1) CHRISTMAS IS A LOVE STORY ABOUT A FATHER AND A SON.

6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given ...

• Isaiah 9:6 NKJV

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son ...

• Galatians 4:4 NIV

2) CHRISTMAS IS A LOVE STORY ABOUT A MOTHER AND A SON.

21 "[Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

• Matthew 1:21 NIV

34 ... "This child ... has been sent a sign from God, but many will oppose him. 35 ... And a sword will pierce your very soul."

• Luke 2:34-35 NLT

3) CHRISTMAS IS A LOVE STORY ABOUT THE SON AND US.

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

• John 3:16-17 NIV

17 ... Jesus nicknamed them "Sons of Thunder" ...

• Mark 3:17 NLT

54 ... "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

• Luke 9:54 NIV

10 This is real love - not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

• 1 John 4:10 NLT