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Manger
December 24 -
Birth of the Messiah
Luke
2:1-20
 Luke
2:1 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the
world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was
taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns
to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee
to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended
from the house and family of David. 5 He went to be registered with Mary,
to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. 6 While they were
there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to
her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a
manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 8 In that region
there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock
by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said
to them, "Do not be afraid; for see-- I am bringing you good news of great
joy for all the people: 11 to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you
will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger." 13 And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on
earth peace among those whom he favors!" 15 When the angels had left them
and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to
Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made
known to us." 16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and
the child lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known what
had been told them about this child; 18 and all who heard it were amazed
at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured all these words and
pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
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December 25 -
The Son of God
John
1:1-18
 John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into
being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has
come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all
people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not
overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He
came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe
through him. 8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the
light. 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the
world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through him;
yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to what was his own, and his
own people did not accept him. 12 But to all who received him, who
believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, 13 who were
born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but
of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen
his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He
who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.'") 16 From
his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 The law indeed was
given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one
has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's
heart, who has made him known.
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