My 2024 Christmas card to you - my white bass, hybrid, and striper fishing friends:

To my fellow believers and to those who have not yet believed, Christmas makes us take pause to consider why it is so celebrated. What was the significance of that first Christmas night? Predicted hundreds of years before in the Bible, this was the moment in time God chose to begin carrying out His plan to save mankind from the punishment due us all for our many sins and failures. The rescue plan – God Himself would come to earth as a human being (yet still God) and take our punishment on Himself, which He did as Jesus Christ - suffering and dying in our place on a Roman cross over 2000 years ago.

Please consider, this was not some rescue effort God had to come up with after He saw how mankind behaved. In His foresight and wisdom, God knew before creating us that we would all become sinners. He knew it because of the way He made us – beings of free will with whom He wanted to have a meaningful relationship – something He couldn’t have with us if He forced His will on us. So, even before creating the world and us, He knew that, because of free will, we would at times do what we wanted rather than what we should. He knew He would have to rescue us because of His love for us and because His just nature required our sins to be punished.

So, that first Christmas night, God physically entered our world as baby Jesus. He entered our world with a mission – to grow up to become the man Jesus, the Messiah (God’s promised Savior), who would complete God’s plan to save us. How profound is that!!!

The Bible compares Jesus’ entering our world to light entering darkness. Before He died for us, rose from the grave, and ascended back to heaven, Jesus warned us that Satan is real. The Bible says that he blinds the eyes of the unbelieving “that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” But those of us who have already been rescued are ambassadors for Christ, and Jesus now shines in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of Christ to the unbelieving world. That is, we know something that, if shared, will bring light to a fallen world – the gospel, God’s rescue plan for mankind. Thus, we are indebted to those who have not yet believed, to share this good news with you.

If you, my friends or family, are still unbelieving, I owe this treasure of good news to you. Please collect in any way you choose. If you are fearful of the change becoming a believer might bring to your life, don’t fear. Jesus said that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly, something that, if you ask any believer, they will confirm.

How to be saved if you’re not already: – three key scriptures:

What God did: >>> "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

What you need to do:>>>”… repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.” Acts 20:21

How to do it:.>>> “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, [b]resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, [c]resulting in salvation.” Romans 10:9-10

Merry Christmas to all,

Dennis Christian

Dennis, Merry Christmas to you and your family as well....

Merry Christmas

very simple and plainly stated for all people to consider. thanks for posting and Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your family sir. Thank you for helping me be a better fisherman so I can be a better fisher of men. [ James 1:17 ] Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

[ Matthew 4:19 ]
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

Amen! I am just a sinner saved by grace. The greatest gift anyone can have is accepting Jesus Christ as your savior. Love that "Sinners Prayer". " God I believe in Jesus Christ and I want you to forgive me of all my sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Amen! God's gift to all of us! Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas.

This is awesome DC

Merry Christmas to all!

Dennis, I appreciate how you share God and the path to salvation with all. That is the greatest gift anyone could give. Our savior gave freely, all we have to do is accept and believe.

You are a treasure, I am glad that I have gotten to know you more than just on the computer screen. You helped me more than you know learn to white bass fish, also encouraged me to pay forward what you taught me.

Merry Christmas Dennis!

Merry Christmas TFF!

Many ministers don"t do as good a job as you spreading the word and doing what you say. A very merry Christmas to you.

Dennis hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with many good fishing days ahead

Well said Dennis. Amen to what you have said. God is good all the time and all the time God is good. Happy holiday and a PB white bass for you in the coming year!

Merry Christmas Dennis: May God continue to bless you. Keep sharing the word of God; you have developed a large following
Ron Mahan CCL

Giving praise where praise is due is the Golden Rule of life !

Thank you Dennis for being obedient !

Thank you all for the kind feedback. Please share the Christmas card with your family and friends.