It's Christmas time and we all know what Christmas is. It's about a baby, the baby Jesus.

But why did he come? Why did Jesus come to Earth as a little baby?

Today will consider the Christmas story

from a different perspective that just might change

how you celebrate the season this year.

Stay with me. Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chipping Group.

The mission of these daily programs is to intentionally disciple Christians through the Bible teaching of Chip Ingram.

And today as we get closer to Christmas, Chip kicks off his series,

What Child is this? The baby that changed the world for the next handful of

programs he's going to take us on a familiar journey through the Christmas story

along the way he'll ask and answer three pivotal questions that'll give us a new perspective toward the holiday

season. But before we get going let me encourage you to download and use CHIP's message

notes while you listen to this series. They contain his outline,

scripture references, and meaningful fill-ins to help you remember what you hear.

Get them by going to the broadcasts tab at living on the Edge.org,

Hap listeners tap, fill in notes.

Okay, let's get started.

Turn in your Bible to the book of Colossians chapter one

as we join Chip with his message,

Why Did He Come? There. as we join Chip with his message, why did he come?

There is absolutely no getting around it.

Christmas is about a baby,

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