{"id":2506,"date":"2020-12-30T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2020-12-30T08:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:50:01","slug":"why-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2020\/12\/30\/why-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past Saturday, the believers of Faith Bible Church had their biggest outreach of the year.\u00a0 The original plan was for the believers to sing carols while handing out Christmas gifts door to door.  However, due to recent Covid restrictions, we were unable to carol.  So with a new plan, the believers separated into four small groups and scattered throughout the village with gifts from Faith Bible Church.\u00a0 Every household received a coffee mug with the church\u2019s name and logo, instant coffee, and a gospel tract entitled \u201cWhy Christmas?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-253x253.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift2.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the believers gave out each gift, they asked the recipient \u201cWhy do you celebrate Christmas?\u201d&nbsp; This was a wonderful opportunity for the believers to share their faith amongst their neighbors, friends, and family.&nbsp; We were impressed to see the boldness and confidence of the believers to share in this way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-600x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-600x326.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-125x68.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-250x136.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3-450x245.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift3.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please pray that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The believers will continue to share their faith;<\/li><li>The recipients will truly ponder the truth of Christmas and their personal need for Jesus Christ as their Savior.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-253x253.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2020\/12\/Gift1.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday, the believers of Faith Bible Church had their biggest outreach of the year.\u00a0 The original plan was for the believers to sing carols while handing out Christmas gifts door to door. 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