Hello everyone,

Jesus Christ was born in a manger to common parents. Common, that is by human standards.

While the birth of a child would normally bring great rejoicing, the joy this birth would bring is to be short lived. We know this child was born to die!

I can see this little Baby, laying "Away in A Manger". Here lies, in a manger, "Immanuel" - God with us. Here He lays -- God’s great gift to mankind; Here He lays -- the perfect Sacrificial Lamb; Here He lays -- the Savoir of the world; Here He lays -- a baby born to die!

"But why", someone might ask "why was this baby born to die?" The answer is found in 1 Corinthians 15:3 "Christ died for our sins ...." There’s the answer --- OUR SINS.

Sin, - the power that reversed man’s nature, and destroyed the harmony of his powers. These 3 little letters can sum up the need for the cradle: S-I-N!

And in the midst of the sin of the world is plunged a perfect answer to our sin problem in the form of a Baby called Jesus!

A star shone brightly on the night of Christ’s birth, but if we look closely, we can see a Cross in the shadows!

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil