This Sunday we may see a lot of new faces and I am excited to welcome them all to our church. One of the main things that I wanted to communicate this Sunday was the greatness of God. We celebrate the birth of Jesus because through him we are made right with God. We sing carols about this excitement and joy of his birth; Joy to the World, or the, “thrill of hope the weary world rejoices” from O Holy Night. This excitement is real, because our great God provided the long expected King, Jesus. God’s plan did not stop at His birth, How Great Thou Art, tells the purpose of His birth;
“And when I think that God His son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
And on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee, how great Thou art”
Jesus is the Messiah sent by God, he is the “rescue for sinners” and the “light of the world”; He is what all the excitement is about. It is important for us to not forget about the cross during this Christmas season. Our response is to bring an offering of worship similar to the wise men’s gift or the bowed Shepherds.
Songs for Sunday...
O Come All Ye Faithful / Oakeley, C. Frederick | Wade, John Francis
How Great Thou Art / Hine
Jesus Messiah / Tomlin, Chris | Carson, Daniel | Reeves, Jesse | Cash, Ed
O Holy Night / Kipley, Pete | Millard, Bart | Dwight, John S. | Adam, Adolphe
Christmas Offering / Paul Balouche
