The Birth of Jesus
God's Plan to save the World was the buzz around the Coffee Maker in Heaven a little over 2000 years ago. Jesus the son of God will be born of a virgin in a barn, raised by a carpenter, and as a man is the friend of tax collectors & fishermen. This man Jesus will be the savior of our world. <pause>
GET OUT OF TOWN!
This plan was both original and ingenious!
That First Christmas Night (Luke 2)
So Mary & Joseph travel to Bethlehem arriving that first Christmas night, but there was no room at the Inn, so Jesus would be born in a manger.
His birth was announced by Heavenly Angels (white collar) to smelly (truly blue collar) shepherds. On this truly Holy Night our Christmas Odd Couple rubbed elbows together.
Also, note after an extensive Tryout process the Realms of Glory Choir and the Angel to announce the Birth of Jesus were selected.
So Mary & Joseph travel to Bethlehem arriving that first Christmas night, but there was no room at the Inn, so Jesus would be born in a manger.
His birth was announced by Heavenly Angels (white collar) to smelly (truly blue collar) shepherds. On this truly Holy Night our Christmas Odd Couple rubbed elbows together.
Also, note after an extensive Tryout process the Realms of Glory Choir and the Angel to announce the Birth of Jesus were selected.
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In stark contrast to the Realms of Glory Choir, one shepherd sang 'Go Smell it on the Mountain'. This was later revised to become the more popular Gospel Classic 'Go Tell it on the Mountain. '
Even the sheep could not help but take notice of Jesus' Birth... Some could be heard crying out the birthplace of Jesus "BAAAAthehem", while others copped an attitude crying "BAAA-humbug!"
Even the sheep could not help but take notice of Jesus' Birth... Some could be heard crying out the birthplace of Jesus "BAAAAthehem", while others copped an attitude crying "BAAA-humbug!"
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( Misc. Shepherd and Angel Christmas Toons )
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And let's not forget the Three Wise men bearing gifts and traveling so far following the stars to the baby Jesus. They actually were not present that first Christmas night, but what Nativity set would be complete without them.
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So it was a starry night, a Holy Night, in the Little Town of Bethlehem where we found Harold the Angel singing Hark and Gloria in Excelsis Deo(her hometown). The Drummer Boy drummed, and for this one night, a stable was the birthplace of a king.
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Here is where I will confess the obvious. Cartoons are not the right medium to capture that first Christmas night's true beauty and significance.
Then again, by this world's standards the birth of Jesus in a smelly barn because Joseph & Mary did not make reservations online at the Bethlehem Holiday Inn Express is simply unforgivable.
The perfection of that first Christmas Night when the son of God was born to a world that needed (and still does) a savior is not a story that any 24/7 news channels could ever grasp... but exactly the story the world needs to know.
Then again, by this world's standards the birth of Jesus in a smelly barn because Joseph & Mary did not make reservations online at the Bethlehem Holiday Inn Express is simply unforgivable.
The perfection of that first Christmas Night when the son of God was born to a world that needed (and still does) a savior is not a story that any 24/7 news channels could ever grasp... but exactly the story the world needs to know.
