::Christmas and the Cross::

"In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her:

   'Good morning!

   You're beautiful with God's beauty,

   Beautiful inside and out!

   God be with you.' "

::Luke 1:26-28 (Message)::

EJ'S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: 15 DAYS!

To begin my Christmas countdown, I'm sharing a video of a song by Go Fish. The world remembers the birth of Christ once a year, but His birth is only the beginning. Jesus was born so that He could die for us. His birth isn't what saves us; His death and resurrection save us from our sin! So as we remember Christ's birth, remember why He came. It's all about the cross.



"It's About the Cross" by Go Fish

"It’s not just about the manger where the baby lay
It’s not all about the angels who sang for him that day
It’s not just about the shepherds or the bright and shining star
It’s not all about the wise men who traveled from afar

It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross

It’s not just about the presents underneath the tree
It’s not all about the feeling that the season brings to me
It’s not just about coming home to be with those you love
It’s not all about the beauty in the snow I’m dreaming of

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it’s the ending that can save you and that’s why we celebrate

It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about God’s love
Nailed to a tree
It’s about every drop of blood that flowed from Him when it should have been me

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross."

Jesus' birth is only the beginning!
-ej