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A Simple Christmas

[ 0 ] December 11, 2009 |

Rf8iNegFD18JThe little sad Christmas tree from A Charlie Brown Christmas is an image many of us love.  Some years ago we did this as a drama in worship.  This little tree has an amazing punch line;  after the disaster of charlie brown and his friends trying to create a Christmas program and most walking off in a huff.  Little Linius stands by this tree with a spotlight on him and just reads the Christmas Story.  “born for you in the city of David is a Savior, who is Christ the lord….you will find him wrapped in swaddling cloths and lieing in a manger!?  The simple reading of the story is guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened listener.  Why?  Because this simple story is one we desperately want to know and be a part of.  We want to kneel with the shepherds.  I hope we all get to do that this year;  whether we are surprised like the shepherds when the moment comes, or we have anticipated it for years and can’t believe it finally happened like the experience of the Wise Men.  I hope you have a Simple Christmas this year.

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About miker: I am the Senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Mansfield where I have led the Church for more than 15 years. Our mission statement is "Making disciples of Jesus Christ who will love God, love others, and serve the world. This has been taken so to heart by this Church family that First Mansfield has become one of the top 50 attended Methodist Churches in nation impacting not only our local area, but our denomination and world. View author profile.

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