Christmas Episode 2022 - Episode 52

Episode 52 – Christmas Episode

“We Have Waited For Him, and He Will Save Us”

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Join hosts Ganel-Lyn Condie and John Fossum on this special Christmas episode of Talk of Him, and explore these important themes, topics, and questions:

Celebrating the day when God (God the Son), became flesh and came to earth as another vital step of God’s Plan of Salvation

What was the Father offering us in the gift of His Son?

What did Jesus Christ’s birth and mortal ministry reveal to us about the Father?

What can we give back to a God who loves us so unconditionally? What can we offer in return?

Accepting stewardships like Mary’s (Mother of Jesus) that you know are sacred but are also overwhelming

Nontraditional families during the holidays

Angels singing of PEACE

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Invitation:

Aren’t you glad to know that “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep”? He actually has everything under control and is ever watchful, which allows us the opportunity to rest in His knowledge. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Quotes & Links:

Link to Come, Follow Me Through the Old Testament Book:

https://www.seagullbook.com/real-talk-real-life-scripture-journal-old-testament.html

Link to FIND HIM New Testament Study Guide (get 10% off at Seagull Book with code FINDHIM10):

https://www.seagullbook.com/find-him-new-testament-come-follow-me-guidebook.html

Link to Come to Bethlehem and See by Ganel-Lyn Condie:

https://www.seagullbook.com/come-to-bethlehem-and-see.html?Category_Code=CHRISTMAS

“The First Christmas Spirit” video on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tb7kA3ubz8&t;=209s 

“Of the many magnificent purposes served in the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, one great aspect of that mission often goes uncelebrated. … He was showing us who and what God our Eternal Father is like, how completely devoted He is to His children in every age and nation. In word and in deed Jesus was trying to reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven. … Jesus did not come to improve God’s view of man nearly so much as He came to improve man’s view of God and to plead with them to love their Heavenly Father as He has always and will always love them.” (2003–O:70, Jeffrey R. Holland, The Grandeur of God)

“Real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed! Such is the ‘sacrifice unto the Lord … of a broken heart and a contrite spirit,’ a prerequisite to taking up the cross, while giving ‘away all [our] sins’ in order to ‘know God’ for the denial of self precedes the full acceptance of Him.” (1995–A:66, Neal A. Maxwell, “Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness”)

“Can you relate to some of Mary’s feelings? Are there stewardships that you know are sacred but are also overwhelming? From parenting a special needs child to caring for an aging parent to battling a lifetime of depression to so much more. Do you feel troubled and uncertain about what is being asked of you? As you fall to your knees, pleading for help to do one mo