A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-25-02....Christmas Day

Billie and daisyscarlett

[daisyscarlett]

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THE CHRSTMAS STORY
As told by Matthew

THE NATIVITY

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

WISE MEN

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'" Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

GIFTS

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

FLEEING TO EGYPT

So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."

So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

--Matthew 1:18 - 2:23 New International Version

JESUS IS THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

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[JohnHuang2]

Re: #77 -- lol, great pic!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hey, You forgot John! LOL!!

On purpose! LOL

Merry Christmas, (((LOUIE)))

Merry Christmas, doll.: )

[Pippin]

Okay, Y'all! I'm gonna try p[osting my real pictures, there's three of them from different years, the oldest being from 1980, I'll let y'all guess which one is that. Hint, my brother was in the Marines in 1980.

I was 23 in that picture. Tomorrow I'll be 46.

Have a Merry Christmas, Y'ALL!

On second thought, I need HELP! Dave or Billie, how do I post these pictures from my A drive to here?

[Billie]

LOL, Physicist! Thanks for the traditional Yule Gibbons. xp, Free - Christmas greetings to you both, too!

I have GOT to get away from here again!

[Aquamarine]

Hark The Herald Angels Sing
by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Click on the pic

[ST.LOUIE1]

Merry Christmas, Ms.Tina!

Hope your day is *special*....like you. : )

[Pippin]

Thank You, Billie!

[kayak]

Mary Did You Know?

Mary did you know
your baby boy would
someday walk on water?
Mary did you know
your baby boy would
save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy
has come to make you new?
This child that you delivered
will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know
your baby boy will
give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know
your baby boy will
calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy
has walked where angels trod?
When you've kissed your little baby
then you've kissed the face of God.

Mary did you know....

Mary did you know
the blind will see,
the deaf will hear
the dead will live again?
The lame will leap,
the dumb will speak
the praises of the Lamb.

Mary did you know
your baby boy is
Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know
your baby boy will
one day rule the nation?

Did you know that your baby boy
was Heaven's perfect lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding
is the great.....I AM

Words: Mark Lowry

[Billie]

You can't post them from your A drive - send them to me quickly via my regular email - as an attachment! (Freepmail, Pip)

[ST.LOUIE1]

My gosh, Ms.Fuzzy, you get cuter every day!

You may come down my chimney any time of the year. : )

Merry Christmas!!!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Love the stockings!
Looks like Louie's surrounded - just the way he likes it! :)

Exactly! : )

I'll leave *yours* on my mantle year round. : )

Merry Christmas, darlin'. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, amigo -- and Merry Christmas, O Saint! hehe

King! It's great to see you!

Merry Christmas to you! : )

[JohnHuang2]

Ho!Ho!Ho! =^)

[JohnHuang2]

Merry Christmas, My Fellow FReeper

[Feiny]

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Santa brought me a cough & a sore throat!

[MistyCA]

To Our Freepers Finest!

[kayak]

And a very merry Christmas to you, too, mi amigo!

It's good to see you back again. I don't suppose Santa brought you a new computer?

[ST.LOUIE1]

I was 23 in that picture. Tomorrow I'll be 46.

46? You're just a kitten. : )

Early Happy Birthday, Pipster!!!

[JohnHuang2]

I don't suppose Santa brought you a new computer?

hehehe -- hey, how did you know? Actually, Santa said that after the recent upgrade, I don't really need a new puter...hehe

[JohnHuang2]

Early Happy Birthday, Pipster!!!

Seconded!