Keeping Christ the Center of Christmas

For the Gospel Podcast

Costi Hinn

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🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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When the Christmas season begins to feel overwhelming, it is easy to get swept up in the pace and forget the purpose. In this episode, Costi Hinn reminds us that the heart of Christmas is found in the story of Christ, not simply in the traditions or activities that fill our calendars.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the For the Gospel Podcast where we provide sound doctrine for everyday people.
0:14.2	I'm your host, Kosti Hinn, and whether you're listening to this on Apple or Spotify or you're watching on our YouTube channel. I'm so glad you've joined me today.
0:21.4	It is the Christmas season. So Merry Christmas, as I've been saying to you, every single week.
0:26.8	And we're picking up right where we left off in our Christmas series to help you keep the focus on Christ.
0:31.6	And that's what this episode is all about. It is something that every Christian is battling right now. I would bet if you've been
0:39.1	following with each Monday's release of these episodes, this is December 15th. It's when I'm
0:44.6	releasing this. We are in the second going on the third week of December, and the pace is feverish.
0:53.3	Keeping Christ truly the center is truly challenging. We've got recitals.
0:59.1	We've got sports still going on. School hasn't quite gotten out yet. If you're homeschooling,
1:04.1	you're still running the table. If you're in a private school or a Christian school,
1:08.0	you've still got a lot of action. Recitals are on the horizon. All of the
1:12.9	action is still at a feverish pace. Not to mention the shopping. Maybe you got your Black Friday
1:18.1	shopping done, so you're done. Congratulations. You're the early bird, like my wife. She just
1:22.2	handled business early and we're done. Or you're one of those people that's been procrastinating.
1:29.2	Or you're like me and you're married to someone whose birthday is on December 18th. And then you've got a baby with a
1:33.4	birthday on December 23rd. And it's like, well, we got a lot going on here. Let's be honest,
1:39.6	Christmas is one of the busiest seasons. And yet, we're trying to celebrate Christ. And then we go even deeper.
1:48.4	It's one of the easiest seasons to celebrate without Christ, even though it's supposed to be all
1:52.5	about Christ, because we've got a lot of wonderful things going on. We can love the atmosphere,
1:56.7	the traditions, the music, the gatherings, all of it, and still somehow lose sight of the Savior the
2:02.2	entire season. He's the one it's built on. And so today, I want to offer you four biblical rhythms.
2:08.6	All of them start with R, and these are going to help you anchor your Christmas in the worship of Christ.
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