by Nancy Booher Luke 211 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you He is Christ the Lord Advent Calendar Advent means you are waiting for something to arrive Christmas ID: 149186
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The Symbols of Christmas
by Nancy BooherSlide2
Luke 2:11
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord.”Slide3
Advent Calendar
Advent means you are waiting for something to arrive.Slide4
Christmas Tree
Why is a Christmas Tree an Evergreen Tree? Why isn’t it an apple tree or an oak tree?Slide5
Christmas Tree
It’s an Evergreen Tree to represent Eternal Life in Jesus Christ.Slide6
Christmas Tree Ornament
The traditional Christmas Tree Ornament is round. Why is it round?Slide7
Christmas Tree Ornament
It’s round to represent the whole world.
In
John 3:16 it says :
“
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal
life.”Slide8
Star
Why do we put stars on our Christmas trees?Slide9
Star
Stars represent The Star that God sent for the Wisemen to follow to find baby Jesus.Slide10
Angel
Why do you see so many angels at Christmas Time?Slide11
Angel
Angels announced Jesus’ birth to the Shepherds.Slide12
Lights
Why do we put lights on Christmas Trees and on houses?Slide13
Lights
Because Jesus said that He is the Light of the World.Slide14
Wreath
Why are wreaths round instead of square or rectangle?Slide15
Wreath
They are a circle because a circle doesn’t have a beginning or an end, just like God.Slide16
Candy Cane
Why is this candy so special? Why do we see it just at Christmas Time?Slide17
Candy Cane
The Candy Cane was made to symbolize the life of Jesus.Slide18
Candy Cane
The main part is a stick of pure white. White symbolizes the Virgin Birth and the fact that Jesus never sinned.Slide19
Candy Cane
The candy is hard. This symbolizes that Jesus is our Solid Rock.Slide20
Candy Cane
It is in the form of a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior.Slide21
Candy Cane
And when you turn it around it is like a staff because Jesus is our Good Shepherd. He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who like all sheep have gone astray.Slide22
Candy Cane
The 3 small red stripes represent the cuts that were made on Jesus’ body when he was whipped. Jesus said that by his wounds we are healed.Slide23
Candy Cane
The large red stripe is for the blood shed by Jesus on the cross so that we could have eternal life.Slide24
Santa
Did you know that Santa really exists?Yes, and he is alive today in Heaven with Jesus.
Santa was a bishop (pastor) in Turkey 300 years after Jesus
.
He loved Jesus very much.Slide25
Stocking
Why do Americans hang stockings at Christmas Time?Slide26
Stocking
The tradition comes from one of the stories about the real Santa.Slide27
Why do people now think Santa lives at the North Pole and has flying reindeer?
The poem: The Night Before Christmas
A
Visit from St. Nicholas
By
Clement Clarke Moore
1779–1863
'Twas
the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
…Slide28
Where did the modern look of Santa come from?
New Yorker Magazine and Coca Cola AdvertisementsSlide29
What is a Nativity Scene?
Nativity means birth.Christians have Nativity Scenes in their homes to remember the real reason for Christmas.Slide30
What is the real reason for Christmas
?The reason for Christmas is Easter.Slide31
What is the real reason for Christmas?
Jesus came to earth as a baby to grow up and die on a cross for you and me. He took the punishment for our sin. He rose from the grave 3 days after he died. He lived on earth another 40 days and then ascended into Heaven. He is there today waiting for me and for you.Slide32
Joy To the World (song)
Joy to the World , the Lord is come!Let earth receive her King;Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.