Christmas Fun

On Sunday, most of our church family were sick and traveling, so it was just our pastor and his family of 8 and my family. We sung some Christmas Carols like we normally do during this time of the year, then we sat around a circle and talked about the prophesies of the Messiah in the Old and New Testament and how they match Jesus perfectly
Here are some of the Prophesies we read:
Isaiah 9:6-7 "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; And His Name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness. From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this."

Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give a sign;  The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call Him Immanuel."
Psalm 132:11 "The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: One of your own descendants I will place one your throne"
John 1:18 "  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men, The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
Romans 1:2-3 "...which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh."
Galations 4:4 "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law."
Luke 1:32-33 " He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most high; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
After the service we shared our favorite family traditions. We talked about wrapping gifts, making Christmas treats, singing happy birthday to Jesus, shopping for one another, making a birthday cake for Jesus, singing Christmas carols, drinking hot chocolate around the fireplace, watching Christmas movies, decorating the Christmas tree, and last but not least we all love visiting with family!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! May we always  remember the birth of the Messiah coming as a helpless little child and later becoming a sacrifice for us all. He willingly died, offering Himself  on the cross to make our "sins white as snow".   Jesus is truly the best Christmas gift!