The Purpose of Christmas

Merry Advent, Everyone! What is ADVENT? It is the time of year Christians wait and prepare for Jesus' coming. We wait for Christmas. We prepare. Frank and I did Rick Warren's new book The Purpose of Christmas as a part of our preparation this year. For the last 3 Sunday mornings during the Sunday School hourwe read Warren's suggestion that we fill this waiting season with "buying gifts, sending greeting cards, decorating our homes, putting up lights, cooking, attending parties, and cleaning up afterward, leaving little time to enjoy the meaning of Christmas." With all the "Hurry, Worry, & Scurry!" we sometimes forget the angel's opening statement to the shepherds of Bethlehem. God had wonderful news for us that would cause us all to rejoice, celebrate, and throw a party: "I bring you good news of great joy that will for all the people Luke 2:10
I enjoyed this book so much that I thought it might be fun to do an "ADVENT BLOG" with all of you. So, everyday I am going to type a verse and the beginning of each day's Prayer Journal from The Purpose of Christmas Study Guide. It is a busy season so I thought it was neat that he broke it down so simply. The daily Bible verse was my idea, but I am using verses Warren refers to or quotes in the book. Merry Christmas, Everyone! And God Bless us, everyone!