1.3.3 12.16.2018 Get the Music Right!
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Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?
▾ Start:
Entice: Personally, I am 4 weeks in to the Christmas music season. How about you?
• Entice: I am 4 weeks in to the Christmas music season. How about you?
Engage: What is your favorite Christmas song? Is it an extension of your favorite kind of music or something altogether different?
▾ Engage: What is your favorite Christmas song? Is it an extension of your favorite kind of music or something altogether different?
Why do you like it?
Why do you like it?
• Why do you like it? The tune? Subject matter? Is it cute, cleverly written, or maybe-just plain funny?
The tune?
The tune?
The subject?
The subject?
Is it cute,
Is it cute,
cleverly written,
cleverly written,
or maybe-
just plain funny?
just plain funny?
There is I do not think it is fair to compare I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas with Joy to the World or Silent Night, or even White Christmas.
There is I do not think it is fair to compare I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas with Joy to the World or Silent Night, or even White Christmas.
• I do not think it is fair to compare I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas with Joy to the World or Silent Night, or even White Christmas.
I like different kinds of Christmas music at different times and in different circumstances. I do not think it is fair to compare I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas with Joy to the World or Silent Night, or even White Christmas. I’m not a guy who plays my music on shuffle.
There is a lot of music at Christmas. Some of it is just for fun. Some of it is written to evoke a certain ambiance around the holiday. And some is for worship. Some of it facilitates the worship of Jesus, some of it the worship of the almighty dollar. For crying out loud!
• There is a lot of music at Christmas. Some of it is just for fun. Some of it is written to evoke a certain ambiance around the holiday. And some is for worship. Some
For crying out loud!
For crying out loud!
of it facilitates the worship of Jesus, some of it the worship of the almighty dollar. For crying out loud! We have to get the Music right!!
We have to get the Music right!!
We have to get the Music right!!
Expand: The singing actually begins in the Gospel nativity stories as told by Luke. He likely accessed his information about the nativity from the source-Mary. Mary remembered the angels visit, the in utero leap of John, and knew of the prophetic song of Zechariah. She told Luke, who by the inspiring Spirit wove these songs into the fabric of the biblical story. A story to be told and a story to be sung!
• Expand: The singing actually begins in the Gospel nativity stories as told by Luke. He likely accessed his information about the nativity from the source-Mary. Mary
remembered the angels visit, the in utero leap of John, and knew of the prophetic song of Zechariah. She told Luke, who by the inspiring Spirit wove these songs
Excite: Worship is at the heart of Christmas. Either we worship with biblical precedent or we worship what our culture commends, our society sanctions, and the market mandates.
into the fabric of the biblical story. A story to be told and a story to be sung!
• Excite: Worship is at the heart of Christmas. Either we worship with biblical precedent or we worship what our culture commends, our society sanctions, and the
So sing at Christmas-Sing! Not just to be joyful and happy but to Worship our coming King.
market mandates.
• So sing at Christmas-Sing! Not just to be joyful and happy but to Worship our coming King.
So sing at Christmas-Sing! Not just to be joyful and happy but to Worship our coming King.
Explore: God's Work in Jesus must be the theme of our song!
• Explore: God's Work is Jesus must be the theme of our song!
Explore: God's Work is Jesus must be the theme of our song!
God's Work in Jesus must be the theme of our song!
God's Work in Jesus must be the theme of our song!
-Get the music right!
-Get the music right!
• Explain: ▾ Body of Sermon
Explain: This morning I’m going to give you three keys to nailing the music this Christmas..
▾ Body of Sermon
▾ Body of Sermo
▾ Body of Sermo
▾Magnify the Lord for extending His blessing.
Magnify the Lord for extending His blessing.
Magnify the Lord for extending His blessing.
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
• Mary responds to honor with humility.
• Mary responds to honor with humility.
• Mary responds to honor with humility.
• Mary responds to honor with humility.
• Mary Responds to a challenge with trust.
• Mary responds to a challenge with trust.
• Mary responds to a challenge with trust.
• Mary Responds to grace with worship.
• Mary responds to grace with worship.
• Mary responds to grace with worship.
▾ Bless the Lord for providing redemption
Bless the Lord for providing redemption
Bless the Lord for providing redemption
68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
• Keeping His promise
• Keeping His promise
• Remembering His covenant
• Remembering His covenant
• Lavishing His mercy.
• Lavishing His mercy.
Give Glory to God for making peace.
Give Glory to God for making peace.
Give Glory to God for making peace.
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13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
• Worship is our response to Gospel.
• Worship is our response to Gospel.
• Peace is the result of Gospel.
• Peace is the result of Gospel.
The Power of Music
The Power of Music
Several Ironies. Mary sang with perspective despite her youth. Zechariah was given a song after months of of silence. The Angel choir praised God for a gospel not intended for them. All were overwhelmed with the grace and mercy of God-and given a voice.
What are you singing this Christmas? Is your Christmas blue because you are in your sins? Or is it White because your sins have been made white by the lamb of God? Pick your tune. Let’ God give you your voice.