Merry Christmas everyone!
This Sunday is our Christmas service, and I'd encourage you to read my last post before reading this one if you haven't already, as it talks about how we as believers, and as Crossroads family, can be prepared for the possible influx of unbelievers and "fringe" Christians for Christmas.
This Sunday we'll continue singing the great carols that herald the birth of our Savior! We'll start the service with "Joy To The World" and then have a short time of welcome and greeting. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for visitors, and greet them so they feel welcome! We'll keep on singing with "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Holy Night."
At this point, Linda Gray will read us the biblical narrative of the Christmas story, found in Luke's gospel. She'll be reading from the New Living Translation, which is a very beautiful and readable translation, while retaining the accuracy of the original text.
A small ensemble will then sing "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" for us to meditate on the amazing event that happened in the sleepy little town.
Pastor Todd will then bring us a Christmas message entitled "Heaven's Greatest Gift." And then we'll respond by listening/singing "He Knows My Name" which is a great reminder that our God is not somewhere out in the heavens, detached and impersonal, but he is a close God, and one that is intimately involved in his creation. We'll finish the service with "Go Tell It On The Mountain," a song that expresses our uncontainable joy in the birth of our Savior, and our resolve to tell the great gospel of Christ "over the hills and everywhere!"
See you Sunday!
PS. I've linked the songs to search results from Amazon.com as there are so many recordings of these carols that you're bound to find one you might want to download :)
PPS. I found one sample that I had to give its own link: Click Here
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