THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST RECORDS IN LUKE 1:26-35 GABRIEL ANNOUNCED
THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST TO MARY
Matthew 1:18-25— ANGEL APPEARED TO JOSEPH TO CONFIRM THE
PREGNANCY OF MARY THAT HAD HIM BAFFLED SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, SO HOW CAN SHE BE PREGNANT. THE
ANGEL TOLD HIM THE PREGNANCY WAS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
LUKE 2:1-7—THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST IN BETHLEHEM, SINCE JOSEPH HAD
TO GO BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN TO BE REGISTERED, BECAUSE A CENSUS
IT WAS NECESSARY
LUKE 2:8-12—ANGELS APPEARED TO THE SHEPHERDS IN THE FIELD TAKING
CARE OF THEIR SHEEP, TO ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST

LUKE 2:15-20—THE SHEPHERDS VISITED THE BABY IN THE MANGERMATTHEW
2:1-12—TALKED ABOUT KING HEROD INQUIRED ABOUT THE BABY JESUS AND
TOLD THE MAGI TO COME BACK WITH NEWS OF WHERE THE BABY WAS, SO HE
COULD GO AND WORSHIP HIM. BUT THEY WERE WARNED IN A DREAM BY GOD
NOT TO RETURN TO HEROD WITH NEWS OF THE BABY BECAUSE HEROD
WANTED TO KILL HIM, THEY WERE TOLD TO RETURN BY A DIFFERENT ROUTE
THE MAGI TOOK GIFTS TO JESUS, GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MYRRH
GOLD REPRESENTS—KINGSHIP/DIVINITY
FRANKINCENSE REPRESENTS PRIESTHOOD
MYRRH REPRESENTS DEATH AND BURIAL

JESUS IS OUR HOPE AND CONSOLATION IN THIS STRANGE TIME. SO LET US
FIND NEW WAYS TO SHOW HIS LOVE TO EACH OTHER EVEN IN DIFFICULT
TIMES

12/23/25