I contributed to another post for Mommy and Me Fitness...this time sharing our idea for an Advent Calendar. We call it our Christmas Countdown. If you've been reading this blog for a while, it probably seems like this countdown gets posted about every year...and I think maybe it has been. Recently, I've had a few people ask for the list of verses that we use, and Julie created a google page of them for her post so people could have a printable version, but I'm not sure everyone will be able to open it. So...I thought I'd just post them here for easy access. I've interwined the accounts from Matthew and Luke, so we could include as many details of the story as possible.
In the sixth month, God sent an angel to Nazareth . . .The angel went to Mary and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:26,28
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus . . .” Luke 1:30,31
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord will give him the throne of his Father David, and he will reign forever; his kingdom will never end.” Luke 1:32,33
The angel said, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35
“For nothing is impossible with God,” said the angel. “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered.”May it be as you have said.” Luke 1:37.38
An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife . . .She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20,21
All of this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Mary will give birth to a son, and they will call him 'Immanuel', which means, 'God with us'.”Matthew 1:22,23
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. Matthew 1:24
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken . . . So Joseph also went up from Nazareth to Bethlehem the town of David. Luke 2:4
Joseph went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. Luke 2:5
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no room in the inn.
Luke 2:6,7
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. Luke 2:8,9
But the angel said to them, ”Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.” Luke 2:10
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. . . You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger,” said the angel. Luke 2:11,12
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:13,14
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” Luke 2:15
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. Luke 2:17
When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. Luke 2:17,18
Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God . . . Luke 2:19,20
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews? We saw his star and have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:1,2
. . .They went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. Matthew 2:9
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. . .and presented him with gifts of gold, incense, and of myrrh. Matthew 2:10,11
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6,7
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
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