Christmas Party Game Ideas

Devotional

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What is the cost?

What about the first Christmas?

Was it too costly?

It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home during a journey to Bethlehem and an angel-directed exile in egypt to protect the Christ child from the wiles and wrath of Herod.

It cost mothers and fathers in and around Bethlehem the massacre of their babies by the wicked Herod.

It cost the shepherds the neglect of the shepherd’s life for a journey to Bethlehem to see the thing the Lord had made known to them. The Bible says: “And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger” (Luke 2:16)

It cost the wise men a long journey, expensive gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. It also cost them changed lives and a journey home by another way.

It cost the early apostles and the church persecution and sometimes martyrdom.

It has cost missionaries untold suffering and privation to spread the good news, to preach the gospel of Christ.

What did Christmas cost God the Father? It cost Him more than all for it cost the Father His only begotten Son.

What did Christmas cost Jesus? It cost Him a life of sacrifice and service, a cruel death that is unmatched in history.

Is Christmas costly? The answer is yes.

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Using this devotional at a Christmas Party for your church

You might find a way to read this as a devotional reflection during a Christmas party.

Perhaps it can spark some discussions about commercialism.

Let me ask you this?  How would you use this devotional reading at a Christmas party for your church or youth group?

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Another Version of the Christmas Ten Commandments

  1. Ten Commandments of ChristmasThou shalt remember to keep Christ in Christmas.
  2. Thou shalt pause “in thy business to consider the magnitude of God’s gift of Christ to mankind.
  3. Remembering that Mary and Joseph “found no room in the inn”, thou shalt give Christ the chief room in thy heart.
  4. Thou shalt participate in the Christmas activities sponsored by thy church.
  5. Thou shalt be generous in thy gifts to foreign missions at Christmas.
  6. Thou shalt take time to plan for the happiness of those outside your own circle of family and friends.
  7.  Thou shalt enjoy, in unhurried calm, the priceless heritage of Christmas music which exalts the Lord Jesus Christ.
  8. Thou shalt give of thyself in all gifts, giving. not for duty, for reciprocity, or personal satisfaction, but for the simple joy of sharing.
  9. Thou shalt remember, with great patience and understanding, all those who serve thee: the salesclerk, the postman, the delivery man, and all the others who bear the physical burden of the holiday season.
  10. Thou shalt teach thy children the true meaning of Christmas, of the Prince of Peace, who came to give mankind a way to righteousness and true lasting happiness.

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