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‘Away in a manger, no crib for a bed’

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25 December, 2016
 …“And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” – Luke 2:7 This Christmas crib decoration brings into focus the message that: Because our sin requires a perfect sacrifice before a holy and just God, our Heavenly Father sent His own Son to earth as a man so that He could become that sacrifice (John 3:16), and to give up one’s very self — to think only of others — how to bring the greatest happiness t

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