Hey, I did this. We need Christmas devotional series in the hopes that when you listen to these

bonus episodes, that it would remind you to open your Bible this month and to spend some time

with Jesus and let God's Word, which is alive and active, speak to you in a powerful way.

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Merry Christmas, everybody. Thanks for joining me for a very special Christmas edition of the

Matthew West podcast. I'm your host, Matthew West. And as always, I really hope you like it.

I decided to do a series of special bonus episodes during the Christmas season

to share some devotional thoughts that the Lord put on my heart. So this is a series called We Need

Christmas. In each week, we're going to be looking at some of the things that our hearts need

that God promises to provide. I hope it's an encouragement to you. You can find this Bible study

in written form on the U version app as well as an email form. My ministry sends out a weekly

devotional just as a free gift from us to you to remind you. All of this is to remind you

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