Joy To the World
For God so loved the World, that he gave his only son, that everyone who chooses to believe in him and to follow him, to love the way he loves, no matter when then come to believe, no matter how ordinary their lives, shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
Luke 2:1-7
The Birth of Jesus
2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5 He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.
6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
Merry Christmas
From everyone at Central Presbyterian Church.
