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Well, Merry Christmas to you and Happy Birthday to Jesus, amen?

I'm really excited.

I love Christmas time.

I've got great memory since I was a little kid and for me, it's just that unique time

where we're really focused on family.

And so I want to talk a little bit about Jesus, Spirit-filled family.

This is the time of the year when in general we think about them, we look at family and then

as well, we really focus on one family and that is the family of Jesus Christ.

And so I don't know about you, the Christmas cards have already started rolling in and we've

got the number that have Jesus, Mary, and Joseph on the front.

This tends to be the prominent, preeminent family during the holiday season.

And Jesus, a media and extended family is the most significant and I would say the most

successful family in the history of the world.

So I want to talk about the secret of their success.

I mean, wouldn't it be great if you raised a kid like Jesus or even a little bit like Jesus?

You know, it would be great.

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