihills.com/ChristmasSing/lohowroses.htm

Fear not ! For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy !!
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20031223-083554-7317r.htm

Luke Chapters 1-3
www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Luk/Luk001.html#top

Lo, A star appeared in the East
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20031223-083557-9178r.htm

Jesus: A Savior of many great Names
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15816773&BRD=517&PAG=461&dept_id=473182&rfi=6

Billy Graham's Christmas Message
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=14990

The Birth of Jesus Christ
http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=656

Christ is born for us
http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=209728




CHRISTMAS MUSIC
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/top/xmas.htm
http://www.bardstown.com/~mtipton/christmas/christmas.html
also at:
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/HTML/index_of_carols_ij.htm

Bethlehem's Legacy -- Hal Lindsey
But the most glorious mystery of Bethlehem is that it is the place where God stepped out of eternity
and became a man. He did this so He could live a sinless life and thus qualify to die for the sins of all men.
The Son of God said to God the Father at the time of His birth,
"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for Me ...
I have come to do Your will, O God" (Hebrews 10:5).
In this body, Jesus willingly died in our place in order to purchase a complete pardon for our sins.
He paid our penalty.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36310

The Lord of Every Man is coming back to earth again
"In The First Light"
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/firstlight.html

The Loneliest Time of the Year
http://www.wels.net/sab/cad/topten-8.html

CVC Christmas www.cvc.org/christmas mega-links

"And His Name Shall be Called "Wonderful"
http://www.biblestudyplanet.com/devo28.htm

Christmas: The REAL Global Holiday
A search for the Real meaning of Christmas
http://www.techdirect.com/christmas/

Excellent Christmas article by Berit Kjos
"Where is Christ in Christmas?"
http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/Christmas.html

Jerry's Christmas Wonderland http://wilstar.com/xmas/nativity.htm

Removing Christ from Christmas -- Jon Dougherty
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21100

A Holy Christmas.....MEGA LINKS
Part One : http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/christmaspage.html
Part Two : http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/christmaspage1A.html

Happy Birthday Jesus! www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/HBJ.htm
(Christmas Carols included)

O Come Little Children
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/cmascorner/Little.htm

Happy Birthday Jesus ( beautiful graphic )
http://www.geocities.com/~seatac/christmas.html

Christmas Season http://entourages.com/barbs/Christmas.htm
the Sanders Family

The Singing Christmas Tree http://wilstar.com/xmas/xmasjuke.htm

No Room at the Inn http://www.pine-net.com/babcocksstore/noroom.htm

Original Christmas + links www.soon.org.uk/christmas.htm#start

The 12 Voices of Christmas www.gospelcom.net/bttb/christmas/12home.html

Christmas In Cyberspace; many links www.njwebworks.net/christmas

The Ultimate Christmas Site http://members.tripod.com/~newyearseve/

Annie's Christmas Pages www.annieshomepage.com/manger.html

The Story of the Candy Cane
http://www.lovejesus.org/stuff/cane.htm
http://www.reasonfortheseason.com/candycanestory.html
http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/candycanelegend.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/7362/candycane.html
http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/cgi-bin/holiday.cgi?noframes;read=912
http://www.alighthouse.com/candycane.htm

The Carols of Christmas refer to Jesus SECOND Coming
Please see :"The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ"
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/king.html
(Christmas Carols included)

More Lyrics to more Christmas Carols and Songs:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ai251/xcarol.html
http://www.catholic.net/RCC/music/midi/christmas/lyrics.html
http://www.cameron.edu/~mikel/christmas/music.html#auldlang
these are easy to print-out for your singing group

Christmas Hymns and secular songs
http://www.buffnet.net/~ambrosia/page19.htm

The Birth of a Special Child...by Edna Massimala
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/child.html

Did Jesus inherit Mary's Blood ?
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary-motherofjesus.html

"cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us Today"
from " O Little Town of Bethlehem "

One Solitary Life
http://www.changinglivesonline.org/solitary-life.html
http://www.anointedlinks.com/one_solitary_life.html
http://my.homewithgod.com/mkcathy/inspirational/onelife.html
http://doorway3.tripod.com/solitary.html

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES: JEWISH FAMILIES IN BETHLEHEM -- Oct. 25, 2004
The National Union party's Knesset faction convened today at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem, in commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Matriarch Rachel - but this was only part of the story.  More historic was the fact that two families, including parents and children, moved into the new Rachel's Tomb complex yesterday, becoming the first Jews to take up permanent residence in Bethlehem in hundreds of years.  (Benjamin of Tudela, who toured the Holy Land in the 12th century, found two Jewish families living in Bethlehem.)
The families are living in newly built apartments on property duly purchased, over the course of the last several years, from the Arab owners. Behind these efforts have been the Rachel's Children Reclamation Foundation, chaired by Evelyn Haies; Uvneh Yerushalayim; and Yeshivat Beit Orot.

The IDF has so far agreed not to forcibly remove the new residents - especially in light of the tens of thousands of people who are expected to arrive tonight and tomorrow for special prayers in memory of Mother Rachel.
Groups and individual worshipers from the length and breadth of the religious spectrum are expected to visit the site to mark the date, as they have in previous years.
A group of yeshiva students has also lived at the site of Rachel's Tomb over the course of the past year, studying in the Bnei Rachel yeshiva.

Arutz Sheva

GOD INCARNATE
www.jesus-is-lord.com/jesusgd2.htm

JESUS is Better than Santa Claus
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/JCvSC.html

The Stranger
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/stranger.html



Home alone for the holidays ? Not really...

"Behold I stand at the door and knock: if any man (anyone) hear My voice,
and open the door, I will come into him,
AND WILL SUP WITH HIM, and He with Me." Rev. 3:20

The Laodicean Church of Revelation 3 is granted the privilege of being a Church of ONE ! with Jesus.


Christ is our Unseen Guest
"Christ is the Head of this house
The Unseen Guest at every meal;
The Silent Listener in every conversation"
Prayer

Guess Who's Coming for Dinner? www.heartlight.org/feature/feature_032697_dinner.html

Poem www.cuis.edu/ftp/luthfam/WELCOME_TO_OUR_HOME.-9709

A religious Christmas http://www.execpc.com/~tmuth/st_john/xmas/main.htm

Merry Little Christmas http://hometown.aol.com/tishintn/page14.html


IF YOU LOOK FOR ME

If you look for me at Christmas
you won't need a special star
I'm no longer in Bethlehem
I'm right there where you are.

You may not be aware of Me
amid the celebrations
You'll have to look beyond the stores
and all the decorations.

But if you take a moment
from your list of things to do
and listen to your heart, you'll find
I'm waiting there for you.

You're the one I want to be with,
you're the reason that I came,
and you'll find Me in the stillness
as I'm whispering your name.
Love, Jesus
Author Unknown
Print out: www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/ifyoulook.html



THE LONELIEST TIME of CHRISTMAS http://www.wels.net/sab/cad/topten-8.html

Surviving Christmas Depression
http://www.zoo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index91.html
http://www.depressionalliance.org/Contents/xmas.htm

Remembering our Lonely Military Personnel
http://192.251.219.162/antarctica%5Cjourney/ice25.shtml
Pray for families separated, that God send comfort and strength to each one

Far From Home ?? http://gci.gospelcom.net/dw/1998/12/10/

Fudge, Divinity and Date Roll www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/candy.html

EID
What does the Moslem festival of Eid celebrate ? EID refers to the erroneous "sacrifice" of Ishmael on Mt. Moriah.
That is not a historical fact, nor is it verified in the Bible. It is made up. It was not Ishmael that was to be offered,
but ISAAC, as the Bible states. Galatians 4:28
All religions do not worship the same God.
Allah is the moon-god, not the Living God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David .
Jesus is both God and man. Jesus is Almighty God, the Everlasting Father, and our soon coming Messiah.
Allah had no son. ( that died for me )
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.EID.html
http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/eid-al-adha.html
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/islam.html

EPIPHANY January 6
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/magi.html

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www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/title2.html