JOY TO THE WORLD (1 OF 4)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Psalm 98:1-9, Revelation 22:12-21
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Title: Joy to the World (1 of 4)
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Psalm 98; Revelation 22:12-21
Well, it is Christmastime here at Village Bible Church. We just finished an incredible series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Now we turn to the time of year when we get to celebrate and commemorate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There's something glorious about going through the Gospel narratives and being reminded of that first Christmas celebration.
However, it is a difficult proposition to come up with yet again another Christmas sermon series. We only have limited parts of the story, yet as a teaching team, we always want to think through how to proclaim the truths of Scripture in a way that does not seem redundant or rehashed. This year, as our team was talking this over, we discussed the place music has at Christmas. It's amazing that we encounter music in this season unlike any other season of the year. No other holiday or celebration we have comes with so many sounds of the season. In fact, the most listened-to radio station in the Chicagoland area will be 93.9, which is dedicated, from the day after Halloween to January 1st, to the perpetual playing of Christmas music-a 1500-hour Christmas loop. People can't get enough of it. In fact, the executive director of the station said they get mail asking for more Christmas music earlier in the year.
So let's take a quick poll. How many would like to hear Christmas music in October? Okay, there are some of you. How many would like it to start now? We love our music, except for the bah-humbugs here who just raised their hands. We love the sounds of Christmas. Like many traditions we have during holiday celebrations, we don't always know why we do these things. We don't know why we sing the songs we do. That's why as a church we've decided to focus this year's Christmas theme on "Heaven & Nature Sing."
If you've been here for the last seven days, you already have seen t ...
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Psalm 98; Revelation 22:12-21
Well, it is Christmastime here at Village Bible Church. We just finished an incredible series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Now we turn to the time of year when we get to celebrate and commemorate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There's something glorious about going through the Gospel narratives and being reminded of that first Christmas celebration.
However, it is a difficult proposition to come up with yet again another Christmas sermon series. We only have limited parts of the story, yet as a teaching team, we always want to think through how to proclaim the truths of Scripture in a way that does not seem redundant or rehashed. This year, as our team was talking this over, we discussed the place music has at Christmas. It's amazing that we encounter music in this season unlike any other season of the year. No other holiday or celebration we have comes with so many sounds of the season. In fact, the most listened-to radio station in the Chicagoland area will be 93.9, which is dedicated, from the day after Halloween to January 1st, to the perpetual playing of Christmas music-a 1500-hour Christmas loop. People can't get enough of it. In fact, the executive director of the station said they get mail asking for more Christmas music earlier in the year.
So let's take a quick poll. How many would like to hear Christmas music in October? Okay, there are some of you. How many would like it to start now? We love our music, except for the bah-humbugs here who just raised their hands. We love the sounds of Christmas. Like many traditions we have during holiday celebrations, we don't always know why we do these things. We don't know why we sing the songs we do. That's why as a church we've decided to focus this year's Christmas theme on "Heaven & Nature Sing."
If you've been here for the last seven days, you already have seen t ...
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