God is With Us!
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 NIV
~One bitterly cold, snowy Christmas Eve, Fred Henderson was sadly making his way home. A series of blows in his business had him literally reeling. Then he saw the lights of home. Fred didn’t feel up to the festivities, but he thought, “I must pull myself together. I must not let anyone know what has happened.” He put on a good act. At length, the family prepared to hear the Christmas story and Fred opened the Bible to the first chapter of Matthew. Reading, he came to verse 23: “He will be called Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” When he had finished, Fred went out to clear the snow from the walk. As he dug into the drifts, he found himself saying, “God is with me.” Peace came over him, and with it also came a conviction that a solution to his problem would appear.
~Last Christmas, North Campus sent out three Santa Clauses and their helpers to visit Mill Creek Gardens and Lynnwood Manor Health care. Each resident was given a stuffed animal such as a teddy bear and Santa was warmly received by those he visited. A few ladies even asked Santa for a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Santa of course obliged.
Some of the bears were musical and played Silver Bells. As we sang it together the words brought back memories of Christmases past. One gentleman seemed agitated and appeared not to want his gift. Santa leaned over towards him and whispered, “Santa knows you have a very warm heart.” Tears began to form in his eyes as if to say, “I am worthy of a gift.” He then held his arms out to receive his gift from Santa.
God is with you and with me. His presence is the ultimate Christmas gift. This means that you can be strong enough to meet any difficulty, take any disappointment and bear up any reversal.
“He will be called Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.'”
Your Friend for Life!
Pastor Michael Fernandez
~One bitterly cold, snowy Christmas Eve, Fred Henderson was sadly making his way home. A series of blows in his business had him literally reeling. Then he saw the lights of home. Fred didn’t feel up to the festivities, but he thought, “I must pull myself together. I must not let anyone know what has happened.” He put on a good act. At length, the family prepared to hear the Christmas story and Fred opened the Bible to the first chapter of Matthew. Reading, he came to verse 23: “He will be called Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” When he had finished, Fred went out to clear the snow from the walk. As he dug into the drifts, he found himself saying, “God is with me.” Peace came over him, and with it also came a conviction that a solution to his problem would appear.
~Last Christmas, North Campus sent out three Santa Clauses and their helpers to visit Mill Creek Gardens and Lynnwood Manor Health care. Each resident was given a stuffed animal such as a teddy bear and Santa was warmly received by those he visited. A few ladies even asked Santa for a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Santa of course obliged.
Some of the bears were musical and played Silver Bells. As we sang it together the words brought back memories of Christmases past. One gentleman seemed agitated and appeared not to want his gift. Santa leaned over towards him and whispered, “Santa knows you have a very warm heart.” Tears began to form in his eyes as if to say, “I am worthy of a gift.” He then held his arms out to receive his gift from Santa.
God is with you and with me. His presence is the ultimate Christmas gift. This means that you can be strong enough to meet any difficulty, take any disappointment and bear up any reversal.
“He will be called Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.'”
Your Friend for Life!
Pastor Michael Fernandez
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