New Life Baptist Church, College Station Texas

May today be a day of wor­ship and cel­e­bra­tion as we remem­ber the Incar­na­tion of our won­der­ful Sav­ior, Jesus.

“In those days a decree went out from Cae­sar Augus­tus that all the world should be reg­is­tered. ²This was the first reg­is­tra­tion when Quirinius was gov­er­nor of Syria. ³And all went to be reg­is­tered, each to his own town. ⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Beth­le­hem, because he was of the house and lin­eage of David, ⁵to be reg­is­tered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. ⁶And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. ⁷And she gave birth to her first­born son and wrapped him in swad­dling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

⁸And in the same region there were shep­herds out in the field, keep­ing watch over their flock by night. ⁹And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. ¹⁰And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the peo­ple. ¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Sav­ior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swad­dling cloths and lying in a manger.” ¹³And sud­denly there was with the angel a mul­ti­tude of the heav­enly host prais­ing God and say­ing, ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the high­est, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

¹⁵When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shep­herds said to one another, “Let us go over to Beth­le­hem and see this thing that has hap­pened, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. ¹⁷And when they saw it, they made known the say­ing that had been told them con­cern­ing this child. ¹⁸And all who heard it won­dered at what the shep­herds told them. ¹⁹But Mary trea­sured up all these things, pon­der­ing them in her heart. ²⁰And the shep­herds returned, glo­ri­fy­ing and prais­ing God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them” (Luke 2:1–20).

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