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    Salvation Has Come: 25 Christmas Devotions in Luke
    Salvation Has Come: 25 Christmas Devotions in Luke
    Salvation Has Come: 25 Christmas Devotions in Luke
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    Salvation Has Come: 25 Christmas Devotions in Luke

    By Gregg Matte

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    ECPA Christian Non-Fiction Bestseller, Christmas 2023

    Does the Christmas season feel rushed and chaotic? Have you ever gotten to the end of Christmas Day, exhausted and wondering, how do I make this more meaningful for my walk with Christ? For my family?
     
    In a season celebrating peace and joy, December is often anything but peaceful and joyful. After seeing a challenge online, Pastor Gregg Matte read one chapter of the Gospel of Luke each day of December, recording his reflections in a devotional.
     
    Spending time in the entire story of Jesus—from birth to death, to resurrection and ascension—centers us on the true reason for the season. We serve a Savior who was born and a Savior who is risen! Our celebration at the manger flows from our celebration at the cross.
     
    This set of twenty-five devotionals seeks to center us on the beauty of the full story of the Gospel of Luke with a reflection for each day in December leading up to Christmas. By Christmas Day, just maybe, you will have a renewed sense of joy and peace as you center your heart on Who and why we celebrate Christmas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBH Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 17, 2023
    ISBN9781430091943
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    Gregg Matte

    Gregg Matte is the senior pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church and founder of Breakaway Ministries at Texas A&M University, one of the largest college Bible studies in the nation. He is the author of several books, including Unstoppable Gospel. An energetic communicator, he and his wife, Kelly, have a son and a daughter and live in Houston, Texas.

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      Salvation Has Come - Gregg Matte

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      December 1: The Lord Is with Us (Luke 1)

      December 2: No Room in the Inn (Luke 2)

      December 3: Connected and Approved (Luke 3)

      December 4: Different (Luke 4)

      December 5: Incredible! (Luke 5)

      December 6: Attitude of Heaven (Luke 6)

      December 7: Believe (Luke 7)

      December 8: Christmas Lights (Luke 8)

      December 9: Sacrifice (Luke 9)

      December 10: Mary of Bethany or Martha of Busyness? (Luke 10)

      December 11: When the Doorbell Rings (Luke 11)

      December 12: Little Bitty Sheep (Luke 12)

      December 13: The Little Things (Luke 13)

      December 14: Take the Bad Seat (Luke 14)

      December 15: Party like an Octogenarian! (Luke 15)

      December 16: Go Tell It … (Luke 16)

      December 17: I Need More Faith (Luke 17)

      December 18: For the Kids (Luke 18)

      December 19: The Door Is Open (Luke 19)

      December 20: Eggs or Potatoes? (Luke 20)

      December 21: A Hard Gift to Give (Luke 21)

      December 22: My, My, How Things Change (Luke 22)

      December 23: Trust from Kickoff to Final Whistle (Luke 23)

      December 24: Be Amazed! (Luke 24)

      December 25: Merry Christmas!

      Notes

      Salvation Has Come

      Copyright © 2023 by Gregg Matte

      All rights reserved.

      Printed in the United States of America

      978-1-4300-9194-3

      Published by B&H Publishing Group

      Brentwood,Tennessee

      Dewey Decimal Classification: 242.33

      Subject Heading: DEVOTIONAL LITERATURE / BIBLE. N.T. LUKE—STUDY AND TEACHING / CHRISTMAS

      Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are taken from the Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.

      Scripture references marked

      hcsb

      are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.

      Scripture references marked

      niv

      are taken from the New International Version®, NIV® copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      Scripture references marked

      kjv

      are taken from the King James Version, public domain.

      Cover design by Jonathan Lewis, Jonlin Creative.

      Photo by Andrey Danilovich/istock.

      Author photo by Marlow Wise.

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      Dedication

      I am Texan born and raised but spent Christmases growing up with family in Louisiana. To those who made Christmas special I dedicate this devotional guide.

      To my Mom, Aunt Cheryl, Uncle Taylor, and my cousins Beth and Bryan—fun, fireworks, and running down the stairs on Brentwood Blvd. still makes me smile.

      To my Dad, Uncle Dirk, my cousin Amanda, Granny and Pop (both now in heaven)—countless football games, Granny’s gumbo, and LSU Tiger talk around the table, are great memories.

      Thank you all for the wonderful Christmases growing up!

      Acknowledgments

      So grateful to my wife Kelly and our kids, Greyson and Valerie … affectionately known as Team Matte. Our advent devotionals around the Christmas tree through the years gave inspiration to this work. Our family is my biggest earthly blessing. Love you all!

      I'm appreciative to my sister-in-law, Debbie Juern, whose Instagram post sparked the idea for this devotional. Thanks Debbie, Team Matte loves you and the Juern crew.

      I’m thankful for my continued partnership with Lifeway, particularly Ben Mandrell, Mary Wiley, and Matt Hawkins. You guys make ideas into a reality!

      The people and staff of Houston’s First Baptist Church—our Christmas Eve candlelight services are one the highlights of my year. I’m grateful, humbled, and honored to be your shepherd. Don’t tell anyone, but I think we have the best church on earth!

      Introduction

      Merry Christmas!

      It’s interesting where ideas can come from. While mindlessly scrolling Instagram one late November afternoon, I ran across my sister-in-law’s post:

      New Christmas Tradition

      Beginning December 1

      read one chapter of

      the book of Luke in the Bible

      each day.

      There are 24 chapters.

      On Christmas Eve you will have read

      an entire account of Jesus’s life

      and wake up Christmas morning

      knowing WHO and WHY

      we celebrate!¹

      I thought, What a great idea!

      Like using the thirty-one chapters of Proverbs for thirty-one days of the month, I set off in my December quiet-time sled with a chapter from the Gospel of Luke to match the date and write a devotional for each of Luke’s twenty-four chapters and one more for Christmas day. The fruit of my daily reading of Luke now rests in your hands.

      Our goal is to prepare our hearts for Christmas by delving into the life of Christ. My invitation to you is simple: read the chapter of Luke and the devotional entry that corresponds to the December date (chapter 1 on December 1, chapter 2 on December 2, and so on).

      Over the next twenty-four days, we will read and reflect on the entire book of Luke. Then, on that most glorious of birthdays, December 25, we will know the

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