It's easy to read the beautiful, traditional story of Jesus' birth and forget how broken the entire situation is for its original participants – personally, politically, and socially. But the incarnation of God in the infant Jesus brings hope and victory to each one of those situations, and our own life situations today.
Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.
Order of service:
Readings:
- Invocation and verses is from John 1:1–14
- Old Testament reading is from Isaiah 9:2–7
- Epistle reading is from Titus 2:11–14
- Holy Gospel is from Luke 2:1–14
Hymns:
- Light of the World
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Music and lyrics: Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, and Paul Mabury
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Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
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Text and tune: John F. Wade
Public domain - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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Text: Charles Wesley
Tune: Felix Mendelssohn
Public domain - Away in a Manger
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Text: Little Children’s Book, 1885; Vineyard Songs, 1892
Tune: James R. Murray
Public domain - Angels We Have Heard on High
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Text: The Crown of Jesus, 1862
Tune: French
Public domain - It Came upon the Midnight Clear
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Text: Edmund H. Sears
Tune: Richard S. Willis
Public domain - Joy to the World
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Text: Isaac Watts
Tune: George Frideric Handel
Public domain - Silent Night, Holy Night
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Text: Franz Gruber
Tune: Franz Joseph Mohr
Public domain
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