Christmas is a time where we as believers celebrate God's heart to write himself into our story.

Prior to Jesus, we had no real picture of God's love. All we had to know him by was through stories of old and commandments written into law. But only in Jesus was a pathway

created whereby we could walk in intimacy with the Father again. Only in Jesus was the veil torn,

allowing God's manifest presence into the earth. We owe all that we have to Jesus. We owe all that we have to Christmas.

So, across the next two days, we'll celebrate the joyful reality of Christmas.

May this time together help us center our celebrations around the goodness of Emmanuel, God with us.

Welcome to the first of team podcast.

Our verse for today comes from John 6.51.

Scripture says, I am the living bread that came down from heaven.

If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.

And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.

On this wonderful Christmas Eve, let's take a moment to reflect on the heart of Jesus.

Let's take a moment to meditate on the depth of His love for us.

It must have been love and love alone that would cause God to take on flesh and dwell among us.

It must have been love alone that would give him the desire to leave perfection and take on the suffering and limitations of a human being.

Think of the differences. Think of the implications of his decision. Can you imagine being the

maker of heaven and earth and choosing to make yourself low unto the point of death for the sake of

humans who have gone astray? For us, Christmas is a time of great rejoicing.

It's a time of joy, nostalgia, and fond remembrance.

But for Jesus, it was a time of great sacrifice.

Jesus says in John 6.51,

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live

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