I wanted to personally thank you for walking with In Touch Ministries this year. Early in my Christian walk, I was shaped by Dr. Stanley’s teaching. I’m sure many of you remember the first time you heard Dr. Stanley when the Holy Spirit spoke directly to a need in your heart. Maybe you were hurting, maybe you were searching, but in that moment, God used His Word to bring hope, peace, or direction.
Today someone else is hearing for the first time, and God is using that moment to speak life, just like He did with you. Dr. Stanley was fond of saying, “The best is yet to come,” and as we look towards the future, we believe that promise still holds true. God is still speaking, people are still listening, and together we’ll keep sharing His truth quickly, clearly, and irresistibly.
We’re humbled to continue Dr. Stanley’s work and blessed to have you with us. Thank you for making In Touch Ministries possible. male announcer: “In Touch,” the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. Next on “In Touch,” “The Significance of the Birth of Jesus.” Dr.
Charles Stanley: Well, the manger scene with Jesus, Mary and Joseph, with a few animals in the barn, is a scene that most of us have thought about and have seen and have talked about all these many, many years. But today this very sacred scene has become a target. And when I think about the manger scenes that have been placed in different places earlier in this century, it was more often seen than today, and little by little the manger scene has been discarded because some people objected.
And they saw that as a target. The most important event in the history of all humanity, a target of people who hate God, hate religion, who are agnostic or totally unbelievers, it’s become a target. Then it became a political issue. And so that today you see less and less scenes of the Mary and Joseph, Jesus, and all the rest that you and I know about.
So they go to court. They do all kind of things to remove the manger scene. But think about this: God placed the first manger scene here and no matter what somebody says or does or what kind of laws they pass, the effects of the manger scene will still be here when Jesus comes, no matter what they try to do.
