This is a page of information in
various blog posts and emails to members.
NLC wishes
you and yours
a
Merry Christmas
filled with
love, joy, and peace!
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A bit of history on this day:
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December 25
December 25, 496: King Clovis, who united Gaul and founded France, is baptized in the Cathedral of Rheims, followed by 3,000 of his soldiers. "Worship what you once burned, and burn what you worshipped," the priest instructed him. However, Clovis and his troops showed little change after their "conversion" and apparently believed Christ was merely a war god who would grant them victory if they prayed for it.
December 25, 800: Pope Leo III is crowns Charlemagne at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Charlemagne was the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
December 25, 1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey, officially recognizing his rule and the success of the Norman Conquest of England.
December 25, 1814: First Protestant sermon on New Zealand soil preached by Rev. Samuel Marsden, colonial chaplain of New South Wales. Spearhead of the CMS mission to the Maoris, who were baptised in droves in the 1830's.
December 25, 1865: Evangeline Booth is born in London, the last of the Booth children. Evangeline waa the fourth General of The Salvation Army.
December 25, 1931: Missionary radio station HCJB, run by World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc., begins broadcasting the Gospel from Quito, Ecuador, to eastern Asia. [1]
December 25, 2025: We celebrate the Christmas holiday of love, joy, peace, generosity, community, family, and the birth of Christ (actual date not stated in bible, just celebrated).
" 7 And she (Mary)
gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a m anger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by might. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them,
'Fear not, for behold,
I bring you good news
of
great joy that will be
for all the people. 11
For unto you
is born this day
in the city of David a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord. 12
And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a baby wrapped in
swaddling cloths and
lying in a manger.' 13
And suddenly there was
with the angel
a
multitude
of the heavely host
praising God and saying, 14
'Glory to God
in the highest,
peace,
good will toward men.'"
Luke 2:7-14
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References:
[1] CT Christianity Today Members Access page 12/25/2025: https://www.christianitytoday.com/1980/12/december-25/
{2} ESV English Standard Version 12/25/2025: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 2:7-14&version=ESV
{3} KJV King James Version 12/25/2025: https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-2-7_2-14/
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