Hi, James McDonald here and we are really enjoying going through the book of Revelation with you.

I don't know if you noticed, but a few weeks ago we skipped Revelation chapter 5

because it is a beautiful, beautiful Christmas message.

So we are sending that your way now.

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

I hope you have a joyful celebration.

And be sure to check out the special video here. Also just updating you on our ministry,

thank you for your love for your prayers and for your support. God bless.

If you know me very well at all, you know how completely unusual it is that I would ever

put a Christmas hat on. In fact, we were so crazy

in the early days of harvest when the church was just starting. We were crazy. We would do things.

One year at Christmas, I told a story. I was so upset about the commercialization of Christmas

that I told a story. I came out on the stage, remember this? I came out on the stage, dressed in a full Santa outfit, beard everything,

totally Santa to the max, and then I went on this like 10-minute rant about, you know, tongue-in-cheek.

I can't figure out what's ruining Christmas. She's picturing me dressed in a whole Santa suit,

and I went just nuts, and something is ruining Christmas, And I took off the suit and pieces and I threw it on the ground and I stamped on it. And it was crazy. And all the parents were like, don't listen to our pastor, son. I guess somehow I didn't figure out about the kids, you know. The kids were like, what, what, what? And I was just trash sand in front of everybody.

And, and, uh...

Wow, I thought it would take longer to tell that story than it took.

We still have like 40 minutes still.

I know.

Recipes.

Let's talk about Christmas recipes for a while.

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