BECKONED TO BETHLEHEM (2 OF 5)
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
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Beckoned to Bethlehem (2 of 5)
Series: Finding the Twinkle of Christmas
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2:8-20
Theme: ''The entire world needs to go to Bethlehem and have a look''
I - The Shepherd's Guarded Flock (8)
II - The Shepherd's Growing Fear (9)
III - The Shepherd's Great Fortune (10 - 12)
IV - The Shepherd's Glorious Force (13 - 14)
V - The Shepherd's Godly Find (15 - 16)
VI - The Shepherd's Going Faithfully (17 - 19)
VII - The Shepherd's Glad Favor (20)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
The Queen of England Accepted Her Invitation
The couple, from Prestwich, had booked Manchester town hall for their civil wedding, but they were shocked when staff phoned to say they would be sharing the venue with 'an important VIP'.
After learning it was the Queen, the couple wrote a lighthearted letter to Buckingham Palace inviting her to join their party. They were pleasantly surprised to receive a reply from the Palace thanking them for the invite - and stunned when the Royal visitor made a detour from her original schedule to turn up to wish them the best.
Bride Frances, 44, who runs a hairdressing salon, said she was flabbergasted to be greeted by name by the Queen.
She said: ''We booked the town hall ages ago but we got a phone call four weeks ago telling us that a VIP would be in the building on the same day.
''We never dreamt we would be able to meet her.
''When we had our ceremony, the staff asked us to wait for a moment in the corridor and just a few minutes later the Queen arrived. She knew both our names and apparently we had been especially added to her Rota.''
Groom John, 48, said: ''I'm a big fan of the Royal family. When we found out whom the VIP was we wrote to her, a bit light-heartedly, and got a nice letter back from a lady in waiting. We didn't expect anything further to come from it.''
The couple's 40 guests stared in amazement as the Queen, Prince Philip, and dignitaries line ...
Series: Finding the Twinkle of Christmas
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2:8-20
Theme: ''The entire world needs to go to Bethlehem and have a look''
I - The Shepherd's Guarded Flock (8)
II - The Shepherd's Growing Fear (9)
III - The Shepherd's Great Fortune (10 - 12)
IV - The Shepherd's Glorious Force (13 - 14)
V - The Shepherd's Godly Find (15 - 16)
VI - The Shepherd's Going Faithfully (17 - 19)
VII - The Shepherd's Glad Favor (20)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
The Queen of England Accepted Her Invitation
The couple, from Prestwich, had booked Manchester town hall for their civil wedding, but they were shocked when staff phoned to say they would be sharing the venue with 'an important VIP'.
After learning it was the Queen, the couple wrote a lighthearted letter to Buckingham Palace inviting her to join their party. They were pleasantly surprised to receive a reply from the Palace thanking them for the invite - and stunned when the Royal visitor made a detour from her original schedule to turn up to wish them the best.
Bride Frances, 44, who runs a hairdressing salon, said she was flabbergasted to be greeted by name by the Queen.
She said: ''We booked the town hall ages ago but we got a phone call four weeks ago telling us that a VIP would be in the building on the same day.
''We never dreamt we would be able to meet her.
''When we had our ceremony, the staff asked us to wait for a moment in the corridor and just a few minutes later the Queen arrived. She knew both our names and apparently we had been especially added to her Rota.''
Groom John, 48, said: ''I'm a big fan of the Royal family. When we found out whom the VIP was we wrote to her, a bit light-heartedly, and got a nice letter back from a lady in waiting. We didn't expect anything further to come from it.''
The couple's 40 guests stared in amazement as the Queen, Prince Philip, and dignitaries line ...
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