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    The Glory of Christmas: Collector's Edition
    The Glory of Christmas: Collector's Edition
    The Glory of Christmas: Collector's Edition
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    The Glory of Christmas: Collector's Edition

    By Max Lucado, Charles R. Swindoll, Anne Graham Lotz and

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    Bestselling Christmas classic now a Collector’s Edition with updated design and new authors!

    Max Lucado, Charles Swindoll, Anne Graham Lotz, and Henry & Richard Blackaby have combined their own touch of inspiration with the true Spirit of Christmas—the birth of Jesus Christ—and created this classic collection of stories and excerpts to be treasured for years to come.



    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateOct 12, 2009
    ISBN9781418580650
    The Glory of Christmas: Collector's Edition
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    Max Lucado

     Max Lucado (MA, Abilene Christian University) serves as the minister of preaching at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and is a best-selling author and speaker. His award-winning books have been translated into more than fifty-four languages and he has been named one of the most influential leaders in social media by The New York Times. Max lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Denalyn, and has three daughters and one granddaughter. 

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      The Glory of Christmas - Max Lucado

      A Special Gift

      PRESENTED TO

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      FROM

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      The Glory of Christmas

      © 2009 by Thomas Nelson , Inc.

      Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson ®.

      Thomas Nelson® is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Thomas Nelson, Inc. titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail SpecialMarkets@ThomasNelson.com.

      Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are from the New King James Version © 1979, 1980, 1982, 1992 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Scripture references marked TLB are from The Living Bible 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, IL. All rights reserved.

      Designed by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Mpls., MN.

      Managing Editor Lisa Stilwell Cover photo © Laura Merwin, BayRoadPhoto @ flickr.com

      Interior photos: Jupiter Images, copyright laws apply.

      ISBN-13: 978-14041-8759-7

      Printed and bound in China

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      Contents

      GOD’S GREATEST GIFT

      THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST

      THE GIFT OF SALVATION

      FORGIVENESS OF SINS

      FREEDOM FROM GUILT

      RIGHTEOUSNESS: RIGHT LIVING

      VICTORY IN LIFE

      FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD

      ADOPTED CHILDREN OF THE KING

      OUR COMFORT AND POWER, THE HOLY SPIRIT

      THE ASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE

      GOD IS OUR REFUGE

      AN UNFAILING FRIEND

      GOD’S COMPASSION AND CARE

      LIVING BEYOND BELIEF

      TRANSFORMED INTO GODLINESS

      A LIFE OF FULFILLMENT

      HAPPINESS IN CHRIST

      THE TRUE MEANING OF PEACE

      HOPE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

      JOY IN LIVING

      ALIVE AND GROWING!

      PERSEVERING THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD

      GOD’S POWER: OUR POTENTIAL

      GROWING UP IN CHRIST

      VICTORIOUS, TODAY & TOMORROW

      POWER THROUGH PRAYER

      THE WORD OF GOD TO GUIDE US

      FRIENDS AND FAMILY: THE BODY OF CHRIST

      HEAVEN, SWEET HOME

      OUR HEARTS ARE AT REST

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      the gift

      is not from man to God.

      IT IS FROM GOD TO MAN…

      MAX LUCADO

      God’s

      Greatest

      Gift

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      The Birth of Jesus Christ

      Christmas comes each year to draw people in from the cold.

      Like tiny frightened sparrows, shivering in the winter cold, many live their lives on the barren branches of heartbreak, disappointment, and loneliness, lost in thoughts of shame, self-pity, guilt or failure. One blustery day follows another, and the only company they keep is with fellow-strugglers who land on the same branches, confused and unprotected.

      We try so hard to attract them into the warmth. Week after week church bells ring. Choirs sing. Preachers preach. Lighted churches send out their beacon. But nothing seems to bring in those who need warmth the most.

      Then, as the year draws to a close, Christmas offers its wonderful message. Emmanuel. God with us. He who resided in heaven, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, willingly descended into our world. He breathed our air, felt our pain, knew our sorrows, and died for our sins. He didn’t come to frighten us, but to show us the way to warmth and safety.

      There is one word that describes the night he came—ordinary.

      The sky was ordinary. An occasional guest stirred the leaves and chilled the air. The stars were diamonds sparkling on black velvet. Fleets of clouds floated in front of the moon.

      It was a beautiful night—a night worth peeking out your bedroom window to admire—but not really an unusual one. No reason to expect a surprise. Nothing to keep a person awake. An ordinary night with an ordinary sky.

      The sheep were ordinary. Some fat. Some scrawny. Some with barrel bellies. Some with twig legs. Common animals. No fleece made of gold. No history makers. No blue-ribbon winners. They were simply sheep—lumpy, sleeping silhouettes on a hillside.

      And the shepherds. Peasants they were. Probably wearing all the clothes they owned. Smelling like sheep and looking just as woolly. They were conscientious, willing to spend the night with their flocks. But you won’t find their staffs in a museum nor their writings in a library. No one asked their opinion on social justice or the application of the Torah. They were nameless and simple.

      An ordinary night with ordinary sheep and ordinary shepherds. And were it not for a God who loves to hook an extra on the front of the ordinary, the night would have gone unnoticed. The sheep would have been forgotten, and the shepherds would have slept the night away.

      But God dances amidst the common. And that night he did a waltz.

      The black sky exploded with brightness. Trees that had been shadows jumped into clarity. Sheep that had been silent became a chorus of curiosity. One minute the shepherd was dead asleep, the next he

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