Merry Christmas from us at Resident Strangers! This will be the last episode of 2023. But don't worry! Steve, Rich and Sarah will be back in January 2024 with some great episodes to kick off the new year. Christmas Day will be here before we know it and in this episode Steve and Rich encourage everyone not to miss the importance of Christmas in that it is when Jesus came for us. If you think about it, so many aspects of the secular parts of Christmas actually do point back to Christ. We see it in songs, the act of giving gifts, etc. But how should a Christian respond to the secular aspects of Christmas? How can we leverage Christmas for the sake of the Gospel? Multiple viewpoints are discussed and similar to our Halloween episode the hosts do not all agree! What is agreed upon is that Jesus is the reason for the season, and we do not want to miss the opportunity to share the Gospel during this time of year. Steve encourages us that if we as Christians become known more for what we're against rather than what we're for then we're missing the spirit of Christ in Christmas. Afterall, Jesus was known for having grace and encouraging a relationship with God. Let's all live like Jesus this Christmas. We have enjoyed sharing these episodes with you each week and we look forward to being back with you next year!

Who Is Jesus? Episode 8 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SJTOReRCLP6xnFEJQ4QgL?si=46d1f2c647ef4fb6

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Advent Bible Studies - https://shereadstruth.com, https://hereadstruth.com

Steve's favorite Christmas song, "Reaching" by The Gaither Vocal Band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lnqHCIwFDM

Sarah's favorite Christmas song, "When My Heart Finds Christmas" by Harry Connick Jr. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToOcKT5jYrw

Christmas Eve at Desert Springs Community Church

December 23rd at 5:00pm
December 24th at 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am (Spanish translation available) + 5:00pm
14440 W. Indian School Rd. Goodyear, AZ 85395

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