Introduction: What Does Jesus Want This Christmas?
December 1: Prepare the Way (Luke 1:16-17)
December 2: Mary’s Magnificent God (Luke 1:46-55)
December 3: The Long-Awaited Visitation (Luke 1:68-71)
December 4: For God’s Little People (Luke 2:1-5)
December 5: No Detour from Calvary (Luke 2:6-7)
December 6: Peace to Those with Whom God’s Pleased (Luke 2:12-14)
December 7: Messiah for the Magi (Matthew 2:1-2)
December 8: Bethlehem’s Supernatural Star (Matthew 2:2)
December 9: Two Kinds of Opposition to Jesus (Matthew 2:3)
December 10: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh (Matthew 2:10-11)
December 11: Why Jesus Came (Hebrews 2:14-15)
December 12: Replacing the Shadows (Hebrews 8:1-2)
December 13: The Final Reality Is Here (Hebrews 8:1-2)
December 14: Making It Real for His People (Hebrews 8:6)
December 15: Life and Death at Christmas (John 10:10)
December 16: God’s Most Successful Setback (Philippians 2:9-11)
December 17: The Greatest Salvation Imaginable (Jeremiah 31:31)
December 18: The Christmas Model for Missions (John 17:18)
December 19: Christmas Is for Freedom (Hebrews 2:14-15)
December 20: Christmas Solidarity (1 John 3:8)
December 21: The Birth of the Ancient of Days (John 18:37)
December 22: That You May Believe (John 20:30-31)
December 23: God’s Indescribable Gift (Romans 5:10-11)
December 24: The Son of God Appeared (1 John 3:7-8)
December 25: Three Christmas Presents (1 John 3:7-8)
Conclusion: My Favorite Christmas Text
Appendix: Old Testament Shadows and the Coming of Christ
