Michael's Christmas Train         Hi, I'm Michael and I'm seven years old. Boy, do I like Christmas! My Mom and Dad love Christmas too, don't you? I love trains too. Every Christmas when we put up our tree, Daddy and I set up a train around it. I love to listen to the whistle blow. Listen, you can almost hear it!I would love to build a snowman, but here in Tennessee, we don't get much snow. Mom says we must pray and At our house we give each other presents for Christmas. I like that part the best. I love to tear into the wrapping paper and see what Mom and Dad got me. I have a Christmas list and on it I wrote that I want a train and a new baseball and glove. Mine's really worn out. Keeping up with the Major Leaguers is a lot of work. I also want a ... Mom says I have to fix my "wanter" She says Christmas is not about all the toys I want to get, but helping those who are in need by giving something to them. Dad says the most important gift I could give someone is to tell them about Jesus.     The most important thing about Christmas is that we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The story of Jesus is commonly referred to as His Story. Every Christmas Eve my Daddy reads the story of Jesus birth from God's Word the Bible. We find the historical account of Jesus birth in Luke 2. Let's hop on the Michael train and take a ride to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. 2:[1] In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. [2] (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) [3] And everyone went to his own town to register. [4] So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. [5] He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. [6] While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, [7] and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. [8] And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. [9] An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. [10] But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. [11] Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. [12] This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." [13] Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, [14] "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." 15] When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." [16] So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. [17] When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, [18] and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. [19] But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. [20] The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.     We're home now. I hope you enjoyed our train trip to Bethlehem. I just love to hear the story of Jesus birth. It is such a special story because Jesus died on the cross to save me from my sins. Do you know He died for you too. That's right and you can have a personal relationship with this special baby who grew up to be your Savior. Dad says it's as easy as saying your ABC's. All you have to do is:
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ask Jesus to, please, send some this year.
