Title: O Holy Night (3 of 4)
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Luke 2:14
As a church, we've been in a series these past few Sundays called "Heaven & Nature Sing." We've been looking at the stories behind the songs of Christmas. Sometimes when we sing songs, we really don't know the meaning behind them nor the context in which the songs were written. That's probably the most true when we sing Christmas carols. We've looked at some of the most famous songs: "Joy to the World" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Tomorrow we'll hear the story behind "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
Tonight we'll be focusing on a song that is about Christmas Eve. In fact, there are a lot of songs written about this very night, such as "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Away in a Manger," and "Silent Night."
This evening we'll be looking at "O Holy Night." There's a reason why I think Christmas Eve songs are so important to our celebration and why they're so famous. We want to sing about all that transpired that first Christmas Eve because of the anticipation of what was coming. Christmas Eve is a time when we look ahead to what is about to take place. Several movies get this down, recognizing the significance of Christmas Eve. It all started with a novel that has been put to probably dozens of movies now, A Christmas Carol. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge experiences a rebirth after he's visited by various spirits, then he begins to realize that life is far more than money, riches, and selfishness.
Then I think of another movie in which two men come back from World War II, showmen who used Christmas Eve night to put on a show to help save their old general from financial collapse. The questions in "A White Christmas" are, "Will the people show up to this incredible night? Will it in fact snow and bring the needed help?"
I also think of some more modern-day movies. I think of the anticipation the Kranks had of t ...
Series: Heaven & Nature Sing
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Luke 2:14
As a church, we've been in a series these past few Sundays called "Heaven & Nature Sing." We've been looking at the stories behind the songs of Christmas. Sometimes when we sing songs, we really don't know the meaning behind them nor the context in which the songs were written. That's probably the most true when we sing Christmas carols. We've looked at some of the most famous songs: "Joy to the World" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Tomorrow we'll hear the story behind "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."
Tonight we'll be focusing on a song that is about Christmas Eve. In fact, there are a lot of songs written about this very night, such as "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Away in a Manger," and "Silent Night."
This evening we'll be looking at "O Holy Night." There's a reason why I think Christmas Eve songs are so important to our celebration and why they're so famous. We want to sing about all that transpired that first Christmas Eve because of the anticipation of what was coming. Christmas Eve is a time when we look ahead to what is about to take place. Several movies get this down, recognizing the significance of Christmas Eve. It all started with a novel that has been put to probably dozens of movies now, A Christmas Carol. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge experiences a rebirth after he's visited by various spirits, then he begins to realize that life is far more than money, riches, and selfishness.
Then I think of another movie in which two men come back from World War II, showmen who used Christmas Eve night to put on a show to help save their old general from financial collapse. The questions in "A White Christmas" are, "Will the people show up to this incredible night? Will it in fact snow and bring the needed help?"
I also think of some more modern-day movies. I think of the anticipation the Kranks had of t ...
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