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babe in arms, and each of us will one day taste the pain of death. Jesus chose to concerned about their heating
enter the world and chose to die, because it was only through the death and bills and are trying to find ways
resurrection of the man who is both Christ and God that our sins could be forgiven that they can economise on
and that salvation could be given to us. heating their homes. They are
turning on heating later in the
We focus upon the three gifts that the wise men gave at Christmas, and often day, turning the thermostat
that is why we think we give presents, because it is the birthday of Jesus and he down or just seeing how long
was given presents, but that is not the real reason at all. The most famous verse in they can go without resorting to
the Bible says ‘For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, the central heating at all! But
that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’ Jesus there are risks attached to this
not only received gifts, but He Himself was the gift that God gave to the world, and with the colder days
and that includes me and that includes each of you. coming on and everyone

God gave us Jesus, and Jesus took the punishment for our sin, went to the cross thinking of their fuel bills it is worth knowing how to recognise hypothermia in
and died, so that we could receive His life. The Bible says that whoever believes in yourself and in others.
Him will not perish, but has eternal or everlasting life. One day, each of us will die If you feel cold and are shivering, don’t ignore it. This is your body telling you to
in our body, but our soul will live on in one of two places, and that destiny is get warm. Put on extra clothes, have a warm drink, move around. Warm your
determined simply by one thing and one thing only; did I receive the gift that environment up. This may mean putting the heating on before you planned to
God gave me, or did I reject it. Jesus Christ is God, He is the Christ or chosen one, but please remember the dangers.
He died for and He died for you, so that you don’t have to perish, so that you, in a
sense, are given a get out of hell free card, and this is the good news of the If you start shivering uncontrollably, this is the first sign of hypothermia. You must
christian faith, that there is nothing you need to do or indeed can do to save act immediately, since the next signs can be confusion, exhaustion and
yourself, except simply trust Jesus by believing who He is and what He has done. drowsiness. A person suffering from hypothermia starts to disregard their own
safety and well-being. They may stop feeling the cold and even take off their
warm clothing. This is why hypothermia can be fatal.
We need to be particularly mindful of each other this winter. If you call on your
neighbour and find them in a very cold house, check them for hypothermia.

Look for signs of
 shivering, although this can stop as hypothermia takes hold

 pale, cold and dry skin, their skin and lips may be blue
 slurred speech
 slow breathing
 tiredness and confusion, even foolish behaviour. They may deny feeling
cold and be wearing thin, inappropriate clothes.

What to do if you suspect hypothermia
 call 999 –this is a life-threatening condition and needs rapid medical
attention

 get the person into a warm environment
 turn on the heating if the house is cold

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