Looking for a Christmas Book?

Looking for a quality read this Christmas Season? We suggest Boice's The Christ of Christmas. The season does evoke warm feelings but it should be much more than that.

But the Christmas story is more than sentimental. It is powerful. It deals with real people. It involves pain. It is one of the most strikingly unusual stories in all of history. And its main emphasis is not on Jesus' infancy, but on his deity -- and why Deity took the form of an infant.

 The Christmas story has deep meaning today, not merely as a nice bedtime story for children or a narrative in a choral concert, but as a foundation point of your salvation and your new life in Jesus -- the omnipotent, omniscient, righteous Christ of Christmas.

"The death of James M. Boice left a large void in the realm of Christ-centered exposition. These Christmas studies provide a master class for preachers and a terrific resource for all who wish to learn or present the greatest story ever told." --Alistair Begg, Parkside Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Confession of Sin

With Christmas coming this week I believe the corporate confession of sin below very appropriate. May we all take some time to truly consider where our comfort and pleasure comes from. If it is from anything beside our Lord and Master we need to repent and be grateful to our God and King, the One who most assuredly gives true comfort.

Father, we confess that we have often sought comfort in the things of this world rather than the consolation of Israel. We have delighted in the gifts more than the Giver of them all. We have enjoyed the celebration more than the One whom we celebrate. We have taken pleasure in earthly friendships more than in heavenly fellowship with you. Frequently our hearts have grown indifferent to the mystery and marvel of our Lord's Incarnation. Please forgive our sins for Jesus' sake, and help us trust in Him alone.