The First Rule of Christmas

This is the Truth Network Christian Car Guy and Melvin all all day. My enemy is of Christmas on the Christian Car Guy show him and Danny, my producer is is East Rutherford out Robbie. What is the first rule of Christmas and I bet you're wondering that too, but if you thought carefully about my intro music. I always spend a lot of time picking things and try to give you but theme of what were talking about so Robbie, what is the first rule of Christmas while I have to share the story about my granddaughter in order to get there and so about 3 to 4 years ago my father took myself my daughter my granddaughter fishing in Colorado. Now the only person you ever taken my granddaughter at the time was seven fishing with me. So anybody that had taught her what she told me later on was the first rule of fishing. It had to come from me, but I don't recall for the life of me when I told her the first really fishing part of being a grandpa. So we are out there. We flown to Colorado. We spend like two days trying to catch fish and and Lila hadn't caught anything in the only fish that she actually caught I've actually hooked and handed a thing but this was my daughter hadn't finished in years and my granddaughter was amateur to say the least, and so they were both were snagging all the time. And Lila would leave her bait in the water long enough to catch a fish and so you know it two seconds after when the water to go.

I got when I got one and she would reel it in. She get another snag and I'd end up redoing the line again and and this went on time and time and time again and no fish were getting caught and I was beginning to get more and more and more aggravated you can see where this may relate to Christmas in a minute. So one more time. You know I got when I got when I got one at Madison Lila you have got to leave your bait in the water long enough to catch a fish and I probably said it harsher than what I just said I'm here and she looked at me and she says pop you have violated the first rule of fishing and I went one and she goes, have fun ride on the mouths of babes right as I looked at her and I said Lila let's do this. Let's pray I said I'm a pray that God will give me more patience with you that all have fun and I'm in a pray that God gives you the patience to leave your bait in the water long enough to catch a fish or even well read it. When we pray that you'll catch some fish and so you know we prayed. It was lovely.

We stood there on the bank of this river by this waterfall.

Never forget it. As long as I ever live with my seven-year-old granddaughter were both praying for patience immediately after I look out the corner of my eye and I see my daughters down the river and she's got another snag and she's flailing her pole back and forth like somebody would the got a snag, and I start walking that direction.

And no sooner that I take two steps and Lila goes with her familiar I got when I got wife turned around this time expecting to see what I'd seen for other thousand times. Instead, this time Lila had a huge trout and she at this thing was all over the river and she was like I got you.

She brought in that fish and actually she caught four fish like almost immediately thereafter. Like everybody on the river was trying to figure out how this liberal is catching all these fish. The answer was. She was having fun was she was praying and so this morning is interesting for you know, I've been working all week on this that the other and I am and is you may know me I I asked Jesus what you plan for me today as I begin to prepare the show.

This is really really early this morning and be very says this to me immediately. I know exactly what he say you think Robbie I want you to have fun and so I began the process what he was telling me and I I realized as I began to look up the actual word fun in Hebrew and some other things that you would probably translate that word rejoice, but mice. My struggle is that that word rejoice has some religious drapery on it that I really my heart need to get rid of them up to that for you. I'm talking about for me. Rejoice just this doesn't sound like sound like fun.

I mean it should. I know, but it for some reason it doesn't so I I decided to come out with the RSV version which is the Robbie simple version which is Philippians 4. Four.

Have fun in the father always and again I say have fun and and and and is a theme for like Mama first rule Christmas because if you think about a father's heart might how fun is it to watch your kids have a blast at Christmas will you don't think God feels that way. I mean, he'd love David was a man after his heart. Why, because David knew how to dance. He knew how to sing a new how to have fun. I mean this was a huge deal in and think about how much fun you have watching your kids do what they have fun and why do they have fun. They have a simple childlike faith and they understand what that means, and they haven't gotten to the dark side so with that said, what I would like you to join with me in his we have this unbelievably lavish God who has been bestowing gifts on us. Yes, Jesus is the reason for the season. Yes without him.

Could he begin to enjoy it and all my goodness he's given me such presence. Over the years through three different people, but I wanted if you would think with me, like what was the most fun you had as a kid on Christmas day. What was that like I mean, what was what was the adventurer. What was the deal you know and so you know I get to go first. Danny and Alyssa so that you can horseradish you can call in at 866-34-TRUTH 87884 and tell me when you had just a blast on Christmas Day. So I if people that know me well know I love the hunt and fish and I love the outdoors whenever one year my parents and I was about 13, they got me all this gear. We lived in Michigan at the time as you might imagine.

My father was in the car business.

I am a Christian card. I live outside of Flint. Back when the water was good.

You know I never remember the water being bad there but anyway, we lived outside of Flint so there's a lot of snow and this year they got me all this insulated underwear in these jackets and all the stuff and I had a tent and so Christmas Day I said to my parents. Would it be all right if I went out on like a wilderness survival trip for a week casino or offer Christmas break.

I can't believe my parents let me do this.

It's a dead of winter in Michigan right there's at least 3 feet of snow on the ground and they let me go out on Christmas Day with all my new gear by myself and I hung out in the woods just me and God for man out. It was at least six or seven days and I can remember catching fish and eat the fish and and and all that went on in that particular adventure with all my new stuff. And again it was just just me and God, and it was like my parents knew my heart and they know exactly what I really really wanted and they that my niece if they met my want and I just had an absolute blast and I've been think about it. How lavish is God that he knows exactly what you want and and he's been preparing your Christmas present all year long, and he's excited but he is not wanting you to violate the first rule Christmas is not needed. Have fun. So when it be nice to wake up every morning sit on the side of the bed and proclaim to yourself.

I'm going to have fun today and then go through your day with and I have fun in the father right. I know my dad is watching and I know he's part of this adventure and I know that that's the deal with flipping it's it's it's like I'm in a have fun, but I'm in the habit in the father.

So what was your Christmas that man. It's just you knew that somebody new you well enough to get you exactly what you want 866-34-TRUTH 87884. We are enjoying the first rule of Christmas today on a fishing heart. I show speaking of fun. We have Christian card I theater in the third segments we got all at fun coming at you but I just called 866-3487 84 Elana Ln. heaven fun and I am excited to hear your phone calls which I'm actually shocked that we don't have any yet, but the phone lines were absolutely wide open and I am hoping you see like I do. That was God that lavished all the stuff. It may have been through your parents. You know, but somebody new you well and lavished you on this amazing Christmas or maybe it was a different kind of gift. Maybe it was a relationship I don't know but I would love to hear how God lavished on you and here's what I want to do that other people need to remember all yeah that was so much fun man, Satan is trying to steal it from us on every corner.

He's trying to steal the funny because he knows the father loves it when when you see that smile and his kids face does have an absolute blast. So revel with me in a minute if you couldn't call us at 866-348-7884 is a number to call in and share your finest favorite is Christmas. The first rule of Christmas. Have fun. 866-348-7884 course got the Jesus labor love and thanks to a lot of generous gifts Europe in the year which I'm so so so so grateful for you know were able to meet some of these needs as they are compiling and this time year brakes and tires and and and ill people that just fall on hard times and even can't make their electric bill and all sorts of stuff that I've seen this week so you know wow it was kinda cool that God lavished these people with these gifts as a result of your generosity and I'm so grateful for that.

And, of course, as I mentioned before, speaking of fun when you have all kinds of fun with Christian card I theater in the next segment in the morning to come back in the last segment with more of the first rule Christmas, so we had that going on and you may know that usually the week before Christmas for the last number years we have played Christian card I theater is a Christmas Corolla. But this year since we had a new episode.

I wanted to play it, and I had some other stuff I want to do in the show today so what I've done is I've loaded it at the podcast and it's posted actually now if you want to listen to Christmas Corolla. It's a full-length all show along. Of the Dickens Christmas Carol done with a Christian card I theater teams are down, that is available right now on the podcast. It's also you know the next episode is that Scooby that you can hear here shortly of river rock, retaliation, part three, but right now I'm so excited because we have some callers and we need you. 866-34-TRUTH 87884 is a number to call him. We got William is in Knightdale, North Carolina William Hirano Christian card I show good morning good morning my favorite okay. It was simply about my parents that at my grandparents my aunt and uncle and a son tell me about that sort of reunion or well family nation but it had gotten broken up for a while and it was restarted though that would warm the more more memorable for me. I'm 52 now I will 10 years old, though, delete, it's really nice. You just all about family being there with remembering going to cure in joy and happiness being on everybody basically clean my own right right right and you sound like you're part of the family and that you belong. Brian at that's absolutely laughable is a tablet family members are in heaven now, though I know that feeling to I can remember Christmas is like.

I'm so glad you did. You called and said that Wayne can sit that's bring back memories. I remember my grandparents and my parents are all in heaven now and and wow, what fun we did have what we have four kids so you know we we we had some amazing times to give us a great calling. Thank you so much for calling in today knowing that they are in heaven and that they did know Christ. Give me strength for everything that I'm going yeah that's where the faith can know where the rubber meets the road is to know. Oh yeah, I am see them again and and and the love continues and will continue for eternity. So you know I was. I lost my father this year and and and and I thought about that a lot this year. Is that how wonderful is it that there are a lot more Christmases left to share right had to celebrate, as is a result of what Jesus did the ultimate Christmas present you can be more right. I love that I love that so yes he is. Thank you William.

I appreciate you calling so much God bless.

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Pastor Jack is burdened by the secret that his son Johnny is a harrowing mirror.

Elvira does not share the tragic and accidental death of her husband before she came to River and now agent can who is holding a grudge against Mary Elvira is threatening to exhume her husband's body to somehow implicate Elvira despite the fact that Elvira has been totally exonerated from killing her husband.

It was a tragic Johnny enjoyed first in the meeting room to share this boatload of news about the rescue and the fact that Johnny is given his life to the Lord. Unfortunately just then be used as an agent can came at the same time to rest Johnny and tell him I was before the stunned gathering at her current Johnny off to jail demons chortle was a cover over the church's intent is to your wish is my command. I can hardly contain my excessive excitement, cold blue eyes, depression, drooling the night. These are the emotions most appreciated by our most bio commandment now and don't forget to instill a member of the plane tagalong 19 or maybe just upset that someone document name and made him up demon everyone like that I can have Takashi doing last. Meanwhile, Jimmy's magical mystical car parts improving this dramatic demonic dialogue embracing asking me demanding this would be me and goes to show you that we can know what is a you know what I'm saying Tammy is every thought into captivity to Christ as the inside campuses calmed a bit after uses an agent camp left with Johnny Pastor Jack and Elvira have just been quickly telling everyone with tears about why they both wanted to resign. So I think you can understand how Mary Elvira and I decided to call a meeting with you and both of us wanting to resign because of the sense of shame about my son Johnny battling with heroin and sage and is not. We love you all. Body has their issues if we can stick together like blue in this church in this town then the enemy's sale. As you all know I know is really warfare three was in this town right now.

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The first rule of Christmas today on the Christian card – are we been having a lot of fun. And speaking of having fun. We did get to do that Christian card I theater episode and I thought it would be funded. This, introduce you to some of the characters that you heard and who is the voice behind those and kind of what it is that they do. If you're Christian card I theater fan. I think you'll like this. So the first voice that you would've heard besides my own, which on the narrator was been nagging.

Donna well and all who is used to being in adventures in Odyssey she actually wrote today's episode just a tremendous talent she not only plays mega Donna.

If you write you might recognize her voice is also Tammy tensioner Frenchy fender and Maddie there all those different voices that you heard and today show her all and all nap Jesse Corti is also just a fabulous fabulous actor. In fact, he was the voice of the flu and beauty and the bees called enhanced utopia. He was the Black Panther. So heat he plays and as does and just phenomenal bad guys.

I may have that voice. It just couldn't be phenomenal.

So Jesse plays Xenia one of the demons which by the way this little fun fact all the demons which are you nosy me I should on the Takashi and Meg about others are all different languages for the words make or serpent.

But anyways email is Jesse Corti as well as Fernando, but he also played Lazarus so he was. Those three voices. Brian had a habit is all about. What a talent and what a comedian that he add lives. A lot of his lines.

When you hear Randy radiator that's Brian and he is also the voice of Saddam so that line about EMEA being a malt beverage not he add lives at stuffy.

He's absolutely hilarious so that's Brian habit and then the voice in the Takashi and Anita intake is Vanessa or a very very gifted actress plays a lot of lifetime movies you can see all these by the way Christian card. I.com you can see the whole pictures of all the cast and characters but also just to move on.

The voices that you heard Ellen Kennedy, who plays the voice of Gracie gas tank and Mary Elvira Meriwether. She wrote a lot of the early episode. She is a mystery writer really gifted writer Ellen Kelly and mosey motor oil.

You may know, is Bert Rosenberger.

He plays all sorts of different characters in different episodes, but in today's episode he was mostly motor oil very very gifted messianic Jew, wonderful guy just really funny and Wally windshield wiper was actually just one of the producers here.

The Truth Network one time he shared with me his Mickey Mouse invitation which so good that we turned it in the Wally windshield wiper now one of the cool things is that that we did a little typecasting pastor Jack is actually James bank who does encouraging prayer on the here on the Truth Network and if you sound like a pastor and a man who does, but that's the only role he played his pastor Jack and a little more trivia his own son suffered with an opium addiction, opiate addiction and his book perfect prayers for particles is result of that, so there's no typecasting here and what's going on there with Johnny and his story right now and then, in case you're wondering who does those other voices. Well, the narrator, that would be me and then Nahum you might remember my essay come from somewhere.

But that would be me as well, and any dipstick to be handy and I couldn't give anybody else a role as a dipstick except myself so I play all necessarily have my act together all that much as Scott is. Also, if you listen carefully you might hear little goofy Americans.

I've been called goofy my entire life.

And so I figure it out to me that all goes with the first rule of Christmas today, which is have fun now we have Sarah Linda's and Holland from Washington. This whole time to tell the stories we gotta give her a chance to sit Sarah Linda year on the Christian card I show every morning at daughter, Eric, Melody, I know. But anyway Malik cabin. I was there they will tell them that their story and and and I need to get back to where I will wait to hear their story. I want It all by Geico. I got it. And it delegate Dori anyway while Emily and I got a follow-up put dark, but I do every morning because of the way.

And now I'm feeling in my heart going to be after many years together years ago, but here's the backbone and have written and now when it died time to go very character wonderful. Sorry in our life that I got back quibbling down because of the inner life overcoming glory help in overcoming story here that that forever never have Dori take care how our God forever after Gary got the glory of our eat yet and agreed Dori for Lord where all together and we share it.

The fair Amber victory of the holy man a and we all at 92 can have that kind of fun here in the Christmas season. I can just love it I love it.

Thank you so much trying on so long. Ensuring that with us today. God bless you wonderful wonderful Christmas. I'm so glad to hear from you today, our rights and speaking of an alt for some reason she has a story of glad you called and I we have fun really quick and I didn't know you to be doing wax eloquent about that and I tell Danny please put them first. But you know my my my bucket and then I would attempt to cut my best to Kevin Taylor my whole life I thought I applied in Arizona at the time and really the bottom fell out and I debated ready to go home took it in the January I've got it. Glad that his family and my parents that and so the bottom line is I did go home tired it is a very faint time in my life and Christmas eve pleaded my brothers house and then then they can back and then we went to the quaint little church there that came in a family at home and selling the UK professional of thinking if I could find and keep in Joanne hired a guy in our lives but go back early to my brothers house ready to decant up and that one president of time and the Gazan guy just give me strength. Well I woke up the next morning daddy was on the phone with my older brother and dad anything. I will try to come over this afternoon. At that I've I had out there with my clown I got in my employee now. Sorry Arizona yeah that that and in the lavish conscious is that he pours out all the stuff, so that we can enjoy families that we can enjoy all the different kinds of presence both the presence of people in his presence. So the amazing and great Christian card I theater again, I would point out that if you love that Christmas Corolla. You can get the podcast.

It was released today. In the meantime I hope y'all have amazing Christmas slowdown. Jesus walked. Everyone got all done. 33 you're listening to the truth and TruthNetwork.com