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*/Making the Christmas Connection/*
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*The Christmas Song*
*Luke 2:14*
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/13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, /
/and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
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/Luke 2:13-14 NIV/
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*The Significance of the Christmas Song…*
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We need to rejoice in the greatness of God*
/"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."/
/Luke 2:14 NIV/
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We need to rejoice in the grace of God*
/"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."/
/Luke 2:14 NIV/
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We need to respond to the Son of God*
/When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
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/Luke 2:15 NIV/
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*Making the Christmas Connection: *
The Christmas song points to Christ the Savior.
Will you praise Him?
\\ Intro…
One of the hallmarks of the Christmas season around the world is the playing and singing of holiday hymns and music.
Everywhere you go there are Christmas songs…on the radio, in the stores, on the TV.
What are your favorite Christmas songs?
(interactive)
I did a little research this week and came up with a list of *the Top ten Christmas Songs* *of the Modern Era.
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*Top 10 Christmas Songs of the Modern Era *
10.
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy
9.
Here Comes Santa Claus - Alvin and the Chipmunks
8. Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
7. Silver Bells - Bing Crosby
6.
Little Drummer Boy - Neil Diamond
5. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - The Crystals
4. Frosty the Snowman - Burl Ives
3. Blue Christmas - Elvis
2. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
1. White Christmas - Frank Sinatra
I thought for sure */I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/* would make the top ten!!
I came across video of a Christmas song that mirrors our Christmas experience…
[Video…12 days of Christmas…]
Often times our Christmas experience is a lot like this…and we miss the Christmas Connection.
Today I want to continue my Christmas series…*/Making the Christmas Connection/*…by looking at what has to be the #1 Christmas song of all time…
There are actually *four Christmas songs in the Gospel of Luke*:
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Mary’s Song (Lk.
1:46-56)
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Zechariah’s Song (Lk.
1:68-79)
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The Angels’ Song (Lk.
2:14)
4.
Simeon’s Song (Lk.
2:29-32)
But there is one that is at the top of the list….
The Angels’ Song in Luke 2:14
Why do I say that?
Because it was the song sung immediately after the birth of Christ by angels
CH Spurgeon calls it */The First Christmas Carol./*
Listen to the words of the first Christmas Carol.
/"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."/
/Luke 2:14 NIV/
These words have inspired composers for 2,000 years.
The angels’ song is an all-time favorite.
Often called the Gloria after its first word in the Latin translation, it is the basis of modern choral works, traditional Christmas carols, and ancient liturgical chants.
*/We can Make the Christmas Connection/*…by looking at the #1 Christmas song of all time…
This significance of this song is found as we consider these three truths….
\\ The Significance of the Christmas Song…
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We need to rejoice in the greatness of God*
That is what we find the angels doing in Luke 2:13-14…
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Luke 2:13-14 NIV
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After the angel gave the great news of God’s arrival on earth to the shepherds in Luke 2:10-12, *suddenly* all heaven broke into praise, as *the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven.*
John’s vision of heaven recorded in Revelation reveals that there are innumerable angels in heaven (Revelation 5:11).
One of the angels’ key roles is to offer continuous praise to God.
The arrival of God’s Son on earth caused all of heaven to join in an anthem of praise to God.
As they sang…Glory to God… they were focusing their praise on the One who set these events in motion, the One who controls all events on earth…
He is in the highest heaven.
*Glory* here refers to praise given to God.
Glory: The word is used in ascriptions of praise to God
as in doxologies (lit., "glory-words"),
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(e. g., Luke 2:14; Rom 11:36; 16:27; Gal 1:5; Rev 1:6.)
As one commentator says, /The angels recognize the worth and weight of God’s presence and praise Him for it./
The passionate chant of college football fans regarding their team is/…We’re Number 1, We’re Number 1, We’re Number 1…/
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*God is number 1!!!*
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*That is the passionate chant of the angels that first Christmas morning…*
"Glory to God in the highest, "Glory to God in the highest, "Glory to God in the highest…”
Followers of Christ have been singing that ever since that first Christmas…it the song of the Christian…
Glo-------------ria in excellis deo
(From the Christmas carol /Angels we have heard on high/)
"Gloria in Excelsis Deo" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest")
That should be our song…
That was David’s song….
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.
Psalm 57:5 NIV
It was Mary’s Song….
And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord…”
Luke 1:46 NIV
It was Paul’s song…
For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be the glory forever!
Amen.
Rom 11:36
Is it your song???
You see, a fundamental question in our lives is: */Who is going to get the glory?/*
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A lot of the struggles and problems in our lives (family, friends, work, church) are related to this issue…*/ Who is going to get the glory?
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