{"id":14610,"date":"2022-11-30T11:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:36:48","slug":"countdown-to-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/countdown-to-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_64ffa999eade46_85905576 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 0px; \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_64ffa999eade46_85905576\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>Christmastime is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Whether it\u2019s chestnuts roasting on an open fire, sleigh rides, presents under a tree, or visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads, we enjoy getting swept into all the jingle jangle of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Even with all that merry-making, we must keep Jesus central to the Christmas season. An easy and fun way to do that is by reading daily Bible verses about Christmas. Here are 25 scriptures from the Old Testament and the New Testament heralding the miraculous birth of Christ. Read these verses daily as a countdown to Christmas Day and prepare our hearts for the glory of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Share the Christmas story in these verses with loved ones and friends and celebrate the real reason for the season. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Countdown-to-Christmas-Bible-Verses.pdf\">download<\/a> these printable Bible verses and use them as daily advent cards. Start each day with these verses and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1:\u00a0 Isaiah 40:1-3<br \/>\n1: <\/strong>Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.<br \/>\n<strong>2: <\/strong>Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned:<br \/>\n<strong>3: <\/strong>The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2:\u00a0 Isaiah 40:4-5<br \/>\n4: <\/strong>Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:<br \/>\n<strong>5: <\/strong>And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken\u00a0<em>it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 3:\u00a0 Haggai 2:6-7<br \/>\n6: <\/strong>For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry\u00a0<em>land<\/em>;<strong><br \/>\n7: <\/strong>And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4:\u00a0 Malachi 3:1<br \/>\n1: <\/strong>Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 5:\u00a0 Matthew 1:23<br \/>\n23: <\/strong>Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 6:\u00a0 Isaiah 40:9<br \/>\n9: <\/strong>O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 7:\u00a0 Isaiah 60:1<br \/>\n1: <\/strong>Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 8:\u00a0 Isaiah 60:2-3<br \/>\n2: <\/strong>For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.<strong><br \/>\n3: <\/strong>And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 9:\u00a0 Isaiah 9:2<br \/>\n2: <\/strong>The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 10: Micah 5:2<br \/>\n2: <\/strong>But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,\u00a0<em>though<\/em>\u00a0thou be little among the thousands of Judah,\u00a0<em>yet<\/em>\u00a0out of thee shall he come forth unto me\u00a0<em>that is<\/em>\u00a0to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth\u00a0<em>have been<\/em>\u00a0from of old, from everlasting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 11:\u00a0 Isaiah 9:6<br \/>\n6: <\/strong>For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 12:\u00a0 Luke 2:8<br \/>\n8: <\/strong>And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 13:\u00a0 Luke 2:9<br \/>\n9: <\/strong>And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 14:\u00a0 Luke 2:10-11<br \/>\n10: <\/strong>And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.<strong><br \/>\n11: <\/strong>For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 15:\u00a0 Luke 2:13-14<br \/>\n13: <\/strong>And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,<strong><br \/>\n14: <\/strong>Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 16:\u00a0 Luke 2:15-16<br \/>\n15: <\/strong>And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.<strong><br \/>\n16: <\/strong>And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 17:\u00a0 Luke 2:17-18<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n17: <\/strong>And when they had seen\u00a0<em>it<\/em>, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.<strong><br \/>\n18: <\/strong>And all they that heard\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 18:\u00a0 Luke 2:19-20<br \/>\n19: <\/strong>But Mary kept all these things, and pondered\u00a0<em>them<\/em>\u00a0in her heart.<strong><br \/>\n20: <\/strong>And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 19:\u00a0 Zechariah 9:9-10<br \/>\n9: <\/strong>Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0just, and having salvation; <strong><br \/>\n10: <\/strong>And he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion\u00a0<em>shall be<\/em>\u00a0from sea\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0to sea, and from the river\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0to the ends of the earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 20:\u00a0 Isaiah 35:5-6<br \/>\n5: <\/strong>Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<strong><br \/>\n6: <\/strong>Then shall the lame\u00a0<em>man<\/em>\u00a0leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 21:\u00a0 Isaiah 40:11<br \/>\n11: <\/strong>He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry\u00a0<em>them<\/em>\u00a0in his bosom,\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0shall gently lead those that are with young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 22:\u00a0 Matthew 11:28-30<br \/>\n28: <\/strong>Come unto me, all\u00a0<em>ye<\/em>\u00a0that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.<strong><br \/>\n29: <\/strong>Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.<strong><br \/>\n30: <\/strong>For my yoke\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0easy, and my burden is light.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 23:\u00a0 Luke 1:68-69<br \/>\n68: <\/strong>Blessed\u00a0<em>be<\/em>\u00a0the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,<strong><br \/>\n69: <\/strong>And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 24:\u00a0 Luke 1:74-75<br \/>\n74: <\/strong>That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,<strong><br \/>\n75: <\/strong>In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 25:\u00a0 2 Corinthians 9:15<br \/>\n15: <\/strong>Thanks\u00a0<em>be<\/em>\u00a0unto God for his unspeakable gift.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>At West Park Baptist Church, we wish you and your family the gift of faith, the blessing of hope, and the peace of His love at Christmas and always.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Countdown to 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