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Coming up today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie has helped and

hope for those facing challenges that are threatening their holiday.

Are you walking through a river of difficulty this Christmas?

Are you going through the fire of oppression?

Let's send to this, God is with you, controlling the events of your life and fighting your battles.

This is the message of Jesus to our lonely world right now. I am with you.

This is the day when the last of time. This is the day for a moment again.

Always in grace, have we the stone?

Again you can't hold the angel's asleep yet.

This is the day when life begins.

Tough trials can bring us to our knees, but no doubt the most disheartening time to face

those challenges is here at Christmas time. It's a time to deck the halls, not to be sidelined

and feel all alone. Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie wants you to know you're not alone.

We'll see that within the biblical story of the birth of Christ is found a promise of his presence

in our lives. It's a promise we can cling to today through the weekend and into the coming year.

Merry Christmas to everybody. Let's pray together. Father, we're so thankful to be able to

celebrate and remember that significant birth that changed the world. We divide time by it.

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