{"id":12648,"date":"2014-12-23T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=12648"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:28:01","slug":"christmas-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/christmas-is.htm","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Is . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"class2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/christmas-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> teaches us much about God&#8217;s ways. Of course, we&#8217;re not talking about all of the holiday decorations, Santa Claus, gift giving, and the like. We&#8217;re talking about God so loving the world that He sent Jesus (Jn. 3:16) in human form so He could die in our place to take on the punishment our sin deserves (Phil. 2:6-8).<\/p>\n<h2>Consider How Christmas Is about God&#8217;s Ways<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/holiday-reflections-discipleship-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33998 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmas-reflections.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Reflections on Christmas and God's Ways\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/holiday-reflections-discipleship-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Reflections<\/a> resource includes a discipleship guide that considers the following truths about God&#8217;s ways in light of the real significance of Christmas. It briefly expounds on each of these points and provides Scripture and questions to help us reflect on each truth. (This resource also includes guides for thirteen other holidays.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"clear: both; padding-left: 40px; list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Christmas is God&#8217;s way of getting our attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px; list-style: circle;\">\n<li>It&#8217;s His way of letting us know that there are some things that can\u2019t be ignored, like sin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px; list-style: circle;\">\n<li>Christmas is God&#8217;s way of getting personal with us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px; list-style: circle;\">\n<li>And, it&#8217;s His way of saying, &#8220;I will be with you always.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s prepare our hearts so the holiday season doesn&#8217;t drag us away from these realities as we get busy and more easily distracted.<\/p>\n<p>Notice how each of the above points deal with Christmas as God&#8217;s ways. Christmas is not the world&#8217;s holiday. The first Christmas began with God sending Jesus. Let&#8217;s remember!<\/p>\n<p>Adult Christmas Curriculum to Help You Remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Christmas Reminders Adult Curriculum\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/christmas-reminders\">Christmas Reminders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"May Jesus Help Our Christmas\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/may-jesus-help-christmas\">May Jesus Help Our Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas teaches us much about God&#8217;s ways. Of course, we&#8217;re not talking about all of the holiday decorations, Santa Claus, gift giving, and the like. 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