It’s Christmas!
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The significance of Christmas extends far beyond nostalgic traditions and family get-togethers. Today, R.C. Sproul reflects on the event that divides all of history: the birth of Jesus Christ, God incarnate.
Get R.C. Sproul’s book The Work of Christ, plus lifetime digital access to two of his teaching series, The Messiah Is Born and What Did Jesus Do?, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3785/donate
Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | Christmas, it's not a legend and it's not a fairy tale. |
| 0:04.4 | It is easy for us to forget that at the heart of the Christmas story |
| 0:09.7 | is the most important historical event that has ever transpired. |
| 0:16.9 | Celebrating the incarnation today on Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:26.2 | Welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:29.8 | I'm Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:31.9 | Christmas is just around the corner, |
| 0:34.2 | but unfortunately, many people aren't thinking about what really happened |
| 0:38.1 | 2,000 years ago there in Bethlehem. There is, of course, the busyness and the stress of the season, |
| 0:45.0 | but for many people, stories like Christ's birth are simply myth and fable. Well, to help you |
| 0:51.4 | better understand why we celebrate, in addition to featuring |
| 0:54.8 | Ursi Sproles series, Messiah is Born on Renewing Your Mind, we're offering four resources |
| 1:00.6 | this week, the digital edition of this series, the series and study guide titled What Did |
| 1:06.1 | Jesus Do, Plus we'll send you Dr. Sprole's book, The Work of Christ, when you make a year-end gift |
| 1:12.3 | in support of proclaiming the message of Christ through this daily outreach at Renewing Your Mind.org, |
| 1:18.4 | or when you call us at 800, 435-4343. |
| 1:23.1 | Well, here's Dr. Sproll to remind us why we celebrate, because Christ is born. |
| 1:33.2 | Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. |
| 1:46.3 | The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in the hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. |
| 1:55.4 | I don't think I should try to do any more of that famous poem because I would probably forget some of those lines about |
| 2:05.4 | the bowl full of jelly and throwing up in the sash and all of that. |
| 2:09.8 | But it is a delightful poem that we hear annually during the Christmas season, But it is a poem that captures some of the traditions that have surrounded the Christmas holiday, |
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