God's Little Christmas Book: Inspirational Stories, Songs, and Traditions

By Honor Books

"Jesus is the reason for the season." You've probably seen that inspiring motto on more than a few Christmas cards. Now you can experience it! This twinkling collection is brimming with holiday treasures - all to help you enjoy the "the reason for the season".

• Language: English
• Publisher: Honor Books
• Release date: Sep 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781970103694

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God’’s Little Christmas Book



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inspirational stories, songs,

and traditions



RACINE, WI

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982, 1994. Used Ly permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved.

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Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Verses marked THE MESSAGE are taken from THE MESSAGE: New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs by Eugene H. Peterson, copyright © 1993, 1995. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

God’s Little Christmas Book

ISBN: 978-1-970103-67-0 - Paperback

ISBN: 978-1-970103-68-7 - Hardcover

ISBN: 978-1-970103-69-4 - Ebook

Copyright © 2022 by Honor Books

Racine, WI

Cover design by Faille Schmitz

All rights reserved under International Copyright Law. Contents and/or cover may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the express written consent of the Publisher.

Introduction

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That wonderful night in Bethlehem, God declared His love for mankind when His Sacred Covenant became flesh and blood — Emmanuel!

No wonder angels rejoiced, shepherds bowed in awe, and wise men traveled so far to give gifts! They all recognized the significance of this Holy Birth, which was hidden in Scripture from the beginning of time.

Through beauty and diversity, God’s Little Christmas Book is designed to create a sense of celebration and praise for God’s gracious gift — our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

We hope you will enjoy Gods Little Christmas Book as much as we have enjoyed compiling it. May it enrich your own holiday traditions and leave you with a fresh appreciation for our Lord Jesus Christ.

As you unfold the pages of this book, you will see that the heart of this book is drawn from Scripture, but we have also gathered readings from a broad range of Christmas folklore, legends, and traditions that have been passed down through the ages.

In doing so, it has been our intention to express the depth with which cultures throughout the world have embraced God’s greatest gift to mankind.

We hope that God’s Little Christmas Book will stir the embers of generosity and kindness toward all men the world over all year through.

Table of Contents



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Angels & Advent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The First Christmas - the Birth of Jesus . . 26

First Eyewitnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

A Star Lights the Way . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Magi Bring Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Christmas In Our Hearts . . . . . . . . 115

Angels

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Advent

God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of

Nazareth to a virgin engaged to he married to a man

descended from David . . . the angel assured her,

"Mary, you have nothing to fear.

God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.

He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.’ The