{"id":909,"date":"2015-12-14T10:37:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=909"},"modified":"2015-12-14T10:37:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:37:26","slug":"story-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2015\/12\/story-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>As you think about the people in your life, you know the pains and struggles they are facing. You know their history and their hopes. You know their fears and faults. But Christmas reminds us every year about the gifts that God offers through Jesus. As you think about the people you love, what gift do they need that you can help them see this Christmas? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/6-gifts-you-can-share-this-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 6 Gifts You Can Share This Christmas<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/books.noisetrade.com\/themessagebible\/the-message-of-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/Message-of-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Message of Christmas\" width=\"193\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you think about the people in your life, you know the pains and struggles they are facing. You know their history and their hopes. You know their fears and faults. 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