The Purpose of Christmas DVD Study Guide

The purpose of christmas study guide is for groups and families and can be used with the purpose of christmas dvd (sold separately), which features three sessions taught by rick warren on why we celebrate christmas and how it can change our lives forever.at the very first christmas the birth of jesus an angel announced three things. in those three statements of the angel, we find the three purposes of christmas. the three sessions in the purpose of christmas look at each of those purposes: • christmas is a time for celebration • christmas is a time for salvation • christmas is a time for reconciliation three sessions. from the back cover the purpose of christmas dvd study guide is for use by groups and families with the purpose of christmas dvd, which features three sessions taughtby rick warren on why we celebrate christmas and how it can change our lives forever. at the very first christmas the birth of jesus an angel announcedthree things. in those three statements of the angel, we find the three purposes of christmas. the three sessions on this dvd look at each of those purposes:€¢ christmas is a time for celebration€¢ christmas is a time for salvation€¢ christmas is a time for reconciliationthree sessions. as founding pastor of saddleback church, dr. rick warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in california with campuses in major cities around the world. as an author, his book the purpose driven life is one of the bestselling nonfiction books in publishing history. as a theologian, he has lectured at oxford, cambridge, harvard, university of judaism, and dozens of universities and seminaries. as a global strategist he advises world leaders and has spoken to the united nations, us congress, davos economic forum, ted, aspen institute, and numerous parliaments. rick has also founded the global peace plan, which plants churches of reconciliation, equips leaders, assists the poor, cares for the sick, and educates the next generation in 196 countries. you can listen to pastor rick’s daily hope, his daily 25-minute broadcast, or sign up for his free daily devotionals at pastorrick.com.