Hi, friend. Thank you so much for downloading this podcast, and I hope what you're about to hear will encourage, equip, edify, enlighten you, and we'll get you out there into that marketplace of ideas. But before you go, let me ask you to consider this month's Truth Tool. We're a listener-supported radio, and my Truth Tools are a way of saying thank you for your financial gift. And it is, after all, Christmas time. So I've chosen the book, The Joy of Jesus by Josh Moody.

It's 25 devotionals that remind us again, even in the midst of this very busy time of year,

exactly what God has done for us. When you think about it, the most wonderful gift ever given wasn't

wrapped in paper and tied with a bow. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.

This wonderful book, The Joy of Jesus, will remind us again the reason for the season and will help us set our mind on the reality of what God has done for us. And when you think about it, it's pretty overwhelming. So please, your financial gift keeps the program going, and I want you to be encouraged, particularly at Christmastime. Again book is called The Joy of Jesus, and it's yours for a gift of any amount by calling 877 Janet 58. That's 877 Janet 58, or go online to in the market with janetpartial.org. Scroll to the bottom of the page. There's the cover of the book. Click on through, make your donation and I'll send you a copy of the joy of Jesus. Also, you might want to consider becoming a

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And don't forget the name of the truth tool, the joy of Jesus.

Now please enjoy the program.

Thank you. the truth tool, the joy of Jesus. Now please enjoy the program. Glory to the new heart keep Peace on earth and mercy

High and sing your dragon's triumph

Joyful all the nation's rise

Join the triumph of the skies with the angelicose proclaim.

Christ is born in Bethlehem.

All the hell of angels sing, glory to the new one king. Merry Christmas, friends. I'm so glad we're going to spend the hour together. I want you to take a deep breath, either figuratively or literally, push away the cares of the day, the hustle and bustle of the season, and I want us to concentrate on the joy of Christmas, and in particular the joy of Jesus whom we

celebrate this time of year. In fact, for the follower of Christ, we should be celebrating

him every moment of our lives. But sometimes the routine makes things banal, and sometimes

familiarity breathes being sort of lackadaisical and cavalier about understanding the magnificence of what Christmas is all about.

We'll leave it to Dr. Jasmudy to write a small devotional that woke me up from being very lackadaisical about understanding the mystery and the majesty of Christmas.

His book is called The Joy of Jesus,

and it has 25 devotional readings for Christmas. And that, by the way, is something that his

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