How anyone can have a good Christmas
Key Passage: Acts 20:35
Date: June 7, 2024
Would you turn in your Bibles to Acts chapter 20? Acts chapter 20. We are leaving the life of Moses for a Wednesday night. We’ve been on that series for a couple months now. We’re going to leave that. I just felt like maybe we ought to focus on something to give us a good Christmas. That’s how we’re titling: How Anyone Can Have a Good Christmas.
Now, I wouldn’t say great, because, you know, maybe certain things are going on in your life, but anyone—I mean that. Anyone can have a good Christmas. How anyone can have a good Christmas. Good to see Brother Phil back there. In Acts chapter 20, for every person here tonight, it will be a little bit of a reminder. But we all need to be reminded of some of these things sometimes. I need it for sure. But how anyone can have a good Christmas.
You know, Christmas time, there’s a lot of loneliness sometimes. That’s not uncommon. Suicides are always greater during the holiday season, you know that. A lot of anxiety at Christmas time. I’m going to see so-and-so; everybody’s going to be together—just work parties, whatnot—just a lot of anxiety. I want to talk to you about how to really get past all that, and sometimes how to deal with it a little bit. And how to have, how anyone can have a good Christmas.
This is Acts 20. This is Paul, Apostle Paul. God had used him to start a church at Ephesus—it’s the same church that we read about in Revelation 2 and the seven churches of Asia Minor. By the way, that whole arena was beginning to have persecution. Some were, of course, the church is smart of the worst, but all of them were having some of it. Paul was traveling. He was making his journey, eventually down to Jerusalem, then eventually over to Rome, nearing the end of his life. He comes pretty close to Ephesus, but not quite there, but the leaders, the elders of the church at Ephesus, come down to visit Paul. Paul gives them what he knows will be his last words. In fact, he says this is the last time two of them are going to see each other; they cry about it, you know, whatnot. But he gives them some last words of advice that Paul had heard or gotten from Jesus. Jesus said these words, and Paul is repeating them. You already know where we are going. But I just feel like we should focus on this tonight. We’re in verse 35, Acts 20, verse 35 of God’s Word.
Would you please stand just to show the Word of God’s effect and get you awake one last time? I don’t even know if we’ll call this preaching tonight. I just want to talk to you about this thing a little bit. Hopefully, God will put this truth, just get it in your mind or heart in the forefront of this truth. We’re about to read it. Verse 35. You’re there tonight, amen? Good deal. He says, “I have showed you all things.” Paul speaking to this church, the leaders, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak. There’s so much there. We ought not be lazy; you ought to be laboring. That’s one thing. But you don’t just labor for yourself so you can get bigger and better and more and more and more. You labor for the weak. So laboring, you ought to support the weak. And here it is: “And to remember the words of the Lord Jesus said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Would you say that little phrase with me, please? Here we go: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” One more time, please. Here we go: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Verse 36: “And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all.” Let’s just pray that God will talk to you about it. Try to get it to the forefront of our mind or heart: It’s more blessed to give than receive. Would you pray with them that God would do that? Lord, I pray that you make this helpful to us. Lord, forgive me. Sometimes I get focused on what others are giving to me. Lord, help us to get focused on what we’re giving to others. Lord, please just adjust us to that. We’ll thank you, Lord, for what you do. Father, we’re asking for you to do that. We’re asking in faith because we’re asking based on Jesus in his marriage [merit]. So we’ll thank you for it in Jesus’ name. Amen. Thank you so much. You may be seated.
The context here is a little bit financial and monetary, but we’re not talking about that per se. It’s a universal truth. That is included for sure, but it’s a universal truth. I really just want to—we talked about there’s a lot of anxiety going on. Maybe you’re going, whether it be a family reunion or work or somewhere, and you’re going to see some people—some you love, and you love them all, but there are some. You know, sometimes you love everybody, but you don’t like everybody, you know. Maybe there have been issues there, and all those things happen, but you’re just going to them. There’s a little anxiety about it all. How do you overcome it? Go to be a blessing, not to get a blessing. Stop saying what they’re going to do or say about you. Go to be a blessing. It is more blessed to give than receive. Don’t wait for somebody to be a blessing to you; go be a blessing to them.
When you’re little, it’s about what you’re going to get for Christmas, you know. It was the last day of school, and we had a party at the end of school today, and parents came in, all that good stuff. One of the dads was asking all the kids, “Have you asked for anything for Christmas?” One boy said no; the other boy said, “Yes, yes, I’ve asked.” It’s about what they’re getting—the presents—and that’s just kind of part of being a kid and all that. But as you get older, it’s not so much about that, but it’s more about relationships, being around family. Someone mentioned that tonight: fellowship and friends and family and all that. I remember the ham part for sure. I remember that, you know, the tater salad. I got that part there, you know.
Can I really talk to you about giving something specific? This is very important: “More blessed to give than receive.” Would you look over in Proverbs chapter 18? You’ll know the verse when you see it. Proverbs 18, one verse. Verse 21. When you see it, you read it, you’ll know the first part, I imagine for sure. This is a vital thing when you take this idea: more blessed to give than receive. As you get older, this is really key.
Proverbs 18, look in verse 21. Proverbs 18:21. You there tonight, amen? God there says, “Death and life are in the power of the wallet.” Oh, something even better than that, more important than that: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Man, so vital. “And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Which one is it talking about? Death or life? You love it, you eat the power. Yeah, you’re right, whichever one you love. Whichever one you give, it shall be given you. It does not mock. Whatsoever you sow, that’s what you’re going to reap.
We were leaving the other day, and Sarah, Mrs. Chisgar—she’s the teacher, you know. She’s not now; she’s off. Amen. She’s back to Sarah. She says, “Praise the Lord.” We came out here, and she said, “Dad, is your front tire low in your truck?” Man, don’t tell an old country boy your tire is low, because that’s going to bother him until he finds out, you know. Then, riding home or somewhere the next day, my light came on just a second, and then it went out. I thought it was so low, you know, so cold, all that good stuff. But praise the Lord, there was no nail in it. Somebody saved me. As far as I know, there’s no leak; it really wasn’t that low at all, really, just for whatever. I put some air in there to make sure we’re good. Getting aired up in those front tires. Boy, that air just inflates that tire. If there was a nail in there—praise the Lord, there wasn’t—that hole just kind of leaks down; it deflates it. And your words…
I’m not talking about somebody getting a big head. By the way, if you’re trying to keep somebody from having a big head, that’s not your job; that’s God’s job, their job. But you can really inflate someone’s heart, if you will, and bring life to them. You can just bring life to them. You can give to them. Maybe the greatest way you can give this Christmas is with your words. Wherever you’re going, go to be a blessing, go to give. Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. You can be like that now, and you can pierce their spirit, their soul, their heart, their attitude, and it can wound them. Boy, it can slowly deflate them. It’s amazing what words—some people, years later, they still have a leak because of words, typically from people very close to them. And it’s more blessed. Wherever you go, husbands, wives: Don’t wait for your spouse to be a blessing to you. Be a blessing to them. Don’t focus so much on what they’re giving or doing or saying about you at all. Hey, it is more blessed to give. Be a blessing to them with your words; they are key. It’s just key. A spouse that is complimenting the mate is just bringing life to that marriage, to that home. It is vital. And don’t wait for the other. No, no, no. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Now, if someone gives back, that’s not a bad thing. It doesn’t say it’s not a blessing to receive; it doesn’t say that. He said it’s more blessed to give than to receive. So you get a blessing from receiving—that’s a bonus. Nothing wrong with that. Praise the Lord for it. But the greater blessing is in giving. During this Christmas season, it’s easy to get stuck on what you don’t have and what everybody else has. Don’t dwell there; focus on giving. I’m not necessarily talking about gifts per se. If you’ve got money running out of your ears like Brother Ted up here, then go ahead and give to everybody.
It is so important. You know what the Bible says about Jesus? We’re thinking Christmastime, and praise the Lord, he came. Amen. Praise the Lord for that. He left heaven—about it Sunday morning a lot—and he came to this old, sin-cursed world. I’m so grateful. You realize how dark and hateful and mean and murderous, cut-throat, cheating it just… You say it’s bad now. Can you imagine what it would be like if Jesus didn’t come? They’d probably all kill each other. Praise the Lord, he came and brought light.
Jesus didn’t come to be ministered to, if you will. He didn’t come to receive; he came to give. That’s what he said. The Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister. When you just focus on giving and being a blessing to someone else, you are like Jesus.
So, number one: just a couple of things. Number one, go to be a blessing. You say, “I want to have a good Christmas.” Maybe it can’t be your best Christmas. Maybe you’re alone, whatnot. Those things happen, but it could still be a good Christmas. How is that? Focus on being a blessing. Don’t focus on getting blessed; focus on being a blessing. All right.
Then, number two. Number two, are you all ready for this one? Look over in Luke chapter 14. We’re going to get this principle here real quick to get our second point. Every Baptist preacher in the world has to have a third point, and then we’ll go home, amen. Forty-five points underneath each three of those points, we’ll be done, amen. Luke 14. Thank you for laughing. I’m glad if you get too worried, I’m worried, you know.
Luke 14, look at what Jesus says there. Luke 14, look in verse 12. We’re going to get our second point. The first one is going to be a blessing. Number two, here it is, verse 12: “Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite the pastor over to eat.” No, no. Notice what he says. Notice what he says. You have a dinner, a supper, a feast, a festival, whatever. He says, “Call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors, lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.” But when thou makest a feast, call the poor. The poor are not going to be able to vouch over for a feast because they’re too poor. Call the poor, call the maimed—especially in that day and time, they didn’t have Social Security and all that. They were usually beggars. Call the poor, call the maimed, the lame. They didn’t have welfare back there; they didn’t have all that. They didn’t have short-term, long-term disability. They didn’t have all that. The lame—they’re just poor, barely trying to make it. He said, the blind. The blind, many times, weren’t well-educated. They didn’t have Braille, as far as I know. They weren’t the social elite; they were typically, a lot of times, beggars too. He said, “When you have this feast, call the poor and the maimed, the lame, the blind, and thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee, for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.”
Here is the second point: Be a blessing to those that cannot give back to you.
Go to be a blessing, and then go to be a blessing to those that cannot, and sometimes they just will not give back to you. I love this story about a lady. My wife told me about it—a godly lady. My wife used to really follow a lot, but she said she made a practice, of course, with ladies: when she walked into a room, a group of ladies, a group of people, she would always look for the one that was alone. Not the friendly one, the one that everybody—the social bug, the popular one. She would look for the one that was alone. If they are alone, typically there is a reason for it. They are not the one that everybody loves to hang out with. They are not the one that is going to be able to give back a whole lot. But she would look for that person and go be friendly. I like that. Go to be a blessing to those that cannot do anything back to you. That is so good; that’s good preaching, amen. That’s true. A lot of times they might be socially awkward a little bit, but go be a friend. Then go to be a blessing to those that cannot give back to you financially. That might be a great thing to do this year: find somebody that cannot give back to you. I am blessed that sometimes through the church and things I get to—I recently had someone who gave our church a good amount of money and said, “I want it used for benevolence.” So we said okay, and someone needed some things, needed something. I was able to give them a check from my church, and they will never be able to give it back. Lessons of a miracle back to church. And that’s such a blessing. Such a blessing. It wasn’t me that did it, but I’m blessed because I get to put it in their hand. It’s just awesome. When you get to do that—we’re talking about the nursing homes. I appreciate nursing homes for four years, two years, two different times. When you go to those nursing homes, they are never going to be able to give you anything financially. They are not going to be able to come to your church. They are not going to make you look good. They are not going to be able to befriend you on Facebook for the most part. They are not going to be able to do any of that stuff, but something about just going and trying to be a blessing to them… Maybe I go there so often, maybe down myself, whatnot, and just try to go to be able to—and I would always leave with the biggest blessing, always without fail. I would just walk away, and I don’t know if it’s a blessing from them or not, but they were a blessing to me.
Just go to be a blessing. Go to be a blessing to those that cannot give back to you. Notice what he said—that last part of that verse over there in Luke 14. What is that? Verse 14, that last part? Let’s get the whole verse 14 back in there, would you please, if you’re there? “And thou shalt be blessed.” Well, these people can’t bless you. No, you already talked about that; they can’t recompense you. “But thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee, for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.” Friends, that’s called the judgment seat of Christ. I wonder sometimes how many rewards are taken away because we do all these things because somebody pats us on the back or we’re in the popular crowd or whatever it may be. But when you just do it, and they can’t get back to you, God says, “I’ve got you covered. We’re going to take care of you one day.” Whoa, praise the Lord. He keeps good records, too. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. He sees it all. Hey, he’s got it all covered. By the way, who would you rather have be a blessing to you: a person or God? God gives a whole lot better blessing to you. He knows how to bless you for it, and for all eternity, by the way. It’s so important.
Now, let me say this. This is important also. If you’re going to be a blessing, now listen to this close: If you’re going to be a blessing, and the only reason why you’re doing it is to get a blessing back—can I say a couple things about it? If I’m only giving to get back, I’m not really giving. I’m loaning, I’m renting out, if you will. I’m not giving.
You know the verse. You’re already there in Luke. Look over there, Luke 6. It’s a great principle. You’ll know it, Luke 6:38. This one actually is interesting. Acts 20 is more about monetary; we’re using it just universally. Luke 6, we always use it for monetary money, but it’s not really talking about that if you check out the context of Luke 6. But you can use it there, and it’s often used for monetary, but the universal truth works either way. I don’t want you to say at Luke 6. Look at verse 33. It’s not really talking here about money; he’s talking about judgment and forgiveness and all those things. But Luke 6:38, he says, “Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom, for the same measure that ye mete withal shall be measured to you again.”
We learn that principle. That’s a true principle. It’s found a lot of places in the Bible. Whatsoever you sow, that’s what you’re going to reap. You know, over there in Galatians 6. By the way, this karma thing—don’t fall for this karma thing. That has to do with reincarnation and all the rest of that junk. The Bible said it way before I was around: Hey, you reap what you sow. That’s the Bible truth. In this world, they twist everything; they get it all mixed up. But you reap what you sow—that’s the biblical truth. And it’s a little bit of the same thing, but you get back more. So if I learn these truths, and the only reason why I’m giving is to get, I never really gave. I just won’t. Don’t give to get. Don’t focus on that.
Now, you say, “Rewards—is that wrong?” I’ve said it often: No, I don’t think it’s a sin to work for the Lord for rewards. He gave that to us; that’s an incentive. There may be something a little bit purer than that. Maybe the lowest of something, the fear of the Lord, we would talk about that another night as you grow. There are a lot of different incentives to work for the Lord. Not bad. But don’t give just to get. Okay, we’re talking about this way, not this way.
Here’s another problem with that: There will be times that you give and you’re not going to get back. God’s principles are always true. I have a lot of faith—and I’m not trying to brag—I have a lot of faith in God’s principles. Here’s my problem: They very seldom work on my timetable. I have a hard time with that part right there. Anybody like me out there? You said this would happen, but on my time, not your time yet. The same principle is true here. If I’m only giving to get, you are going to go through times, I promise you, friend, where you’re just giving and you’re not going to be getting. If you’re just giving because you want to get back, you’re going to get discouraged. You have a real good chance you might quit. In fact, in this principle over here in Luke 14, he’s talking about you get back at the judgment seat of Christ. So if I’m just giving to get, and you say, “Well, nobody’s giving back to me; I’m going to quit,” you may quit if you’re only giving to give. So don’t give looking for someone that cannot be a blessing back to you. Go be a blessing to them.
I thought about people that just give so much. I thought about a man I’ve often mentioned over the years. He’s the man that gave the first amount, the first money of any kind, to our church. Way back before we ever moved, the word got out we were going to start a church. This man found out about it, and he gave me an envelope with a little letter inside. There was $20 in there. That was the first money anyone ever gave our church. Let me tell you about this man. Years ago, he was in the ministry, worked for less to roll off ministries. Something happened to his wife. I know maybe a few details about it, but something like a nervous breakdown. And she—I’m not trying to be mean—but she wasn’t right. I would see them coming to church, and her lipstick… Lipstick, I’m not an expert on that, amen. I know some of you have said this tie is pink, and it’s red, by the way. But I don’t know much about lipstick besides my wife’s. But I do know that lipstick is supposed to go on the lips. I mean, come on now. I’m not trying to be mean, but sometimes this lady would come in and her lipstick was just kind of all over. I mean, she was messed up. I watched that man. I watched him just give. His wife couldn’t give back much to him, and he just loved her. He wasn’t in the full-time ministry anymore; he just loved her and was good to her, bringing her to church. He tried to serve the Lord the best he could, work a regular job, get by financially, and do it to the Lord. He gave our church the first $20 we ever had. For that man, maybe at the resurrection of the just, maybe he’ll be one of those where the last shall be first, because he just gave and gave and gave and gave and gave and gave. As far as I know, his wife really couldn’t give back. Hey, don’t focus on receiving; you can’t control that. Spouse is not giving back to me? Don’t worry about that. Worry about if you’re giving to them.
I think about people who have worked in the bus ministry their whole life, man, years and years. I think about giving, giving, and sometimes giving to those who can’t give back to you. I think about that husband and wife where the husband was a painter, and he was painting on a high rise, on scaffolding, and he fell off. On his way down, if I got the story right—I know him, his name’s Randy, I won’t say his last name—but he hit an AC unit, and it paralyzed him from his neck down. Just a young man, had kids and all that. He’s in a wheelchair. The last I saw him, he’s in a wheelchair, I think, for the rest of his life. I saw him and his wife at a Valentine banquet, and she sat in his lap in the wheelchair. Someone had to take his arms and put his arms around his wife. And he said—he said, when she said, “Till death do us part”—she might be in the front of the line because her husband couldn’t give back. For all eternity, she’s going… God sees all that. More blessed to give than receive. God is going to give them.
Jesus came to give, and he did give to the whole world. Not just to the elect; he gave to the whole world. But he knew everybody in the world would not get saved. He knew that. He shed his blood for the sins of the whole world. First John 2:2: propitiation for the sins of the whole world, the Bible said very clearly. Yeah, he knew everybody in the world could not give back to him, but he still gave to them.
So, number one: Go to be a blessing. Number two: Go to be a blessing to those that cannot, and sometimes they just will not give back to you. Number three, and we’re going to be done. We’re going to go quick on this last one here. No Bible verse for this one, but just a concluding thought: Make your life a life of giving. Just make your life a life of giving. If you’re going through a pity party and you say, “Well, all I ever do is give”—has anybody ever had one of those pity parties? Come on, I’ll be honest. All of us have. Nobody raising their hand? Come on now, you know you’ve been there. Everybody, we’ve all been there. “All I ever do is give.” Nobody else. We’ve all been there before. When you’re there, and you will be there if you’ve got blood flowing through your veins, just stop and think: It is more blessed to give than receive.
There are a lot of different angles you can look at it. I think this story is often told in the foundation class. Great story. Another younger preacher about my age and I went and met with an older preacher down in Spring Hill, Tennessee, years ago at a Chinese restaurant. Somebody say amen. You could buffet your body there. It’s a good thing, friend. It’s good stuff. We were there talking to this older preacher, and he was looking at giving his church to another young man. Anyway, we were talking. This older preacher, when he was a young man, for years and years, he owned his own business and was pretty well off. He did good. He was older in years; he was a great man. His wife had passed. He was a great man a year ago. When he kind of retired, God called him into the ministry, but he was financially set. That’s kind of the background of the story. He told us, “You know, at one point in the ministry, I got a little discouraged.” I said, “God, why is it? I feel like I’m always the one giving everything.” He said, “I’m not trying to brag, but I haven’t been given a car.” He said, “You hear all these stories about people getting cars. People give them all this. Nobody ever gives me anything. Nobody ever gave me a car.” He said, “I was just complaining to the Lord about why am I always giving, and nobody ever gives to me? What’s wrong with this picture?” He said it was almost—it wasn’t audible, but it was real close to it. The Spirit of God said, “Hey, I can change places where you’re the one that’s always in need and you can’t give. I give you the privilege of being the one that has the ability to give.” And so, okay, Lord.
Hey, it is more blessed to give than receive. When we go through that, man, it is more blessed to give. Not only that, but according to Luke chapter 14, you give it, and you’re not doing it so somebody can give back to you—God says, “I’ve got you covered. I’ve got your back.” Judgment day is coming, if you will, rewards will be given out. I’ve got you covered. Don’t live to get down here; this is just a drop in the bucket. The big thing is: would I rather be blessed down here or up there? I like both of them, and you can be. God likes to bless you, and I’m not trying to say it’s wrong to have things. I’m trying to say that if I’m going to be blessed here or there, I’d much rather it be for all eternity than for seventy or eighty years down here. Just this Christmas season, man, go to be a blessing.
In Jesus’ life, all through his life, you just kind of read through his life. In Jesus’ life, he was giving. He was giving. He was healing people, teaching, preaching, and feeding people. You don’t really see Jesus receiving; he was just all about giving. Everywhere he went: give and give, give, give, give. He did let some people give to him. He had the seamless garment, you know, and I think he went and stayed over there with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus a lot, and people—he let that happen, but that wasn’t a big deal. He just went everywhere giving.
I don’t know this, but after Jesus was in the temple at age twelve, Joseph is never mentioned again. We don’t know what happened to him. Some say he died; sometimes he left. We don’t know. But Jesus, remember, he went back and was subject to them, and for eighteen years he was just a carpenter. I tend to think Jesus probably took care of the family financially all those years, just giving. Some people are really good at using the sympathy card; they act like they are in need, and people always give to them. Jesus never did that. They never pulled that. Even when he was carrying the cross on his back going to Calvary, and these ladies were weeping, Jesus said, “Weep not for me.” He didn’t feel sorry for himself one day. He wasn’t like that. He wasn’t about getting, getting, getting. Even on the cross, what did he do? He gave. “John, take your mother.” He was always just giving, giving, giving, giving. More blessed to give than receive. That’s Jesus. He was always busy about that.
I’ve already mentioned the bus ministry, and there are tons of other good ministries. God doesn’t call everybody to the bus; it’s not what I’m trying to say. But I thought about a man named Tommy Douglas. At the church I grew up in, from maybe about eighth or ninth grade until I went off to Bible College at Calvary Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida, there was an older man and his wife, Douglas. He would wear a baseball cap everywhere he went. He had a hearing aid in the back of his ear—back in the day when they were bigger than ears. He always took his baseball cap off when he went to church, went inside the building. They had retired, and it’s amazing: they spent the last years of their life working the bus ministry. When I say working the bus ministry, I’m talking about visiting, not just hours or days. They would spend a day or two—they didn’t work the bus route to go to doctor’s appointments and all the rest of that—but they would spend, I would say, an average of four days visiting their bus routes. On Sunday, we had maybe ten or twelve bus routes at that church, and three of them typically were the negligence [neglected areas]. They would give a list to those drivers: “Hey, these kids are coming on this with us.” They spent days literally visiting their bus route, lining up boys who grew up to ride the bus to go to church on Sunday. On Sunday, those drivers would come to pick up all their kids, and sometimes we’d have helpers or workers on the bus route sometimes. I’m not saying what shape the bus would be in by the time they got to church, but they’d be full of kids on that bus. It’s interesting because they couldn’t ride all the different buses; they were their bus. They were bus captains of at least three buses, sometimes more. When Tommy Douglas passed away after I went off to Bible College, my pastor, Dr. J.B. Buffington—he’s in heaven now—told the story. He went to the hospital to visit Tommy Douglas when he was passing. He was there when he went home. Dr. Buffington had seen many people pass, but he said, “I’ve never seen it.” He said Tommy was just lying there in the hospital bed, and you know how the breathing slows down. He was at that point where he couldn’t get any more breaths. Dr. Buffington said he just lay there, and all of a sudden his arms just went up, just like, “I see Jesus! He’s welcoming me!” Oh, Tommy Douglas took his last breath. Jesus says, “Hey, you’ve been giving to those that can’t give back to you.” Hey, I can’t.
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