Why Music at Christmas 12/20/2020

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But we appreciate it and we love everyone here and hopefully when this gets out of the way that we can start back having regular church and we can be together and we can add meals and we can hug each other and all that. So that's something to look forward to well. We think the congregation with him today. And then we had to do it and today I want to talk about. Why music at Christmas? Why do we have music at Christmas now, you know we are in the air series A King is Coming. And today we may have one more message next Sunday on the Nativity, but that will be the last one for sure for the king is coming and we've been talkin about the Nativity Story. And today I want us to look at why music at Christmas. Why do we have music at Christmas? Love music? Probably some of you like country music.

some of you probably like country music in the movie made life classic rock music Bluegrass for one thing that we need to understand is that we celebrate.

And when he came he filled a lot of prophecies and Promises be provided the cure for sin. ESPN's hope each and every one of us. He gives us peace in our hearts and in our lives, even though we lived in a world that seems like we have any but we are in the midst of chaos. He gives us. Peace. Not only that when he came he gave us the reason. Music player like this he gave us the purpose of our life. but not only that his birth also give a and that is

we have all that in the birth. Someone that said Christianity is a religion.

I heard a pastor say one time. But you don't know Christ to get you seen and if he's not the center of your life. Your song is plagiarized free. You're trying to find joy in the gift of Music instead of The Giver. You said was why we going to talk about music today what will calls and Luke chapter 1 and 2 the first narrative Nativity Story. Luke Gabbert six phone cuz I want to go over these six songs that were saying when Jesus was born. And so what I want to do is kind of gift you set unique reasons. Why joy and music is a part of our Christmas celebration and always have in it from the moment. He was born until the day. Think of all the Christmas carols of Christmas and it was a part of the first Christmas as well. So I have six of them. So I'm going to go quickly so we can finish this. And here's the first reason that we have music at Christmas and it is because Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled. So if you have your Bible turn to Luke Chapter 2. Luke Chapter 2 now we going to be in Luke 1 and 2 I'm not going to put any of these birthdays on the screen today since we only have two chapters we can just kind of browsed through each chapter as because Luke Chapter 2 and we're going to read verses 25 to 32. This is Simeon is called Simeon summer. The Latin for it is the monk the Menace of you may have heard of that. All that means is Now let me depart. This is what the Indian says Luke chapter 2 verse 25 through 32 and behold there was a man waiting for the arrival of the savior is basically what he say waiting for Jesus to be born in the Holy Spirit was upon him. Then have been revealed to him by the holy spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. So he was a priest in the temple and the Holy Spirit Come to him and said you will not die until you hold this little baby the savior of the world in your heart. That's what he said or 27th. So he came by the spirit into the temple in the parents brought in the Child Jesus to do for him according to the custom of the law. He took him up in his arms and blessed God and said Lord now, you're letting your servant depart in peace and love words Lord. I know now that it's time for According to your word for my eyes have seen your salvation with you have prepared before the face of All Peoples of life to bring Revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people. It did not something that Cindy and knew that this was the savior of the world but not only for Israel. He said you are going to bring light to the Gentiles. So he was going to be a savior of the entire world Jews and Gentiles alike. Simeon have waited a long time to see the prophecy fulfilled. But not only did he see it for field but he himself held the child of Prophecy in his heart. Let us think what a magnificent moment that was in that certain place if that's certain time before this old man died. The Holy Spirit told him you will hold this child in your arm. You will see the Savior of the world friends list. You can let any cute if you want to. Examine any piece of American literature that you want. all the way down to 1830 and you'll not find a single phrase even suggesting. That a future president of the United States would be born in Flames, Georgia. You know what? You can search all you like but no one ever said that there's a man. There's a boy who's going to grow up in Plains, Georgia, which is About 721 people the population. It covers 514 Acres playing Georgia, but yet a president United States was born he was born right there, but no one could have told you that. at any point But think of this and remember we going to look at the scripture in a minute.

Remember that the prophet said That there's one going to be born on the continent of Asia. And there's one going to be born in the description of Judah. And there's one going to be born in the small country of Israel. And there's one going to be born in the village of a Thousand Villages. This one little village called Bethlehem of Judea that profit 700 years before Christ was born not only pick the caucus not only pick the nation or the country. Not only not only picked the benefit but he did the subdivision all the way down to the right house 700 years before Jesus was born but see Micah wasn't he was prophesied under the conviction of the Holy Spirit. You see there was Joy among the Jews when Jesus was born because they were seeing all these Old Testament prophecies and we can see it today. There's over 300 prophecies in the Old Testament speaking of the coming the birth of Jesus had every single one of them was 4 fill down. The Everett I was. It never came across you see it when the Messiah was born in Bethlehem. How could the people help but seen in what we read right here. It's not the Mantis. It was hooked the song by Cyndi in here and it was a song praising the savior because the Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled and there was joy and music at that. That's the first reason that we have music to Christmas.

Another reason there's music at Christmas because the problem of sin has been resolved. The problem of sin began there or the real answer to the problem of sin begin when God was born in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. So we were Joyce this morning in the Incarnation in the birth of God. If you will in the person of Jesus Christ understanding that the Cradle was a Prelude to the cross. He said we saying because the problem of seeing has been resolved. So let's look at it in blue another phone. We're going to hear Luke chapter 1.

Luke chapter 1 and look what it says in vs 68 and 69. This is the proclamation here exactly rise and we hear kind of the anticipation of Salvation. Look what he says in verse 68-69 blessed is the Lord God of Israel for he has visited and redeemed say that word redeemed his people and he raised a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. You see here he's talking about we have now we have to answer to the problem of 77 and 78 of Luke chapter. 1 knowledge of Salvation to his people by the remission that word remission needs forgiveness of their sins through the 10th of mercy of our god with mixed with Dayspring from on high and visited us. You see hear another song year and it was because they have Answer to the problem of sin was born in his name was Jesus. He would forgive his people of their sin by dying on the cross.

We staying because we have our Lord and savior who died for our sins and the problem of sin.

another reason we sing another song here and Luke chapter 1 another reason we sing at Christmas is because the pain Of the lowly and I forgot. Has been remember now listen to what Mary said never remember the Latin term for what what's Indian said we'll probably move to two minutes what we just talked about the Benedictus of Zachariah. What we're going to see here is called The Magnificat of Mary. I want you to look at this Luke chapter 1 in vs46 before ye and listen to watch Mary sets. And Mary said my soul magnifies the Lord in my spirit hath rejoiced in God my savior for he has regarded the lonely state of his mates are for by hold henceforth all generations will call me blessed and then she had missing verses 52 and 54. He put down the mighty from their Chrome and exalted the load. He has spilled the Hungry with good thing in the rich. He has sent away empty and not very safe. I'm just a little peasant girl. I'm not high. I'm not exhausted. No one even cares about me, but yet God chose me. They give birth to the savior of the world and she use the word lowly price rain God. He's no respecter of persons with God is your savior. If you'll call the font whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Anyone can do that in this is what Mary. Is there a Dorothy Sayers Christian writer and she imagine what Mary may have said cuz I am a job about the privilege of being the mother of the savior of the world. This is the way she could I wrote this down here. He said Mary would have said something like this with me. You see it is like this when the Angels message came to me the Lord put a song in my heart. I suddenly saw that well and nothing to God. No one is too unimportant to be his friend. That was the thought that came to me because the same that happened to me. I am quite humbly born get the power of God Came Upon me very foolish young girl that I am and unlearned get to the word of God has spoken to me and I was in deep distress that my baby was born and feel my wife with love so I know very well the wisdom to power and sorrow can live together with love and for me a child in my arm is the answer to all

Mary just a little peasant girl Joseph don't want to do about him. But that's who God chose to deliver baby. Jesus hymn to this one. So joyful and music and Christmas because the pain of the load has been remember may be here this morning. Thank God doesn't care about me. You don't know what I'm going through. I pray he said I'll never leave you nor forsake thee will take care of you. Even when you die. Bible says that the death precious in the sight of the Lord with his death. You say we are precious if you don't you'll never leave us nor forsake us and he'd remember the pain of the loaded. Well number for another reason why there's no fears about the song. It's because the possibility of he is review. I look at it here in Luke Chapter 2 and look at it and verses 13 and 14.

These are the Angels here and this here's another phone and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God and saying glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace Goodwill toward men. The Prince of Peace has come and visit them someday at last they're going to be on this Earth right now.

And let me say this.

You will never have. the peace of God until you first have peace with you'll never have so if you don't have if you have not made peace with God what I mean by that is you never say you will never have the peace of God which passes all understanding the Bible say you can have peace in the middle of a pandemic you can have peace in your heart to be 7 or so many people are afraid to share their stress. They have no feet but the Prince of Peace has come and when the Prince of Peace the first thing you think about it because that's what you always for us and he's coming out only to bring individual piece, but he's come to bring peace to your family to your parents and maybe the first time in a long time you'll be able to decide to live together with Harmony all the unrest that's in our home today friends when Jesus was born when he was born the possibility of Peace. He has given us if we we can have peace with God of God even in the middle of a panda. another song we have musically Crystal called. The purpose of life is Illustrated. The purpose of life is illustrated by the birth of Jesus and Mary song. Mary said my soul magnifies the Lord now Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist. He had a different Spirit. Look what it says in verse 44 of Luke chapter one of your breathing sound.

Elizabeth he said you're going to have your green salad in my ears the bay leaf in my womb for Joy. So as soon as Mary got in close proximity with a list of what happened before John the Baptist was more he did a little dance in her room. He just did a little dance right there in her room. And then what did the father zaccaria? What did he say? Look at its birth 6868 Blessed is the Lord God of his for he has visited and redeemed his people and then a final Anthem if you will a phrase comes from the angel Luke 2:14 Goodwill for men. What was all this about? Well, it was about this. It's in here. I play your phone music. They give God the praise this Tuesday. That's what it was for you see phrase in his infinite worth. Is the ultimate purpose of our life? preaches in Minneapolis, Minnesota

and he said the end of man is the glorify God and to enjoy him the best bass the purpose of a man's life It's to glorify God in everything you do and say and to enjoy God forever. Don't ask you this. Did you enjoy. Enjoy, do you love being around God as far as when you read his word when you pray when you fellowship with him, do you? Because I get the impression from a lot of Christian people that they don't enjoy being around. They don't enjoy they look at God and see him. Bassmaster who didn't have a thumbs up there on his iPad taking down every time they do so One day I'm going to be judged for that. That's the way they see y'all. They don't enjoy God at all. Matter fact, many of us are kind of like Adam and Eve we try to hide from it. As far as I can. Stay away from long as I don't do anything too bad. Maybe he won't you know notice or he won't you know, I don't want to be one of these people wearing God's constantly look at me watching the kids he is and he wants you to enjoy him not to be afraid of him. He don't want you to hide from him. He wants you to enjoy the fellowship in the relationship that we have to God through his son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Do you actually enjoy do you enjoy being say you enjoy going out and talking and speaking to him and pray and ask him for things and just fellowshipping. Do you enjoy that many people don't enjoy they run and hide from God but Jesus Christ was born and there's music at Christmas. And the reason is because the purpose of life that we ought to praise and worship God for sending the Savior into this world and one day coming by and getting us in taking a spinning back together.

We should rejoice in that and we should enjoy our relationship with God. Well number 6 and will close. And that is there's music at Christmas. What cause prediction of Christ's second coming or secure? How do you know Jesus Christ is coming back one day Elvis look at Micah 5:2. We going to put it up on the street by 5 to talk about this first Grandpa. This is the Old Testament prophecy speaking of the coming of Jesus, but you Bethlehem who you are little among the thousands and thousands of villagers thousands of villages of you. Do your little get out of you shall come forth to me one to be ruler in Israel. We're going to going for our for mold from Everlasting. That's the prophecy that was written 700 years before Jesus was born you Bethlehem ephrathah more the smallest villages. Continent of Asia in the country of Israel is going to be born the one who will rule the Israel and be the savior of this world. You say many people vote days. I'm sure before Christ was born said. Yeah, you've been saying this word for 600 years five hundred years and I haven't seen it yet sure that's going to happen. Just like people today say you been talking about the Lord's coming back forever and he hasn't come back yet. He's not coming. See people don't believe it because it's been so long. But if you trace the Old Testament Prophecies of the first coming of Christ, you will find out what out there's not a single ball every single prophecy was fulfilled to the smallest detail. All three of them have been fulfilled. An interesting lead when you look at the Old Testament prophecy talkin about the first coming of Christ. There's always additional properties. They're talkin about that he's coming back. It just as surely as he came the first time he's going to come the second time as well. Shouldn't we be like seeing you that hold man that old priest saying that he couldn't wait you're not going to die until you see the Savior should we have that anticipation for the Lord coming back again? He is coming the first time. Makes the Keurig is coming the second time as well Max Lucado. So if you may have read some of his books, this is how he solved.

It all happened in a moment a most remarkable moment. That particular moment was like none of it.

God became man God as a fetus Holiness sleeping in the womb. creator of life being cream but there will be another woman the world will see another instantaneous transformation. You see him becoming man. God made it possible for man to see God when Jesus went home. He left the back door open. He left the back door open as a result. We will all be changed and the scripture says it like this and look at the loan in chapter 4 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven from heaven with a shout. Did the voice of an archangel with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and dust we shall always be with the Lord people come back the second time.

How can you not play a Christmas? That's what Christmas is all about. We thought we can't fully comprehended. I'm sure but Christ became one of us so that we would be with him forever. And then that moment when Christ comes by. Bible says we will see him as he is and we shall be like them. That's what it's going to be in from that moment on we will never stop singing with joy because of our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ. Why do we sing at Christmas? Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled the problem of seeing has been resolved. The pain of the lonely and forgotten have been remember. The Prince of Peace has come so we have the possibility of Peace the whole purpose of our life. assure our security

Spray unit. Love you today. Or we thank you for the birth of our savior. So often we look at it, and we don't really think about What it means practically for a whole lot. We can trust the Bible.

We have to think about how we are saving for my Cena problem with seeing has been resolved through the birth.

Lord somebody here today make me feel better. Let me be without family. They may think there's no one cared about me about me. Is no respecter of person. of all mankind

you think you could you give us a purpose and that is just

while I pray this morning for those of us here today that we would actually enjoy God that we was enjoyed our relationship and fellowship. Lord this morning just as we did at the Lord's Supper. We look forward to his second, and we know that since his first coming you prophesied in the came through we know that his has to look forward to that help us to live in life.