We may have one of the hottest climates in the world – and on occasion the least predictable
- but convertible cars now offer so much comfort and pack in so many features that it really
doesn't matter what the Australian weather has in store.
But when the sun comes out, nobody does Riviera-friendly motoring quite like the Euros.
The BMW 440i Convertible and Mercedes-AMG C 43 Cabriolet are two of the very best four
seater sports-convertibles on the market.
This pair each combines handsome drop-top looks with superb performance and driveabilty
and are evenly matched on price and specifications
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The BMW is powered by a 3.0-litre twinscroll
turbo-petrol straight-six which is paired with an eight-s peed automatic transmission
while the Mercedes-AMG has a 3.0 litre V-6 twin-turbo petrol engine and an extra cog
in the gearbox.
The C43 boasts higher power and torque figures and delivers its power to all four wheels
whereas the BMW favours its rear-drive system – so these cars are really quite different
animals Rear drive versus all-wheel drive is really
down to driver preferences.
The 440 is classically BMW that rear drive just makes you feel like the rear end wants
to step out in cornering – it's lots of fun.
The 440i includes an M Sport package with Adaptive suspension and variable sport steering.
Sport mode sees the dampers and steering sharpen and the throttle response increase for a racier,
engaging drive yet in normal mode it's a very comfortable cruiser
Bigger, bolder and more boisterous, the Mercedes-AMG is an altogether different cup of tea.
The power and torque difference is instantly noticeable.
The C 43 accelerates more quickly, it's all wheel drive system offers more confidence
and when engaged, its sports exhaust is raucous.
Even with the roof up, there's no missing that exhaust note, now we have got the sports
exhaust on – and doesn't it sound great Standard equipment features are high across
both models Each features luxurious interiors – the
Mercedes' elevated by the inclusion of a performance seat option package.
Of course, heated seats are a must-have for front seat passengers with the BMW including
its air collar to heat the neck – a feature which is unfortunately deleted with the upspec
seats on the C43.
The BMW includes an air diffuser which reduces air movement within the cabin (and saves bad
hair days) but its use does reduce the seating capacity to just two and is much more work
than the C43's simple electrically operated solution
The 440's hard top is a more secure option if you're an on-street parker and offers
a more hardwearing solution in the winter yet it does impact on boot space.
With the roof up, the BMW has more luggage capacity against the Mercedes but with the
roof lowered, the Mercedes offers an additional 60.
It's a fair bit easier use the boot space in the Mercedes too, although the BMW does
enable you to lift the boot while the roof is down to access your luggage – it's
fiddly but it does work well
If you hadn't driven the Mercedes-AMG, then you wouldn't be at all disappointed with
the BMW – it's an absolute hoot to drive.
Yes, you have to work a bit harder to get the exhaust to pop and crackle but that's
half the fun.
But offering more of everything, it's the Mercedes-AMG C 43 that takes the win from
this pairing.
Its fun factor is undeniable.
Roof down, wind in your hair and the noise of that exhaust waking up the neighbourhood,
this is an impressive package.
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Shadowhunters Season 2 "Don't Let Go of Me" Promo - Duration: 0:30.
All the legends are true.
Shadowhunters protect the human world.
There will always be a war.
We'll fight them off together.
Just don't let go of me.
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MINECRAFT HOW TO MAKE ENDER PEARL SPAWNER!! (Minecraft TIPS and TRICKS) - Duration: 3:45.
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Ezekiel Elliott Donating to Salvation Army ... I Don't Need a Fine to Give! | TMZ TV - Duration: 2:06.
ANNOUNCER: SCREW YOU, TINY TIM!
GET LOST GEORGE BAILEY!
THERE'S A BRAND-NEW HOLIDAY HERO
IN TOWN AND IT'S EZEKIEL
ELLIOTT?
YES, IT'S HOW THE COWBOY SAVED
CHRISTMAS, A JERRY JONES
PRODUCTION.
>> SO EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, YOU SEE
WHEN HE JUMPED INTO THE
SALVATION ARMY KETTLE AT THE END
OF THE GAME YESTERDAY.
HARVEY: I'M AWARE OF IT.
>> IT WAS AWESOME.
ZEKE GOT THE T.D. AND
CELEBRATED BY TAKING THE PLUNGE
IN THAT GIANT SALVATION ARMY
KETTLE.
AND YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, DID YOU?
>> DID YOU WATCH FOOTBALL LAST
NIGHT?
HARVEY: I WATCHED "THE AFFAIR,"
OK?
>> IT WAS A BIG DEAL.
HARVEY: SO WAS "THE AFFAIR."
ANNOUNCER: BUT DID "THE AFFAIR"
LEAD TO A MAJOR CHRISTMAS
MIRACLE?
>> LAST NIGHT WHEN THIS
AIRED ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
THERE WAS A 61% INCREASE IN
DONATIONS TO THE SALVATION ARMY.
THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT IT
IS EVERYONE'S DONATING $21
BECAUSE THAT'S EZEKIEL ELLIOTT'S
NUMBER.
ANNOUNCER: BIZARRE!
PEOPLE ARE GOING KETTLE CRAZY.
HARVEY: ARE PEOPLE JUMPING IN
KETTLES?
>> NO, KETTLES ARE TOO SMALL.
YOU CAN'T JUMP IN THE KETTLES.
ANNOUNCER: YOU CAN'T.
BUT HIM?
MAYBE.
KIDDING, BOSS.
ISN'T THIS GREAT?
HARVEY: IF I WERE RUNNING THE
SALVATION ARMY, WOULD I GET BIG
ASS KETTLES AND PUT THEM ALL
OVER WALMART.
ANNOUNCER: FOR KETTLE JUMPING?
HARVEY: IT'S GOING TO BE ALL THE
RAGE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE MANNEQUIN
CHALLENGE.
>> WANT THE SALVATION ARMY TO
USE ITS RESOURCES TO BUY LARGE
KETTLES?
>> AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME IN MY
SOUL TO SAY THIS, HE'S RIGHT.
KETTLE JUMPING CAN BECOME A HUGE
SOCIAL MEDIA THING.
>> YOU HATE ME SO MUCH YOU WOULD
RATHER AGREE WITH HIM?
ANNOUNCER: 'TIS THE SEASON.
SO THANKS, EZEKIEL, AND WE WILL
BE WATCHING NEXT SUNDAY -- RIGHT
AFTER "THE AFFAIR"!
BYE!
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Exploding Jingle Bell Ornaments (Black Powder TNT Explosion) - Duration: 14:26.
dynamite jingle bell ornament explosion there you go
alright guys so we just finished that
last vlog and normally we do like a blog
day for these old shoes i just got home
so I'm really excited so I want to go
ahead and film another blog right now
just before the sun goes down so the
idea is we found these these signal
flares you need and uh dorsoventral
really cool thing is every year these
flares go bad so we go into the it's
like the bathroom clubhouse area where
old people throughout where they throw
out their old expired flares they just
have a big box of them so every year
when that time of year comes we always
go and we collect them all so they I'm
sure every year at the people three like
where they will offer expired flares go
here we have them all at our house we
just take a bunch of them
yeah so there's different types of them
are just like road flares like a little
flame that you see come out but if you
get lucky find these ones and crap i'm
not sure it does I don't know what kind
this is I don't know
so we're going to test it hopefully it's
going of thinking of its a I think this
is just might just might be a regular
flare so I don't know how magic around
and grab another one
they look like like a little stick of
dynamite pull off the top cap and it
exposes like the sandpaper stuff and you
pull this off and then this you like
it's like a match to extract this on
here and you do that and I'll show you
remember these are to make you like seen
in the middle of the ocean if your boats
like thinking so they've got to be
bright and be able to be seen my like if
you're dying on the boat you want to do
this you pull this out as your boats
going down they are waterproof so you
can stick it under water which is pretty
cool and they still burn underwater
maybe we should go show that down upon
removal yeah we should probably show the
waterproof parties are two minutes so
once we get this lit we got two minutes
so we'll run down to the pond like dip
it underwater and see if it actually is
waterproof so it is the old expired
let's even get it
oh ok that's the start that's the start
that's not how bright it gets here we go
it's going to get really bright
it's gonna it's so bright its blinding
like dripping fireball it's so bright
literally I can't you cannot look into
it it's probably burning the lens of the
camera is dripping with infertile or did
you like a hot lava through that I have
like dripping my eyes are flashed it's
literally like lava
yeah pouring out in it whoa it's getting
so bright its acted hurt
alright let's go in the water careful i
kinda hope it goes out it's like a look
at I need sunglasses in order to do this
it's actually hurts so bad I ok let's
get down to the Pont it is freezing
outside
oh my gosh so cold Oh see how far you
can see it like so far away if your boat
is sinking
you gotta be able to see it ok see you
ok let's wake up the fish it's well done
FYI if you guys have seen our
romanatwood back flip challenge this is
the part that we did it in its not a
pool it's upon it does look like a pool
that's fish it has eternal yeah fish
turtles wildlife animals
yes sometimes snakes i hate that through
the water to see you guys okay
comment right now we have like 1030
seconds left let's see that burns
underwater here we go ready 321
what if your boat is sinking your screw
don't buy those flares lot of boat goes
so flashed right now okay wow that went
out who commented yes because of you
comment yes that is definitely did not
work i honestly would have commented yes
that is ridiculous like you have to be
worked under water
no I think some of them do maybe not
this one haha
don't let your boat don't have those on
your boat if you if it ever did not last
for a second i know how that's so dumb
why would they ever create a player
doesn't go in the water
I think we're gonna wake up I thought we
were going to stick it in the pond and
it was gonna light up like a huge light
all the fish they might rob trying to
read this but when i look at my eyes are
so like my eyes are a little bit like
when you look at a light and each I look
at something that you see like it's hard
to like with the Eagle smells like smoke
you think they're right it smells really
bad it smelled like smoke so I Carter is
looking for one of those smoke flares I
found these pop it's you guys I remember
what these are there so cool
ready to literally like rocks covered in
paper and when you throw them on the
ground they make like a gun powder
explosion so don't know if you guys ever
got these but they're the coolest thing
you get them every fourth of July the
little firework stands and I'm just
gonna throw em all at once because i
want to go off like crazy so you grab
them all in your hands
they're literally rocks inside they're
covered with paper and you just throw
them on the ground
three two one whoa
see they're fun and they're very very
very thick addicted and we have like 40
of these boxes those pockets that was
pretty cool but he's entire box but step
it up a little notch i just found these
little smoke balls smoke is cool and
they're colored so this is epic
let's see how good these things are
commenting using a cooler better better
or worse than the the poppets i'm going
to all these at the same time we got
yellow green and purple and if you guys
wanna know how you can make homemade
smoke bombs check out our soda can smoke
bomb video card right there click on it
it will show you how you can make these
at home but actually they're way more
epic so ready let's see how these ones
work three a purple wall i'm better than
my colors green and yellow cards got a
crazy lighter ready go 1 2 3 here we go
I 32 in one of the zoo
we got him wow that yellow haha that's
cool
the yellows like you orange that's sick
oh they barely lasted
oh there we go all right ok so yellow
while yellow the JC it is LOL where is
it orange I don't even know it's like
orange I was gonna yell everybody turned
out to be orange
that's sick look at that cloud yeah
that's pretty cool so I think that's a
little bit better than the poppets
whatever so bright that I don't want to
do another one because it hurt my eyes
the flowers really really really cool
we just gotta find that smoking flare so
hopefully we can find that so I was
about to end this blog right here but
then my friend called and phil has the
coolest stuff so he's gonna come over
we're gonna film the rest of this when
he gets here and he has some crazy and I
mean absolutely crazy things like flare
gun bullets and like weird crazy style
so it involves the air rifle that you
guys have seen in the past video we made
the works bombs in the backyard and I
used their air rifle to shoot them to
make you explode card right here if you
want to see what had videos already cool
it's pretty epic anyways so we fill made
a contraption that sticks on the end of
that barrel that you can then put a
shotgun shell crazy right that shoots a
flare up into the sky like they're
really cool so hopefully he has some
more of those that he brought and let's
go do that
yes we're adding the block states so
hold on hold on adding on to more
explosive stuff Carter found these
indoor party poppers
well I guess it's technically doesn't
say it's not a lawyer you think that's
and order to shoot off right now this is
a dumb idea
okay ready it's gonna it's gonna be
content pointing at me
well I'm freaking out haha ok so just
get this came out like a love that's
what does only it's probably expired
yeah that's the point popper that was
pretty lame and I looked inside and I
open this up and look what's inside this
entire thing just has this little thing
at the very end that's all it is in this
entire big thing they just put the
littlest thing in there is no just make
the strange too long so it comes out the
end here is all you're doing is point
here
yeah it's only exploding the little top
and one that big have all empty so it's
only one away so filled never came yet
he hasn't come yet but he's definitely
coming this week so stay tuned for some
incredible like bombs coming out PS some
crazy crazy crazy stuff but card and I
decided we found to jingle bells and we
found some black powder's so to end this
vlog we're going to make a massive
explosion Carter is going back into his
shenanigan box to get the black powder
out this is it the danger explosive this
is the go x black powder
this is for like cannons and stuff
warnings like danger explosive warning
handling proper precautions storage
precaution disposal
this stuff is not something you should
be keeping yourself honestly especially
this much of this is one pound of black
powder this is enough like destroy home
yeah like we only ever used like a
spoonful at a time because it's just
i'll show you just let's just do it i'll
shake going to pour a little bit on the
spirit to put on the rock and we're
gonna like that and just to show you
guys what this stuff is all about there
any left
it's a lot less time just want to go
slow
that's there is literally just black
like powder that's literally what it is
so that's just a little bit it's not
even a spoonful you want to start small
sets it so let's test that out and we're
going to use our favorite torch and here
you know
that hmm I'm gonna go and touch it and
it's gonna poof internal flame
let's do it black powder bomb thing tank
one
hey Randy whoa wow oh my gosh it's haha
whoa that was a lot of smoke so that
wasn't one spoonful I was like a third
of a spoon so we're going to fill this
hole ornament up with like a bunch of
scoops so it's gonna be a big puff it's
gonna be awesome we're doing some
makeshift stuff
this is our final it's out of paper and
we got the jingle bell right there and
the black powder so somehow we have to
funnel it
oh don't drop it into the Jingle Bell
their little makeshift funnel is working
that's a lot of black powder going in
there one spoonful were added this extra
bit to it this is a ton
oh let's keep that one right and adding
even more and we're adding tons and I
mean tons topping it off now it is
probably fool yeah okay there we go next
step is to get a fuse because in order
to like this jingle bell and obviously
wouldn't be safe to just stick your
flame in there because it would explode
like crazy and you'd be right next to it
so we need to get a fuse so we can have
a little time to run away at least
so we jump back into our other Shane
against box which is tons of these
fireworks are probably really expired by
now but we do is we literally go into a
firework and we just pull the fuse out
well we didn't find that long a fuse we
found about one and a half second views
so we'll see how well that's gonna work
looks good but you just got to run
really fast Carter let's end this vlog
awesome let's end this vlog amazing you
know the thing all put together it just
looks at your Christmas order but
there's a little something secret inside
and not judge average jingle bell
we're going to light it off with this
and runs got the shortest fuse shortest
fuse shortest fuse with most amount of
explosives we've ever used so let's say
he'll cones going to put my camera down
here
and run away so i don't have to be
closed i'm going to zoom in on the
cameras you can see a nice
up-close-and-personal dynamite jingle
bell let's explode this baby 3i gotta
get ready to run such a short fuse 3211
there you go
oh my gosh that was crazy look at this
mushroom cloud that came up
oh my gosh look at that sounds crazy but
I guys let's go check out the damage
there is zoom out a little bit ok here
is ground zero weight the jingles
completely got it is gone as I don't
even see it anywhere is one tiny piece
wow that worked out so well there's one
little piece there it is literally
shredded wow that actually works so good
I'm so impressed
oh my god but well that's what happens
when you guys use a lot more black
powder it's just a bigger bang and
that's one way to make a jingle bell
disappear that was so cool
yeah that was just a random stuff we
found in the garage and we just were
very bored so we just had a random vlog
just random stuff lying around that we
wanted to just finally use so we put it
together and we finished up with
something Christmasy if you guys like
that please give this video a thumbs up
stay tuned because phil is coming this
week and we're going to do some pretty
epic explosions way more apple that
smells it's almost like well like smells
like rotten a disgusting
so yes they stay tuned for this weekend
we're going to have some crazy blogs
because you know when cars here the
balls get crazy
alright until next time stay awesome and
share that
peace
if Christmas it's Christmas it's
Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas
it's Christmas is Christmas is Christmas
its reasons is chris months is chris
more scared now
good and small
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Kamen Rider EX-AID- Episode 13 PREVIEW (English Subs) - Duration: 0:16.
Kamen Rider EX-AID!
We have chosen users to handle the extermination of the Bugster Virus.
Elimination of the Rider Gahsats will now commence...
Your fate has been decided...
Emu...
A new EX-AID?!
DAI... Henshin!
Sunday @8AM!
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Last-minute shoppers brave Christmas Eve rush - Duration: 0:41.
LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS IN
STORES TODAY -- MAKING A
CHRISTMAS EVE RUN.
WE CAUGHT SOME OF THE
CROWDS OVER AT CORONADO
MALL -- WHERE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO
BRAVE THE PACKED PARKING
LOT AND CHECKOUT LINES.
AND IT TURNS OUT NOT
ALL OF TODAY'S SHOPPERS
WERE NECESSARILY
PROCRASTINA TORS. SOME
SAID THEY MAKE A POINT
OF SHOPPING ON CHRISTMAS
EVE. ONE COUPLE AT
TARGET TOLD US -- IT'S A
WAY TO KEEP PRESENTS
FROM BEING DISCOVERED BY
THE KIDS.
1:17 "last couple years
as they find the hiding
spots." "a lot of stuff
is in the trunk." 1:22
IF YOU STILL HAVEN'T
BOUGHT THOSE LAST-MINUTE
PRESENTS
-- YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET
CREATIVE. CORONADO
CENTER CLOSES IN 30
MINUTES.
THEY'RE AN ICONIC PART
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6-year-old in coma after sledding accident - Duration: 1:33.
ANDREW: LAST WE
CHECKED, JOHNNY
IS STILL IN A COMA AFTER A
DEVASTATING SLEDDING ACCIDENT.
TODAY HIS FAMILY SPEAKS TO
EILEEN PARK ABOUT THE TRAGEDY IN
THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE THEY ARE
HOPING FOR.
REPORTER: PRESENCE LINE IF HE
AND NOW -- PRESENTS LINED A
PIANO AS MOM AND DECK CONTINUE
TO SPEND MOST DAYS OF THE
HOSPITAL.
SERGI
'S DAUGHTER IS
TRANSLATING FOR HIM.
HE WAS TREATED FOR A COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
REPORTER: THE FAMILY SAYS ON
THURSDAY THE SIX-YEAR-OLD
KINDERGARTNER WAS SLEDDING WITH
HIS SISTER DOWN THIS HILL AFTER
6:00 AT NIGHT WHEN THE SLED THAT
THIS POLL.
JOHNNY WAS IN THE FRONT.
IT IS
GOING TO BE A SLOW
RECOVERY.
♪
REPORTER:
THE COMMUNITY AND
HAPPY VALLEY RALLY TO OFFER
FINANCIAL AND MORAL SUPPORT TO
THE FAMILY.
THEY ARE CONCERNED INSURANCE
WILL NOT COVER THEIR FULL
MEDICAL EXPENSES.
THE FUTURE OF JOHNNY'S HEALTH IS
UNCERTAIN.
THE DOCTORS CANNOT GIVE US A
REAL ANSWER.
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Christmas Day Video - LifePoint Church - Duration: 27:31.
Merry Christmas!
I'm here with RC Ford.
RC is our campus pastor at our Stewarts Creek campus and David McCaman and he's our campus pastor at our Murfreesboro campus.
We wanted to enjoy this day with you, although we're not enjoying it together. About every 5 or 6 years Christmas falls on Sunday morning.
And, when that happens we typically cancel our gathering together, but we don't cancel our worship.
We want to worship, especially on Christmas. Right?
So, we wanted to take this opportunity to give you an opportunity to spend time with your family.
Opening gifts and just enjoying this special time together, because Christmas is really a special family time.
But, we also want you to worship in that time.
And so, we, at my house, what we do each and every Christmas is, we get up on Christmas morning, and my kids, you can imagine it's a magical time for kids.
They are just raring to go.
I mean, they are ready, they are wanting to open gifts.
But, we always hold them off.
Before with we open gifts and eat breakfast we sit down and we take time to read the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2.
Which is one of the greatest versions of the Christmas story,
which is in multiple places all through the bible.
But, Luke 2:1-21, is a great place that you can read about what happened that day.
So, we do that at my house, and we discuss it.
And we did not want to do that for you, and rob you of the opportunity to do that together.
So, if you have not done that yet, would you just pause this video right now and read Luke chapter 2, verses 1 through 21,
and then come back, hit play again, and then we will discuss together some things that are going on in that section.
So, do that now, would you?
Welcome back. We hope that the reading of Luke 2 was very special for you and your family.
It is familiar, I know, for a lot of you because you read it every Christmas, but maybe some of you are new to church.
Maybe you are brand new Christians and it is not familiar to you, and that is amazing!
Whether it is familiar or not, it is packed full of amazing truths for us.
We want to take an opportunity to point out a few, we aren't going to talk about everything that is here.
We would be here a long time, and we want to honor your time this morning.
But, we want to do some work in the word on Christmas morning.
Specifically, with the gospel, and specifically with what God says here.
So, RC, as you look at Luke 2, maybe as you read it with your family, what is something in the first part of that passage that you would point out today and ask our folks to think about.
I think, one of the great things we need to expect or anticipate here is the 4,000 years of this great expectancy,
longing, waiting, from the promise that God made back in Genesis 3:15 for a savior.
Here, in Luke 2, unfolds, that it actually happens with 100% accuracy.
That God is ordaining every single event that is happening, that is unfolding here.
From the moment he puts a desire into the heart of Caesar for a decree which would lead Joseph to take Mary to Bethlehem.
Where Jesus, ultimately, would be born. A fulfillment of prophecy.
That he would be born out the lineage of David, which is another fulfillment of Genesis 22
Then you see the birth of the seed of the woman, the promise of Genesis 3:15.
The humble entry into the world, in a manger, in poverty.
All of these things just unfolding with 100% accuracy as God had ordained every single event.
That is a huge hope, I think it is a promise for us, that goes above and beyond just the birth of a Savior, right?
The one that paid the ransom for our sins on the cross.
Above all of those things, we are seeing God revealed, as not only a promise-maker, but He is a promise-keeper.
That would be a great reminder for us.
I think that is a great takeaway from this passage, is that, the scriptures are full of promises God has made to all of us, every single day.
We need to know the promises first. We need to trust them.
Then we need to live in them.
I think there is a great revelation of God's character as a promise-keeper in this passage, as well.
I think, one of the things, as you said all of that, the thing that popped in my mind, is that Jesus is not Plan B.
I mean, before time began, before God created the world, before He created Adam and Eve, before He created the solar system,
He planned for Jesus to be born, to live a perfect live, to die our death on the cross.
He talked about it in Genesis 3, hundreds of prophecies.
So, the bible, really, is about promise and fulfillment.
Promise, mostly in the old testament.
Fulfillment, in the new testament.
For you and your family it would be great to say, "We can trust God."
God makes promises and He keeps promises.
You can trust Him.
That is a great word there.
David, what about you?
As you look at the passage, RC talked about the prophecies, the fulfillment of hundreds of prophecies.
Which is crazy good.
What do you see maybe following that, in the middle of that passage?
Yeah, sure! One of the things I love is when the angel comes to the shepherds.
And he says to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy."
The reality is, in this moment in Luke 2, this birth story of the savior of the world.
It is not just a baby being born in a manger.
The real good news, the real gospel news, is this was God's plan to save sinners.
This was God's plan to make men that had gone away from God, a way for them to be right with God.
This was God's answer to the sin that had come into the world through Adam and Eve in the garden.
And, God is responding by, not just a meek, feeble baby in a manger, but this is a war cry!
This is a declaration of war against our greatest enemy: sin, satan, death.
All of those things He is defeating by sending His own son to put on flesh, to live a perfect life.
And, ultimately, go to the cross to save His people, His church.
And bring them into eternity with Him forever.
This is the good news of great joy that is brought about in Luke 2 and why we celebrate Christmas.
Man, don't you love that War Cry, that song we wrote?
Most of us think about the Nativity. We think about Jesus as a small baby, just cuddling.
But, man, it was a war cry! Because of the "good news of great joy."
That is the gospel! The gospel is that Jesus came to declare war on those things!
That is awesome. So, you might want to talk about that as a family and how that pertains to your Family.
It is incredible.
I think as we come to the last part of the passage, one of the things that is special to me, and I think is special to our church,
Is the fact that, what David talked about with the angels coming to the shepherds to "bring good news of great joy," they take off, they go see this thing for themselves.
They see Jesus, and when they see Jesus, they don't just walk away and say, "Oh, that was cool. That was a good sermon, Pastor."
They see Jesus, and they go tell everybody. It says, they report it.
What we see from the beginning here is, God is a sending God.
He announced in the beginning, through the prophecies.
He announced in Genesis 3, all the prophets. He sent the prophets to warn Israel.
He comes. He sends His son, Jesus, to come into the world, to live a perfect live, to die our death.
He is a sending God.
And, then, He sends those He saves.
So, we see it from the very beginning.
The birth of Jesus is actually a sending story.
Not just God sending His son, but of HIm sending the shepherds as they see and they go.
So, I would ask you today to talk about with your family, you know we are a sending church.
We challenge you to live sent. That is our mantra.
That is who we are.
You know, and RC, you and David, you guys have made Christmas lists, or at least your wives have.
I didn't make a Christmas list, I don't do that, but Amy does and I'm sure Jen and Callie made a Christmas list.
You probably make a Christmas list too. Of some sort.
And you checked it twice. You made sure you bought the gift.
I would challenge you to make a sending list.
Make a sending list. Or make a sent list.
A list of the people I'm going to share the gospel with, I'm going to pour into for the sake of the gospel this year.
Talk about it as a family. Who as a family, can we as a family invest in?
And talk about that with your kids.
Is there someone at work? If you are doing that with someone at work, have your kids praying for them.
If you are doing that with a neighbor, have your families together to do stuff, and pray for them.
Bring your family into that, an amazing, amazing time.
We just want to take a moment to say thank you from our families to you.
Merry Christmas from our families to you as our church.
We just want to take a moment and pray for us today and you as we close out the service today.
Father, we love you. I pray that today's gathering of your church was an honoring experience to you God.
That it was a sacrifice that was pleasing to you.
I pray that your son, Jesus Christ, was lifted up above all things and in all the homes of the people of our Church.
God, grow us.
We thank you for our church family.
Bless all of their Christmas times with their families this year.
And we pray all of these things, in the precious name of Christ. Amen.
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Toys For Needy Wind Up In Hands Of Santa Clara County Employees - Duration: 2:15.
EMPLOYEES.
GOOD EVENING.
I'M BETTY YU..
AND I'M BRIAN HACKNEY.
THE BIG QUESTION ON THIS
CHRISTMAS EVE:
WHY DID SANTA CLARA COUNTY
EMPLOYEES TAKE THE TOYS THAT
WERE MEANT TO BE GIFTS FOR
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN?
K-P-I-X 5 REPORTER MARIA
MEDINA WENT TO GET SOME ANSWERS.
((LARRY STONE/SANTA CLARA
COUNTY ASSESSOR:
"160944 it was a mistake it was
a mistake to tell county
employees that they could take
these toys 49"))
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASSESSOR
LARRY STONE --
IS TRYING TO TURN A WRONG --
INTO A RIGHT.
((STONE: "523 i wrote an email
to my staff saying this is not
right 31")) DOZENS OF COUNTY
WORKERS -- GOT THEIR HANDS ON
THESE TOYS: EXPENSIVE ELECTRIC
CARS AND SCOOTERS.
THING IS...
THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE TOYS
DONATED THEM TO THE COUNTY FOR
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. ((STEVE
PREMINGER/COUNTY
EXECUTIVE'S ASSISTANT:
"161928 none of this was ever
intended to go to company
employees 31")) STEVE PREMINGER
-- WHO IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING
SURE THAT HAPPENS, INSISTS --
COUNTY WORKERS WHO GOT A TOY --
DIDN'T STEAL FROM THE NEEDY...
IT ALL BEGAN WITH A RUMOR...
WHEN THE DELIVERY TRUCKS BEGAN
TO ARRIVE:
((LARRY: "436 the word went out
all around the county government
center free toys in the parking
lot 41 and of course employees
in the county went down to
see")) ((STEVE: "162156 it was a
very chaotic scene for a few
hours 58"))
((MARIA MEDINA
: "it didn't take long for the
county bosses to find out county
workers went home with the
toys...question now is: what do
they do with them? that's where
this story takes another turn"))
((LARRY: "161028 there's a
policy in my office that we
don't accept gifts 31"))
((LARRY: "455 i'm the county
assessor 56 i'm not in favor of
free anything 500")) THE
ASSESSOR TOLD HIS EMPLOYEES TO
RETURN THE TOYS TO HIS OFFICE --
NO QUESTION ASKED -- BUT THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE JEFF SMITH --
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF MOST COUNTY
EMPLOYEES --
TOLD THEM --
*NOT TO RETURN THEM... STEVE --
WHO'S SMITH'S ASSISTANT -- SAYS
--
WORKERS WERE TOLD AND ARE BEING
TRUSTED TO HAND THEM OUT TO
NEEDY CHILDREN.
((LARRY: "160807 the county
executive was concerned about
the legal aspects 10 i'm
concerened about what's the
right thing to do 13 and the
right thing to do is to return
the toys so they can get to the
people that need them the most
19"))
BUT NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE --
EXACTLY HOW MANY COUNTY WORKERS
GOT A TOY.
A HOLIDAY GIFT...WRAPPED CAUGHT
UP IN CONTROVERSY. ((STEVE:
"162409 i think it's a sad thing
that all this is going on
because this is such a wonderful
gesture"))
IN SJ, MM, KPIX5.
TOMORROW'S A BIG DAY FOR
PRESENTS..
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS READY
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The Wild Swans (1977) - Duration: 8:47.
From the pen of Hans Christian Andersen: the tale of The Wild Swans
Subtitled by: tunghanu@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the tale ^^
Once upon a time, in a dark forest not far from his castle
a king sat grieving after his wife's death
The king was so unhappy
he didn't realize he had wandered into the land of an evil sorceress
The king looked at the sorceress, but in his sorrow, he saw nothing
Perfect! He still misses his queen! A splendid opportunity for me to gain power!
Changing herself into a young princess,
the sorceress appeared so beautiful that the king immediately fell in love with her
So much in love, he took her back into the castle and married her that very day
But the sorceress was not at all kind to the king's children
She made an evil plan to get rid of the king's eleven sons and cast a magic spell:
"Fly out into the world and look after yourselves"
"You shall fly above like birds and have no poisons! Ha ha ha"
Alice – the king's only daughter
was horrified to see her brothers turned into the wild swans and fly away from the castle.
"My brothers! Stop! Where are you going?"
Though she ran quickly, Alice was unable to keep up
"Brothers! Come back! Come back!"
But the wild swans kept flying towards the sea
Alice knelt on the shore and wept
All that was left behind was a swan's leather
She knew this might be the last she would see her brothers for years
But her heart told her that one day they would return
And so she waited in a cave near the sea
As summer turned to winter, and winter gave away to spring
Autumn came with wind and storm then once again, bitter winter
Years passed, Alice had grown into a tall, beautiful young girl
still longing for her brothers' return
Beyond the sea, in a land unknown to Alice, the brothers passed their days, forced to live as wild swans.
One day, when the sun was just about to go down
"Is that? It is! Eleven wild swans! Brothers! Brothers!"
Brothers! Brothers!
As soon as the sun had sunk beneath the water, the swans changed into handsome young princes
They were delighted when they recognized Alice
Laughing and crying, they told Alice all that had been happened
and wondered how they could take her back with them
They talked for hours
Then, the brothers had a plan
They would weave a net of willow bark and carried Alice back with them
When the sun rose the next morning,
the brothers turned into swans again and began a journey back to their land across the sea
Alice knew that was a dangerous journey
For her brothers would fly as swans as long as the sun was above the horizon
But when the sun went down, they would regain their human shapes
So they had to hurry or be hurled into the depth of the sea forever
When sunset came, there was no land in sight
The swans had flown slower than usual because of the weight of their sister
Alice feared that they would all be hurled into the sea
Suddenly, the swans plunged downward.
"Land! I see land!"
They arrived safely and just in time
Alice's wish at last had come true
Now if only she could save her brothers from the evil spell
That night, a fairy appeared and told Alice:
"Your brothers can't be saved, but you must have courage and endurance in the forest.
You must pluck the stinging nettles that grow only in a cave where you sleep or in a churchyard
The nettles would burn and bleed to your hands
But they would also break the evil spell
Crush the nettles and you will have flax. At this, you must weave eleven coats, one for each of your brothers
Throw these over the wild swans and the spell is broken
But beware!
From the moment you begin the work, you must start out of a word or your brothers would die."
While Alice worked
a hunting party had arrived, led by the king of the country
He had never seen so lovely a girl
She bowed her head and dared not speak.
"If you're as good as you are beautiful, I'll put a crown on your head
You shall live with me and have your home in my palace."
And so the good king took Alice to make her his queen
The wild swans flew above the cave where Alice had stayed, not knowing she was gone
All Alice could do was wave, for to speak would have meant the death of her brothers
In sorrow, she rode into the king's richest palace
Now, who should be waiting at the palace was the sorceress who had enchanted those Alice's brothers
Alice was far too good and innocent for the sorceress to have any power over her
So the sorceress tried to whispered evil things about her
"Don't be deceived by her beauty and by her silence, Your Majesty!
Alice is a witch! Even now she sits in her room weaving coats of nettles
Who but a witch would do that?
You refuse to listen, sire! But time will prove I'm right!
Alice used up all her nettles on the seventh coat
With terror in her heart, she stowed out at night to go to the churchyard with the nettle screw
. Behind her, came the sorceress She knew where Alice was going
You see, Your Majesty?
On her knees, among the gravestones, who but a witch would do that?"
Guards, take her! The people must judge her!
In the dungeon, she sat to work again
Even as the king's council accused her of witch craft, Alice kept weaving the coats of nettles
Then came the order, she shall die as a witch!
As Alice was sent to her death, admitting insults from the town's people,
she continued to weave her brothers' magic coats
Ten coats were completed She labeled away at the eleventh
All the town's people came out to see a witch burnt
"Let her be consumed in the glowing flames!" - they cried
But Alice kept weaving
"The Wild Swans!"
Eleven wild swans! Alice's brothers arrived just as she completed the final coat
The spell was broken
She is innocent!
"Look! The wood fire! It's sprouting roses!"
With her brothers out of danger, Alice could break her silence:
"Now I may speak I'm innocent!"
With those honest words, the evil sorceress melted
A course of birds locked around Alice and her brothers as they explained all that had happened
And the air was filled with flowers
Joy was in Alice's heart, surely never had such a happy group returned to the palace to celebrate
The end
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A Star Was Born (Rony Samaj & Cris Silva) - Duration: 2:48.
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It´s good to be bad - G.E.M (freestyle D 小玲) - Duration: 0:43.
Good 2 B bad - G.E.M.
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Merry Christmas, Cowboy! Who's The Loud Guy Now?! - Duration: 0:23.
Merry Christmas from Yukata Cowboy!
Wishing you Happy Holidays full of love and joy!
Hey, yo!
Shut up!
Please watch other episodes of Yukata Cowboy!
Subscribe to our channel now!
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Minor Cleanup In Burn Areas Has Neighbors Relieved after Heavy Rains - Duration: 1:57.
SHOULD EXPECT THAT PLUS YOUR
CHRISTMAS DAY FORECAST COMING
UP.
PETER: WITH ALL THE RAIN WE
HAD LAST NIGHT PEOPLE IN THE
BURN AREAS ARE SPENDING THIS
CHRISTMAS WEEKEND CLEANING UP
MOUNTAIN DEBRIS.
ELSA: TOM WAIT AT LEAST IN
DUARTE DODGED A MUDDY BULLET
THERE AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE
ARE HAPPY THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THAT.
ABSOLUTELY VERY HAPPY INDEED
BUT THEY DID GET SOME MUD HERE
JUST BEHIND ME.
TAKE A LOOK THERE WAS SOME FLOW
THAT CAME OFF THE HELD SIDE FROM
THE BURN AREA JUST BEHIND ME
HERE BUT ALL IN ALL IT WASN'T AS
BAD AS PEOPLE THOUGHT.
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, A CALM NIGHT,
AFTER THE STORM.
NEIGHBORS RELIEVED THE RAINS
DIDN'T SHAVE MORE OF THE
HILLSIDE OFF, BUT ENOUGH CAME
DOWN THAT SOME FOLKS HAD ISSUES.
I'M TRYING TO GET TO MY MAILBOX.
SHE RECRUITED HER GRANDSON TO
PACK THE MUD.
SO I CAN WALK UP HERE, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO
DO.
WITH K-RAILS AND MUD BETWEEN
HER AND CHRISTMAS EVE MAIL
DELIVERY CHARLENE WAS WORRIED
BUT TIMING WITH AN ON HER SIDE.
NEIGHBORS WERE ON EDGE AFTER THE
RAINS POUNDED THE AREA WHICH SAW
INTENSE MUD FLOWS A WEEK AGO BUT
YOU AS FOLKS KEPT ONE EYE OPEN
THANKFULLY THE WORST DID NOT
COME TO PASS.
MY WIECH AND I WERE OUT AND
WE DIDN'T GET UNTIL 10.
30 OR 11 WANTSD POURING DOWN
HARD.
IT WAS A MUD RID RIVER AT THAT
PO
POINT.
QUEER HERE WITH THE MOTHER IN
LAW.
THE K-RAILS ARE ARE STAYING
HERE, THEY'VE BEEN SAYING THEY
WANT THESE TO STAY HERE BECAUSE
THEY'RE CONCERNED AS THE SEASON
GOES FORWARD THEY DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH RAIN THEY'LL HAVE AND
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD | World's Christmas Customs - Duration: 21:13.
hello
I'm from argentina
here on the 24th and 25th
we're in summer
so it's very hot
they're days when we are
in the swimming pool
outside
and for Christmas we gather with
our families
and friends too
christmas eve
each one brings
different types of food
and we have dinner together
after that we eat sweet
food
and we make toasts
with champagne
or whatever we have
we have also fireworks
and at midnight
we celebrate Christmas
and jesus child brings us presents
or Papa Noel
on the 25th
we get together again
and we celebrate more
feliz navidad
so 'christkind' brings us presents
a boy with blonde curls, wings
and a gloriole
the celebration goes like this
the children go to a different room
not where the christmas tree is
and then the parents
lighten the candles on the tree
and call the children with a bell
after everyone sings
christmas songs
next to the tree
and after that food
its nothing special
its big
just some sausages
or cookies
cookies are great
on the 24th night
i'll be with my parents and brother
regarding food
we're gonna have salmon
i think it's not like this for a lot of families
in france
it depends on the culture
i think society reflects chistmas
as a festivity when you eat
and presents
but no
i think that's not fair
christmas is a moment to share
talk, meet with relatives
and not especifically a moment
when you need to buy a present
for everybody
it really is a moment
to leave all that apart
and make the most
of time with your family
and a moment of pleasure
which we share with others
on december 24th
when we celebrate Christmas in germany
it usually snows and it's cold
in the evening
we go to the christmas mass in church
where children reenact jesus' birth (theater)
of course, we sing
christmas songs, like these...
in italy we eat
pandoro
pastry with sugar typical
from verona
and panettone
another pastry
with raisins
and dry fruits
from Milano
traditionally
on Christmas we eat
tortellini in brodo
potage with tortellini
6th of january
when the kids wake up
they go see the candy
that Befana has brought for them
in their socks
she's an old lady
ugly and kind
who flies with her broom
at night
to give candy to the children
the bad kids
get coal
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The LEGO Batman Movie
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Knock Knock - Santa calling.
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Strangest Animals Ever Found on the Planet and Under the Sea - Duration: 4:53.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell
Welcome to Animal Facts, the channel with a strangely, synoptic name.
I'm Leroy and today we'll be discussing 10 of the strangest animals ever found on planet
Earth and under its seas.
Let's get started.
10.
Starting our list is The Goblin Shark.
This rare shark is sometimes even called a "living fossil".
It is the only living representative of a lineage some 125 million years old.
Goblin sharks inhabit around the world at depths greater than 100 m or 330 feet, with
adults found deeper than juveniles.
Given the depths at which it lives, the goblin shark poses no danger to humans.
Other than perhaps nightmares.
9.
Venezuelan Poodle Moth.
Discovered in Venezuela in 2009 by Dr. Arthur Anker, this new species of alien-looking moth
is still poorly explored, but "faked" photos of it went viral around 2012, causing somewhat
of an Internet frenzy.
8.
Dumbo Octopus refers not just to one species, but to an entire genus of deep-sea umbrella
octopi, noted for their fins that resemble the ears of Dumbo (the elephant of Disney
fame).
There are at least 15 species of dumbo octopi, and like all umbrella octopi, their arms are
connected by a web of skin, causing them to resemble umbrellas when their arms are spread
apart.
7.
Dugong, enormous vegetarians that can be found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to
Australia, are related to manatees — though the dugong's tail is fluked like a whale's.
Both dugong and manatee are related to the elephant, although the giant land animal is
not at all similar in appearance or behavior.
6.
Lamprey can be any of about 43 species of primitive, fishlike, jawless vertebrates,
placed with hagfish in the class Agnatha.
The eel-like, scaleless animals range from about 6 to 40 inches long.
Like the hagfishes, they lack bones, jaws, and paired fins.
The skeleton of a lamprey consists of cartilage.
The mouth is a round sucking aperture complete with horny teeth.
5.
Sunda Colugom often called the Sunda Flying Lemur (although it's not a Lem--).
It's not a tuma ... no Arni, it's not that either...
Aside from bats, you'd be hard-pressed to find another mammal that's as good as gliding.
Native to the temperate forests of South East Asia, throughout Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,
and Singapore, the Sunda flying lemur can glide for a distance of up to 100m, while
only losing about 10m of elevation.
The key to the animal's impressive gliding skills is an enormous flap of leathery skin
that runs from its face to the tips of its fingers, right down to the end of its tail,
giving it a whole lot of surface area with which to keep itself aloft.
4.
The star-nosed mole is found in wet, low areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern United
States, extending along the Atlantic coast as far as southeastern Georgia.
The star-nosed mole is easily identifiable by the twenty-two pink fleshy appendages,
ringing its snout.
This is used as a touch organ with more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors, known as
Eimer's organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around and detects food.
3.
Perhaps it's unfair to judge a fish out of water, but the blob fish looks more like a
ball of snot than a living creature.
Blobfish live deep in the ocean, where pressures are exceedingly high.
In fact, the blobfish's gelatinous appearance is actually a brilliant adaptation — its
gooey, pudding-like flesh allows it to stay buoyant at depths where gaseous bladders can't
function.
The aesthetically challenged blobfish was once voted the world's ugliest animal in an
online poll conducted by the British-based Ugly Animal Preservation Society, which made
the fish the group's official mascot.
2.
THE ANIMALS COMMONLY known as sea pigs are in fact a type of sea cucumber belonging to
a group of marine animals that includes sea urchins and starfish.
Sea pigs are found in all the world's oceans.
In some areas, they comprise more than 95% of the total weight of animals on the deep-sea
floor.
Despite their abundance, most people will never see a sea pig, as they live in the coldest
and deepest parts of the ocean.
1.
The Penis Snake This, uhm… peculiar, eyeless animal is neither a penis or a snake.
it is actually a large, aquatic, limbless amphibian with a broad, flat head and a fleshy
dorsal fin on its body.
Well, there you have it, 10 strangely, unique specimens from the Animal Kingdom.
Did you find any of these animals intriquing?
Can you think of stranger animals?
Let us know in the comments below.
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Catch ya next time.
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