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🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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When thinking of holiday celebrities, many names come to mind—but only one truly matters. Dr. Tony Evans redirects our focus to Jesus Christ, explaining why His name stands above every other name and why His arrival changed everything.
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| 0:00.0 | He was born a servant. |
| 0:02.0 | He was born the lowest of the low. |
| 0:04.0 | He is the celebrity of the universe. |
| 0:07.0 | But Dr. Tony Evans says many people don't want to deal with the deity of the babe in a manger. |
| 0:12.0 | The problem with Christmas is people don't want that baby. |
| 0:16.0 | Because see, that baby is a different kind of celebrity. |
| 0:19.0 | This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans. |
| 0:28.0 | If you ask people to name the most famous figure of Christmas, the answers might range from sentimental to commercial, but not necessarily biblical. |
| 0:38.0 | Today, Dr. Evans redirects our attention to the only true celebrity of the season, |
| 0:43.0 | the one whose arrival changed history forever. |
| 0:46.2 | Let's join him as he unpacks what makes Jesus the center of it all. |
| 0:50.6 | We live in a world today of celebrity worship. |
| 0:56.2 | Madison Avenue has done that magnificent job in creating celebrities. |
| 1:03.7 | A celebrity is a person who has achieved high status and recognition among men. |
| 1:11.6 | Because of their talents as an actor or as an athlete, |
| 1:16.6 | because of their treasures, their wealth or their philanthropic kindness, |
| 1:24.6 | or simply because of some notable act that thrust them into the limelight, we create and recognize celebrities. |
| 1:38.2 | People who have achieved greatness among men. |
| 1:43.1 | There is a problem, however, with the celebrities that we recognize. |
| 1:48.7 | And that is, their celebrity status wanes. |
| 1:56.0 | Whether it's because of time, making an athlete slower or an actress older or perhaps because of mistakes |
| 2:10.2 | or even because of death. Celebrity ship wanes. Yes, we hold parades in the name of some of our celebrities, |
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