With Jack's due date being so close to Christmas, I often think about the birth of Jesus and what a magical time of year it is. Christmas will be extra special for us this year....what a beautiful time of year to welcome our first newborn son!
The Story of Baby Jesus' Birth
Mary was a young lady who loved God very much. Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph. Joseph was a carpenter, he worked with wood to build things. Joseph loved God very much too. God choose Mary and Joseph to be very special parents to a baby that would be our Lord and Saviour, the King of all Kings.
God sent the Angel Gabriel to tell Mary the special news. The Angel said "Greetings, you are highly favored! The Lord is with you." The Angel could tell that Mary was troubled. "Mary, Do not be afraid," Gabriel said, "I bring you Good News. God has chosen you to be the Mother to the Son of God, and you shall name him "Jesus". Mary was surprised, and asked "How can that be? I am not married yet." The Angel said "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." Mary replied, "I love God with all my heart. I will do whatever he asks."
God sent the Angel Gabriel to tell Mary the special news. The Angel said "Greetings, you are highly favored! The Lord is with you." The Angel could tell that Mary was troubled. "Mary, Do not be afraid," Gabriel said, "I bring you Good News. God has chosen you to be the Mother to the Son of God, and you shall name him "Jesus". Mary was surprised, and asked "How can that be? I am not married yet." The Angel said "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." Mary replied, "I love God with all my heart. I will do whatever he asks."
Mary went to stay with her cousin, Elizabeth, who was also pregnant with child. When Joseph found out that Mary was with child he was concerned because he knew that the child was not his. Joseph and Mary had not married yet. As Joseph was considering what to do, an Angel appeared to him in his dream.
The Angel said "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
The Angel said "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
The emperor of the country, Caesar Augustus, ordered everyone to go to their family's hometown to be listed for tax records. Joseph was from the family of David. So he and Mary had to go to the city of Bethlehem. Mary rode on a donkey, and Joseph walked along at her side. The trip was very hard, especially for Mary, because she was about to have her baby. When they arrived at Bethlehem it was very crowded, and they could not find any place to sleep. All the rooms at the Inn's were full.
Joseph went from Inn to Inn searching for a place for his tired wife to sleep. But there was no place to be found. Finally a kind Inn Keeper saw that Mary was great with child, and having compassion for the couple he told Joseph that they could stay in the Stable, with his animals. Joseph thanked the Inn Keeper and took Mary and the donkey to the Stable. That night Mary gave birth to Baby Jesus in the Stable. There was no bed for baby Jesus, so his mother wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.
Joseph went from Inn to Inn searching for a place for his tired wife to sleep. But there was no place to be found. Finally a kind Inn Keeper saw that Mary was great with child, and having compassion for the couple he told Joseph that they could stay in the Stable, with his animals. Joseph thanked the Inn Keeper and took Mary and the donkey to the Stable. That night Mary gave birth to Baby Jesus in the Stable. There was no bed for baby Jesus, so his mother wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.
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