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Your race is not over. Your God will not fail you. Your fear cannot stop you. Your enemy can’t defeat you. Be strong and courageous God is with you.

When we put God first, he gives us everything we need.

Christmas time, is a season filled with wonder and joy. It’s a time when people seem to be more generous, kind and forgiving. Even with all the commercialism of Christmas, you can still find Christ in the sights and sounds of the season. While sitting in Starbucks working on my notes, I hear songs about peace and joy, wise men and shepherds, angels and Mary and even songs about The Child.

Last week we started a new series entitled, Whoville. We are discussing the “Who’s Who” surrounding the birth of Christ. Last Sunday we looked deeper into the Nativity and the lives of Mary and Joseph. This week I’m going to focus in on The Shepherds and The Wise Men.

Every Christmas we drive past Nativity scenes in our community. Most of those Nativity scenes include, Mary and Joseph, baby Jesus, shepherds, the Magi or the three wise men, an ox, a donkey and a few sheep. But what does the bible say? Who was really at the birth of Jesus?

It’s a wonderful life, and we have God!

Most of your friends and family are in a war. They need someone to show them the way out of the craziness of life. Would you be willing to run into battle to rescue them? I want you to think this way, “Please Lord, help me get one more.”

Life always brings us to a point where we have to choose between two paths. In the movie, 6 Below: Miracle of the Mountain, Eric Le Marque chooses the wrong path.

Why focus on movies? Research reveals that most Americans are greatly influenced by the songs they hear or the movies they see. This influence is so great, that it has been proven to be one of the things that develops the lens through which the person defines his or her world.