Celebrating Christmas Celebrating Christmas DifferentlyDifferently

Did you all have a good Christmas??Did you all have a good Christmas??

What is the best part you liked in this What is the best part you liked in this Christmas?Christmas?

What is Christmas is all What is Christmas is all about???about???

Christmas is really about the Christmas is really about the LOVE of Christ to usLOVE of Christ to us

When the relationship between man When the relationship between man and God failed as in the O.T. Jesus and God failed as in the O.T. Jesus Christ came and was born as man to Christ came and was born as man to rebuild the relationship again rebuild the relationship again between man and Godbetween man and God

Although the Although the Magi brought Magi brought gifts to the Baby gifts to the Baby Jesus…Christmas Jesus…Christmas is not only about is not only about exchanging or exchanging or getting giftsgetting gifts

Jesus has offered comfort Jesus has offered comfort to the troubled.to the troubled.

He healed the sick He healed the sick

He filled the hearts with He filled the hearts with His peaceHis peace

He opened the gates to He opened the gates to Paradise againParadise again

Most important Jesus Christ Most important Jesus Christ offered Himself for us on the offered Himself for us on the

crosscross

Similarly during Similarly during Christmas we Christmas we should show:should show:

Love to othersLove to others Offer to help Offer to help

someone who is someone who is tired to give them tired to give them restrest

When decorating the When decorating the Christmas tree, remember Christmas tree, remember that God asked us to be that God asked us to be the light of the world?the light of the world?

HOW DO WE BECOME THE HOW DO WE BECOME THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD?LIGHT OF THE WORLD?

By acquiring more By acquiring more virtuesvirtues

Then we will feel the real JOY of Then we will feel the real JOY of ChristmasChristmas

Remember Remember JOYJOY means means

JJ : Jesus first : Jesus first

OO: Others second: Others second

YY: Yourself last: Yourself last

Memory VerseMemory Verse ““My soul magnifies the Lord and my My soul magnifies the Lord and my

spirit rejoiced in God of my salvation” spirit rejoiced in God of my salvation” (Luke 1:46)(Luke 1:46)