blsimpson
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Isaiah 11:1-2, 10 (NLT)
1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—
yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
10 In that day the heir to David’s throne
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.
We are starting a new tradition in our family this year, a Jesse Tree, and thought I would share it here, for those that are interested.
What is a Jesse Tree? Its a way to bring Him, the Christ, back into Christmas. To remember that its not the season of giving and getting, or even of family. Even if you take all that away, Christmas still is.
My wife showed me this video the other day, when we were talking about doing this, and it sums it up pretty well.. Jump to 36 minutes, 25 seconds.. Embeded player doesn't want to start there..
And for those that can't see the embedded video: http://youtu.be/8c110ECbQTc?t=36m25s
[video=youtube_share;8c110ECbQTc]http://youtu.be/8c110ECbQTc?t=36m25s[/video]
1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—
yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
10 In that day the heir to David’s throne
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.
We are starting a new tradition in our family this year, a Jesse Tree, and thought I would share it here, for those that are interested.
What is a Jesse Tree? Its a way to bring Him, the Christ, back into Christmas. To remember that its not the season of giving and getting, or even of family. Even if you take all that away, Christmas still is.
My wife showed me this video the other day, when we were talking about doing this, and it sums it up pretty well.. Jump to 36 minutes, 25 seconds.. Embeded player doesn't want to start there..
And for those that can't see the embedded video: http://youtu.be/8c110ECbQTc?t=36m25s
[video=youtube_share;8c110ECbQTc]http://youtu.be/8c110ECbQTc?t=36m25s[/video]
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