How many days until Christmas day?

Whose birthday do we all celebrate on Christmas Day?

Jesus!

We think about them both a lot at Christmas time.

Is it about Jesus … or is it about Santa???

We think of them both as having beards:

They both have second names that are unusual and start with a ‘C’:

Jesus Christ

Santa Claus

Neither of them were born on Christmas Day

They are both known by lots of other names:

• F_ _ _ _ _ R C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S

• S_ N_ _ _ _ _ _ S

• P_ _ E N_ _ L (French!)

• F A T H E R C H R I S T M A S

• S T N I C H O L A S

• P E R E N O E L (French!)

• P R I N C E O F P E A C E

• M E S S I A H

• I M M A N U E L

They are both known by lots of other names:

• P_ _ _ _ E O F P_ _ _ _ E

• M_ _ _ _ _ H

• I _ _ _ _ _ _ L

Some people say that they aren’t real!

They both seem to know everybody's names!

They both seem interested in what we do – good or bad…

… BUT this is where they are very different!

Santa has a list…

… naughty?

… or nice?

God does NOT use the Santa method of assessment

How do you compare to perfection?

Are you ready to accept His free gift?