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Christmas Day Devotional

Read the Christmas Story

Grab your bible or click the button below to read the Christmas Story, found in Luke 2:1-21.

God Loves you

John 3:16 NIV

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Remember

John 3:16 sums up the entire Christmas story. God loves you so much that he sacrificed His Son for you, so you can go to heaven forever and live a full life today!

Reflect

God loves you more than you know. Take a few moments and imagine God smiling down on you.

God is With you

Matthew 1:23 NIV

They shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

Remember

Immanuel means “God with us.” That’s who Jesus is! He stepped out of Heaven to be with us! The Christmas story reminds us that God is right by our side.

Reflect

Just because we can’t always see or feel God doesn’t mean He’s not with us. Take a moment and thank God for being with you today.

GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOU

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Remember

God made you exactly the way you are because He has great plans for your life.

Reflect

What are some of the things you love to do? Think about how cool it is that God made you that way. He has a plan and a purpose for your life!

Pray

God, thank you for loving me, for being with me, for making me, and for the plans you have for my future. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Family Time

As a family, come together and discuss:

Discussion

  • After you read, go around the circle and have everyone share one thing that stood out to them during their quiet time.
  • Have everyone share one thing they are thankful for today.
  • When you are finished, have somebody pray a simple prayer of gratitude for the greatest gift ever given!
If you’d like background music while you share, turn on Hope Has Come by RRC Worship.

Merry Christmas

Thank you for joining us this Christmas. We love you church family!

Luke 2:1-21

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.