{"id":337,"date":"2011-07-10T17:44:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T22:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgefindley.com\/?p=337"},"modified":"2014-12-16T11:22:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:22:02","slug":"the-christmas-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgefindley.com\/?p=337","title":{"rendered":"The Christmas Spirit."},"content":{"rendered":"

(Flying over Bangor Main, Massachusetts, New York, Baltimore, and Nashville — Dec. 7, 1972).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke 1:76-80, 2:1-15<\/strong><\/p>\n

I: Christmas Spirit of the World. Business Picks Up!<\/strong>
\n1. For many it is found in a bottle of a Cocktail glass.
\n2. The spirit of giving and receiving.
\n3. A time to go in debt for Perishable Gifts. A time to go home, a time to welcome home.
\n4. A Spirit of Good Will.
\n5. A time to change Scrooge.<\/p>\n

II: Christmas Spirit of God.<\/strong>
\n1. “For God so loved… that He gave.”
\n2. The gift cost more than all the worlds wealth. His only son.
\n3. A spirit of seeking.
\n4. A time to dispel fear, “Fear not.”
\n5. A time of good tidings, good news.
\n6. A time for the whole earth to clap its hands with joy.<\/p>\n

III: Therefore the Spirit of Christmas is:<\/strong>
\n1. The Spirit of Youth, Vitality, Freshness, Purity, Promise, and Hope.
\nA world gone gray and weary, needs the Spirit of Christmas.
\n2. The spirit of Hope:
\nEyes to the future and better things. Hope kindled by the Christ-child. The message of Christmas is hope for those who sit in darkness.
\n3. The Spirit of Joy. Joy to the world; Heaven and Earth sang with Job.
\n4. The Spirit of Peace. “Fear not.” Only God can calm the troubled soul. Man’s heart fail because of fear.
\n5. The Spirit of singing: What would Christmas be without singing?
\nElisabeth sang, Zachariah sang, many sang. The angles sang. The spirit of singing goes with Christmas.
\n6. The Spirit of Love and Compassion.
\nPresident Roosevelt. “I would like to hear the Carol’s song throughout the year.”<\/p>\n

The greatest Gift you could Receive, and The greatest gift you could give.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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