6. This is how the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. re think christ mas Matthew 1.18
7. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. re think christ mas Matthew 1.18
8. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. re think christ mas Matthew 1.19
9. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. re think christ mas Matthew 1.20
10. “ Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. re think christ mas Matthew 1.20
11. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. re think christ mas Matthew 1.20
12. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” re think christ mas Matthew 1.21
22. For we are God’s masterpiece . He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. re think christ mas Ephesians 2.10
26. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. re think christ mas Philippians 3.12
27. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, re think christ mas Philippians 3.13
28. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. re think christ mas Philippians 3.14
32. If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you'll be at rest. re think christ mas Corrie Ten Boom