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The Carols Of Christmas
Contributed by Doug Fannon on Dec 9, 2017 (message contributor)
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1. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Contributed on Dec 9, 2017
We know that we are living in troubling times; the economy is tight, jobs are scarce, corruption and crime is all around us. The world is not a safe place. Where is Peace. Longfellow wrote about peace, or rather, the lack of peace.
Today we start a new sermon series called "The Carols of Christmas," where we will look at a few of the favorite carols and consider their Biblical message for today. Today we are looking at peace. We lit the Advent Candle of Peace this morning and you heard David read a few verses concerning ...read more
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2. O Come All Ye Faithful
Contributed on Dec 17, 2017
Who are the faithful? What does it mean to be faithful? Looking at the Biblical message of this great Christmas hymn.
The songs of the Christmas season comprise some of the finest music known to man, and this hymn is certainly one of our universal favorites. It was used in Catholic churches before it became known to Protestants. Today it is sung by church groups around the world since it has been translated from ...read more
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3. Away In A Manger
Contributed on Dec 26, 2017
The message of the manger. What is the significance of the manager for us today.
No Christmas song is more loved than this tender children’s carol. For some time “Away in the Manger” was titled “Luther’s Cradle Hymn.” It was thought to have been written by Martin Luther for his own children and then passed on by German mothers. Modern research discounts this claim, however. ...read more
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4. Joy To The World, The Lord Is Come
Contributed on Jan 3, 2018
Sunday after Christmas, Sermon about Jesus Second Coming for which the Hymn by Isaac Watts, is all about. This sermon was given in conjunction with the Lord's Supper.
Isaac Watts was arguably the most prolific hymn writer of his day. If the father of medicine was Hippocrates and the father of the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell, then the father of English hymns was none other than Isaac Watts. Watts’ lyrical goal, as one author put it, was to wed ...read more