THE ANGEL'S SONG: PEACE ON EARTH (3 OF 4)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
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The Angel's Song: Peace On Earth (3 of 4)
Series: Christmas Playlist
Jim Perdue
Luke 2:8-20
Intro/Attention
Last week, I began a Christmas series entitled, Christmas Playlist. There are four songs in the New Testament associated with the birth of Christ. There is Mary's Song in Luke 1:46-55, Zechariah's Song in Luke 1:67-69, The Angel's Song, in Luke 2:13-14, and Simeon's Song in Luke 2:28-35. So, we have studied Mary's Song and Zechariah's Song, and today we come to The Angel's Song. We've stolen a phrase from their song as the title of the message today, Peace on Earth. READ TEXT
*This time of year, the songs of the season are everywhere: at the mall, in elevators, on TV, and in the earbuds of many personal audio devices. But recent research has conflicting ideas about how this music affects people. Mayo Clinic experts say tuning in to music can be good for you. Dr. Jonathan Graff-Radford says research suggests listening to or singing music can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. Another study shows music may also help reduce pain. But other studies show the opposite result. According to a 2017 study conducted by British psychologist Linda Blair, listening to cheerful, jolly Christmas could harm a person's mental health. Blair said the continuous playing of Christmas music in the car or at stores reminds people of all the things they need to do before the holiday arrives. ''You're simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you're hearing,'' Blair said. Meanwhile, a 2005 study showed an even different result. When Christmas music was combined with Christmas scents, it encouraged people to spend more time in a shop and subsequently boosted sales.*
The Christmas season brings out some very different reactions in people - joy, longing, stress, sadness, loneliness, etc. But no matter what we are going through at this time of the year, Jesus can meet us in all of tho ...
Series: Christmas Playlist
Jim Perdue
Luke 2:8-20
Intro/Attention
Last week, I began a Christmas series entitled, Christmas Playlist. There are four songs in the New Testament associated with the birth of Christ. There is Mary's Song in Luke 1:46-55, Zechariah's Song in Luke 1:67-69, The Angel's Song, in Luke 2:13-14, and Simeon's Song in Luke 2:28-35. So, we have studied Mary's Song and Zechariah's Song, and today we come to The Angel's Song. We've stolen a phrase from their song as the title of the message today, Peace on Earth. READ TEXT
*This time of year, the songs of the season are everywhere: at the mall, in elevators, on TV, and in the earbuds of many personal audio devices. But recent research has conflicting ideas about how this music affects people. Mayo Clinic experts say tuning in to music can be good for you. Dr. Jonathan Graff-Radford says research suggests listening to or singing music can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. Another study shows music may also help reduce pain. But other studies show the opposite result. According to a 2017 study conducted by British psychologist Linda Blair, listening to cheerful, jolly Christmas could harm a person's mental health. Blair said the continuous playing of Christmas music in the car or at stores reminds people of all the things they need to do before the holiday arrives. ''You're simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you're hearing,'' Blair said. Meanwhile, a 2005 study showed an even different result. When Christmas music was combined with Christmas scents, it encouraged people to spend more time in a shop and subsequently boosted sales.*
The Christmas season brings out some very different reactions in people - joy, longing, stress, sadness, loneliness, etc. But no matter what we are going through at this time of the year, Jesus can meet us in all of tho ...
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