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Thanks for listening and thanks for your support at the end of 2023. 23. To give us his own son.

His own son,

To give us his own son. To give us his own son.

The Lutheran Public Radio Choir with the Christmas hymn,

Let altogether praise our God.

We'll be singing that as we begin the Christmas season.

Greetings and welcome to issues etc on this third day of Christmas December the 27th.

I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. In the first hour we'll be

looking forward to Sunday morning according to the three-year electionary the first

Sunday after Christmas. The gospel reading in Luke two, Jesus is presented at the temple.

Pastor Sean Denzer will be our guest.

Then in the next hour we'll study the Christmas hymn,

Oh come all you faithful.

Pastor Will Wheaton of the word of the Lord

endures forever will be our guest.

Pastor Sean Denzer is director of worship for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Senate.

Sean, welcome.

Merry Christmas.

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