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Matthew West’s New Christmas Book Proclaims This Gospel Truth

Matthew West’s New Christmas Book Proclaims This Gospel Truth

By Movieguide® Contributor

Christian artist Matthew West recently spoke about his new book and what the Christmas season is really all about.

“It’s a book inspired by the invitation to not just physically return home…but to take that a step deeper, a step further, into that spiritual homecoming,” he told Fox News host Shannon Bream on her podcast. “How long has it been since you felt that feeling of wonder?”

The book, titled Come Home for Christmas, “invites readers to enter the Christmas season with the intention of returning their hearts to God. In the midst of what can be the busiest and most stressful holiday season, each chapter points the reader to the kingdom realities that God invites each of us to participate in through the birth of Jesus. Matthew West’s humor, Bible-teaching, and storytelling challenge us to embrace this season of Christmas as the homecoming that God intends for it to be.”

West hopes that the book reminds people of the message behind Christmas.

“As we grow up, we tend to grow out of the wonder of Christmas and even the message of why we celebrate Christmas,” he explained. “That almost can sort of feel like the light has dimmed somewhat in our hearts, you know? So this book, honestly it’s a book I needed, and that’s one of the precursors to anything I create…If it’s something I need, I have a feeling somebody else might need it.”

West shared his prayer for the book: that it will encourage people to return to God.

“I want to greatest story ever told of the birth of your Son — that you loved me that much that you would send your one and only Son to be born in a manger to bring light into this dark world…all just to reach broken people like me — I want that story to come alive in me like it did the first time,” he added.

Come Home for Christmas released on Sept. 10.

The book is based on a song West wrote of the same name in 2022, which was Great American Family’s theme song for their Christmas programming that year.

“‘Come Home for Christmas’ is not just a song, it’s an invitation for every heart to return to the wonder, the peace, the love and the hope that this holiday season offers to every heart. I hope when people tune in to watch their favorite holiday films on the network, that this song will serve as a musical reminder of what Christmas is all about,” West said at the time.

READ MORE: MATTHEW WEST’S NEW BOOK ENCOURAGES BELIEVERS TO RELY ON GOD, ‘WHO CALLS US OUT OF THE DARKNESS’


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