Immanuel, Our Perfect Present
Donald Cantrell
Isaiah 7: 14 and Matthew 1: 23
Isa 7:14 KJV Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Mat 1:23 KJV Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
I - The Satisfying Name of Immanuel
II - The Sinless Nature of Immanuel
III - The Sinful Need of Immanuel
IV - The Strategic Nomination of Immanuel
V - The Supreme Nobility of Immanuel
VI - The Selected Nurturers of Immanuel
VII - The Sure Noticing of Immanuel
VIII - The Sad Neglecting of Immanuel
What Is Christmas All About?
Theme: ''Man could not get to God, but God could send his son to man''
During the making of the animated Christmas classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz had a meeting with Lee Mendelson, the show's producer, and Bill Melendez, its lead animator.
The discussion concerned Schulz's insistence about including a New Testament scripture reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. The scripture reading was to be spoken by Peanuts character Linus Van Pelt in response to Charlie Brown's lament, ''Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?''
Mendelson and Melendez both voiced their concern about the reading, with Melendez telling Schulz, ''It's very dangerous for us to start talking about religion now.''
Schulz answered him by saying, ''Bill, if we don't, who will?''
In the end, the scripture reading was retained, and the CBS special was the second-most watched show of the week when it debuted on December 9, 1965.
Linus read the following verses from the King James Version of Scriptures:
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord ...
Donald Cantrell
Isaiah 7: 14 and Matthew 1: 23
Isa 7:14 KJV Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Mat 1:23 KJV Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
I - The Satisfying Name of Immanuel
II - The Sinless Nature of Immanuel
III - The Sinful Need of Immanuel
IV - The Strategic Nomination of Immanuel
V - The Supreme Nobility of Immanuel
VI - The Selected Nurturers of Immanuel
VII - The Sure Noticing of Immanuel
VIII - The Sad Neglecting of Immanuel
What Is Christmas All About?
Theme: ''Man could not get to God, but God could send his son to man''
During the making of the animated Christmas classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz had a meeting with Lee Mendelson, the show's producer, and Bill Melendez, its lead animator.
The discussion concerned Schulz's insistence about including a New Testament scripture reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. The scripture reading was to be spoken by Peanuts character Linus Van Pelt in response to Charlie Brown's lament, ''Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?''
Mendelson and Melendez both voiced their concern about the reading, with Melendez telling Schulz, ''It's very dangerous for us to start talking about religion now.''
Schulz answered him by saying, ''Bill, if we don't, who will?''
In the end, the scripture reading was retained, and the CBS special was the second-most watched show of the week when it debuted on December 9, 1965.
Linus read the following verses from the King James Version of Scriptures:
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord ...
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