Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"Notice what Joseph and Mary did for their baby. First, they modeled obedience to God! Second, they raised Jesus to have wisdom from God. Third, they raised Jesus to accept the grace of god in His life. These verses are a great parenting manual!"

"The will of God is not something difficult to find. It's not. Live your life waiting for, wanting the return of Jesus and you will find yourself being moved into position by the Holy Spirit! It's the man or woman who is not eager for the Lord's return, the man/woman who is trying to chart his or her own path, that misses the will of God. We all need to be where we can be moved by the Holy Spirit."

"One of the reasons this story never gets old for me, even though it is the most familiar in all the NT, is because I never stop marveling at the fact that God became a baby! One minute receiving worship of angels, the next traveling through a birth canal only to find Himself surrounded by animals, poverty, and low-life shepherds! This is an amazing story--the first Christmas."