The Christmas Story

Luke 1:26-33, 2:1-20

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said,

“Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her,

“Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them,

“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Recently my wife and I took a trip to Cincinnati For out anniversary. We went to a few museums and stayed in the Radisson hotel downtown. While we were there I was able to capture several nice shots of Cincinnati. Here is a couple that I thought that you would like.

Marry Christmas and Happy New Year from Jennie and I. As some as you may already know, we are in the process of buying our first home and getting ready to start on year three of our marriage.  We were hoping to be able to give everyone the good news about the house; however, things still need to be worked out. Other than that, we are doing well in our jobs and are looking forward to the future. Jennie is now working for GreatClips in Elizabethtown, and I am still working as a temp for shoes.com. We don’t have any kids yet; however, once things get settled down Jennie and I are thing of starting our family. Until then we always have our cat and dog or even Jennie’s nephews. Looking forward to many blessings in our future!

Love,
Adam and Jennie Fuller

Christmas is a special time of year, and my family and I love to celebrated it BIG. This year is the first year that we have put together the Fuller Family Christmas light show. From now until the New Year, you can come and see all the excitement. The show starts around six and will last until eleven. The lights will be choreographed to ten songs and broadcast at 89.1 FM, so you can listen from the warmth of your car. Stop on by and remember the reason for the season!

• More than two weeks to set up
• Over 1200 lights
• Nearly 300 feet of extension cords
• Totaling over 1020 watts

Fuller Family Christmas Light Show
228 Forresta Ct.
Hodgenville, KY

Tune your car radio to 89.1 FM, we’ll see ya when you get here!