The whole point of Christmas is that Jesus came for those who don't have it together.

He came not for the healthy, he said.

He came for the sick, for people in darkness.

See, that means you don't need to pretend with him.

He comes into your darkness to find you where you are and guides you home. Hey, thanks for hanging out with us here on the Summit Life podcast. I'm Molly Vitovich.

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your new year anchored in God's word. In today's message, Pastor J.D. reminds us that God

is the promised light that the prophet Isaiah spoke up so long ago.

Even when the darkness feels loud and this world feels worn thin, we can rejoice because the light of Jesus has come.

And his light, it's the kind that no darkness can ever put out.

Luke 2, 1 through 20, says that in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus,

that all the world should be registered.

This was the first registration when Cornice was governor of Syria.

And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his pursuit, who was with a child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth and she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling claws and laid him in a manger, because there is no place for them in the end. And in the same region, there were shepherds out in the field, keeping washed over their flock by night. And the angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear, and the angel said to them, fear not, for behold, our new good news of great joy, that would be for all the people, for unto you was born this day in the city of David, a savior, who is Christ the Lord, and this will be a sign for you. You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.

And suddenly there is with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

glory to God in the highest, in honor of peace to those on whom his favor rests. When the angels

went away from them in heaven, the shepherd said to one another, let us go into Bethlehem

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