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People are so afraid right now, but here's the thing, don't be afraid.

God is with you.

At this time of year, our minds are often a chorus of clamoring worries, great and small.

The Pastor Greg Laurie points out the hope of a holiday.

Here is the message of Christmas. Don't be afraid.

Because we're told that God would send his son and you would call his name Emmanuel.

And what does that mean? It means God is with us.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day of a new beginning.

Amazing grace, how sweet the snow.

But can you hear the wind? I just feel it.

This is the day when life begins.

Faith and fear are mutually exclusive.

We can't be faithful and fearful at the same time.

But here during this week when we celebrate a significant event within our faith,

we also face some of the most trying times of the year.

But it's not busyness, it's finances.

If it's not the pandemic, it's the inevitable challenges of family gatherings.

But today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie points out our focus should be on the one who's birthday we celebrate.

And that brings peace.

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