WEBVTT 00:00:03.470 --> 00:00:07.410 Hello, this is David here with the staff and 00:00:07.410 --> 00:00:13.250 today We're out on a field trip There are city 00:00:13.250 --> 00:00:16.390 sidewalks busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style 00:00:16.390 --> 00:00:18.769 in the air There's a feeling of Christmas children 00:00:18.769 --> 00:00:22.230 laughing people passing meeting smile after smile 00:00:22.230 --> 00:00:34.539 and on every street corner you'll hear Ring -a 00:00:34.539 --> 00:00:37.740 -ling. Ring -a -ling. Hear them ring. Hear them 00:00:37.740 --> 00:00:43.320 ring. It's Christmas Day. We have a special message 00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:46.920 for you today. Merry Christmas from Ron and Brenda. 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:50.859 Merry Christmas from the JB crew. Merry Christmas 00:00:50.859 --> 00:00:53.840 from Tim and Darla. Merry Christmas from the 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:56.979 Moors. And Merry Christmas from the Rawlins family. 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:03.990 I'll be reading Isaiah 62. verses 6 through 12. 00:01:04.689 --> 00:01:23.879 God comes to restore the people. The Lord is 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:26.519 sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm. 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.719 I will not again give your grain to be food for 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:32.200 your enemies, and your foreigners shall not drink 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:34.519 the wine for which you have labored. But those 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:37.159 who harvest it shall eat it and praise the Lord, 00:01:37.420 --> 00:01:40.140 and those who gather it shall drink it in my 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:43.659 holy courts. Go through. Go through the gates. 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:46.379 Prepare the way for the people. Build up the 00:01:46.379 --> 00:01:49.819 highway. Clear it of stones. Lift up an end sign 00:01:49.819 --> 00:01:52.780 over the people. the Lord has proclaimed to the 00:01:52.780 --> 00:01:56.659 end of the earth say to daughter Zion look your 00:01:56.659 --> 00:02:00.379 savior comes his reward is with them and his 00:02:00.379 --> 00:02:03.260 recompense before him they shall be called the 00:02:03.260 --> 00:02:06.900 holy people the redeemed of the Lord and you 00:02:06.900 --> 00:02:11.240 shall be called sought out a city not forsaken 00:02:11.240 --> 00:02:15.000 hi I'm Jaylee and I'm going to read Psalms 97 00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:18.759 The Lord reigns. Let the earth be glad. Let the 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:22.580 distant shores rejoice. Clouds and thick darkness 00:02:22.580 --> 00:02:25.400 surround him. Righteousness and justice are the 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:28.560 foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:31.840 and consumes his foes on every side. His lightning 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:34.860 lights up the world. The earth sees and trembles. 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:37.560 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord. 00:02:38.060 --> 00:02:40.719 Before the Lord of all the earth, the heavens 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:43.180 proclaim his righteousness, and all his people 00:02:43.180 --> 00:02:46.509 see his glory. All who worship images are put 00:02:46.509 --> 00:02:49.689 to shame. Those who boast in idols worship Him, 00:02:49.810 --> 00:02:53.689 all you gods. Zion hears and rejoices, and the 00:02:53.689 --> 00:02:56.169 villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, 00:02:56.569 --> 00:02:59.949 Lord. For you, Lord, are the most high over all 00:02:59.949 --> 00:03:02.569 the earth. You are exalted far above all the 00:03:02.569 --> 00:03:05.289 gods. Let those who love the Lord hate evil, 00:03:05.590 --> 00:03:07.969 for He guards the lives of His faithful ones 00:03:07.969 --> 00:03:10.430 and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 00:03:10.810 --> 00:03:13.340 Light shines on the righteous. and the joy on 00:03:13.340 --> 00:03:16.539 the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you 00:03:16.539 --> 00:03:18.719 who are righteous, and praise his holy name. 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:23.080 This is Chelsea and I will be reading Titus 3 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:26.759 verses 4 through 7. God our Savior showed us 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:29.759 how good and kind he is. He saved us because 00:03:29.759 --> 00:03:32.699 of his mercy and not because of any good things 00:03:32.699 --> 00:03:35.719 we have done. God washed us by the power of the 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:38.460 Holy Spirit. He gave us new birth and a fresh 00:03:38.460 --> 00:03:41.490 beginning. God sent Jesus Christ, our Savior, 00:03:41.669 --> 00:03:44.389 to give us His Spirit. Jesus treated us much 00:03:44.389 --> 00:03:46.990 better than we deserve. He made us acceptable 00:03:46.990 --> 00:03:50.050 to God and gave us the hope of eternal life. 00:03:51.650 --> 00:03:55.490 This is Ron. I'll be reading Luke chapter 2 verses 00:03:55.490 --> 00:03:59.849 1 through 7. In those days, Caesar Augustus issued 00:03:59.849 --> 00:04:02.430 a decree that a census should be taken of the 00:04:02.430 --> 00:04:05.289 entire Roman world. This was the first census 00:04:05.289 --> 00:04:07.650 that took place while Corinthians was governor 00:04:07.650 --> 00:04:10.409 of Syria. And everyone went to their own town 00:04:10.409 --> 00:04:13.949 to register. So Joseph also went up from the 00:04:13.949 --> 00:04:17.389 town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem, 00:04:17.470 --> 00:04:19.769 the town of David, because he belonged to the 00:04:19.769 --> 00:04:22.689 house in line with David. He went there to register 00:04:22.689 --> 00:04:25.310 with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him 00:04:25.310 --> 00:04:28.209 and was expecting a child. While they were there, 00:04:28.389 --> 00:04:32.379 the time came for the baby to be born. and she 00:04:32.379 --> 00:04:36.399 gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped 00:04:36.399 --> 00:04:39.620 him in cloths and placed him in a manger because 00:04:39.620 --> 00:04:43.360 there was no guest room available for them. This 00:04:43.360 --> 00:04:46.160 is Darla. I will be reading Luke chapter two, 00:04:46.259 --> 00:04:49.560 verses eight through 20. Now there were shepherds 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:52.500 nearby living out in the field, keeping guard 00:04:52.500 --> 00:04:55.500 over their flock at night. An angel of the Lord 00:04:55.500 --> 00:04:58.279 appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:02.189 around them. and they were absolutely terrified. 00:05:02.750 --> 00:05:05.509 But the angel said to them, do not be afraid, 00:05:05.889 --> 00:05:08.689 listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good 00:05:08.689 --> 00:05:11.610 news that brings great joy to all the people. 00:05:12.209 --> 00:05:15.449 Today, your savior is born in the city of David. 00:05:15.829 --> 00:05:19.269 He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for 00:05:19.269 --> 00:05:22.209 you. You will find a baby wrapped in strips of 00:05:22.209 --> 00:05:25.589 cloth and lying in a manger. Suddenly there was 00:05:25.589 --> 00:05:28.670 a vast heavenly army appeared with the angel. 00:05:28.990 --> 00:05:32.689 praising God and saying, glory to God in the 00:05:32.689 --> 00:05:35.410 highest and on earth peace among people with 00:05:35.410 --> 00:05:38.329 whom he is pleased. When the angels left them 00:05:38.329 --> 00:05:40.810 and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to 00:05:40.810 --> 00:05:43.769 one another, let's go over to Bethlehem and see 00:05:43.769 --> 00:05:45.910 this thing that has taken place that the Lord 00:05:45.910 --> 00:05:49.050 has made known to us. So they hurried off and 00:05:49.050 --> 00:05:52.089 located Mary and Joseph and found the baby lying 00:05:52.089 --> 00:05:55.089 in a manger. When they saw him, they related 00:05:55.089 --> 00:05:57.800 what they had been told about this child. and 00:05:57.800 --> 00:05:59.959 all who heard it were astonished at what the 00:05:59.959 --> 00:06:03.319 shepherd said. But Mary treasured up all these 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:05.959 words, pondering in her heart what they might 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:09.339 mean. So the shepherds returned, glorifying and 00:06:09.339 --> 00:06:11.759 praising God for all they had heard and seen. 00:06:12.660 --> 00:06:15.279 Everything was just as they had been told.