Making Christ the Focus of Your Christmas

by Tiffany S.
​from Virtuous Daughters, December 2006~Volume 6, Number 9

Sometimes at Christmas we can get wrapped up in busy schedules, gift-buying, and socials that we completely leave Christ out of His own birthday. Here are a few ideas to help make Christ the focus of your Christmas:

•  Greet others with the beloved words, “Merry Christmas!”
• Use wrapping paper and Christmas cards that portray the message of Christ’s birth.
•  Read the story of Christ’s birth from the Bible on Christmas day.
•  Have a nativity scene (even if it’s a mini) in each main room of your home during the season.
•  Play Christian Christmas music.
•  Every day till Christmas read from the Old Testament a prophesy about the coming of Christ.
•  When “out and about,” be a testimony by demonstrating Christ-like love rather than being impatient or rude.
•  Sing Christian Christmas carols to neighbors.
•  Try to give gifts that point others to Christ (such as Bibles, inspirational books, hymn CDs, etc.)
•  Invite others to your church services, plays, or musicals.
•  Share the message of salvation with at least one person.
•  Have a birthday party for Jesus for your neighborhood children.
• Decorate your yard so that others think about Jesus’ birth when they drive past it.
•  Record a Christ-centered answering machine message.​