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Christmas is about undue loneliness, but here in this holiday season,

this is a sad time for a lot of people. And here's what you need to know. God is with you.

That's the real message of Christmas.

Pastor Greg Laurie, with great assurance by way of a promise from the Lord,

you are not alone. That's a promise for your darkest,

loneliest hours. Jesus said, I'll never leave you or forsake you.

Once he's coming to your life, he'll never leave you.

This is the day when the last I found.

This is the day of a moment again.

Amazing grace, God, we bestow. But can you kill me at your speed, man?

This is the day when life begins.

We think of Christmas as a season of togetherness, family, friends,

fellowship. But real life never quite looks like the greeting cards.

Maybe a loved one has passed or someone has let us down. We may have lost a job

or lost our good health. It's the toughest time of the year for hard-aid

disappointment. But today, on the new beginning,

Pastor Greg Laurie has a message of hope and reassurance.

No matter what's going on in your life, be assured you are not alone.

Wow, our world. It's a crazy place right now.

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