I don't know about you but this time of year my schedule just gets packed activities

parties buying gifts family traditions now don't get me wrong I'm norooge, but you know we've got to pause. We got to really ask what is the season about?

And today's message is going to take you to a special place and reorient your mind and your heart

around the real purpose of Christmas. Stay with me.

Thanks for joining us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

Chip's our Bible teacher for this international discipleship ministry

focused on helping Christians live like Christians.

In just a minute, Chip will pick up where he

left off in our series, What Child is this, by continuing to ask if God really was

here on Earth, why did he come in the first place?

That answer today.

But first, if you miss a portion of this program,

let me encourage you to catch up through the Chip Ingram map.

It's a great way to listen to Chip and living on the edge anytime.

With that, let's join Chip with the second half of his talk from Colosians, Chapter 1.

I remember my oldest son was being mentored by a guy, this was years ago, and he was talking about

this amazing time with this guy and how it's helping him.

He was newly married at the time and making such a difference.

And then he shares this story, this guy that was mentoring him and helping him

who every morning this guy got up and made coffee and brought it to his wife

in bed and my son's telling me this and I'm thinking at the time I've been

married you know like 28 years. How many times have I done that? I mean I mean like I heard that I thought are you kidding me and then I thought well why not and then I thought I think I'll try it.

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