THE PROPHETS-PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS (1)
Scripture: Isaiah 7:1-25
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Title: The Prophets-Prepare for Christmas (1)
Series: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Author: Jordan Easley
Text: Isaiah 7
Today, we're kicking off a brand-new Christmas series that I'm calling, "Do you hear what I hear?" When I was growing up, that song was always one of my favorites this time of year... but like many other Christmas songs, when I was a kid, I had no idea what I was singing about.
Come to find out-when this song was written in 1962, it was never intended to be about Christmas. It was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis by a man who had been in the German war and had fought against the Nazi's.
This song was written, as his plea for peace. That's why he wrote: "Pray for peace, people, everywhere." I don't know about you, but that song makes a whole lot more sense to me... when I understand the context and what he was truly saying.
I've never been good with lyrics-especially when it comes to Christmas songs. I grew up singing songs-you most likely didn't sing. I grew up singing...
We three kings from "Orientar." --I thought Orientar was where the kings were from. Anybody else?
Joy to the World, the Lord has come... and makes the nations PRUNES. I didn't even know what that meant, but you better believe I was singing it. I'm sure I sang it loud and proud... I can just imagine singing that in Christmas productions at my school, with confidence. The Lord came to make the nations PRUNES!
Silent Night, Holy Night-I grew up singing about, "Round John Virgin." I thought he was a character in the Christmas story, for years. In my mind, it was just a big round guy, named John Virgin, hanging out with Mother and Child.
Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer-"Olive," the other reindeer. Did anyone else grow up thinking there was another reindeer named Olive?
I would say, for the majority of my childhood, I heard things in Christmas songs... that were never there.
I was thinking about that a while back, and it ma ...
Series: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Author: Jordan Easley
Text: Isaiah 7
Today, we're kicking off a brand-new Christmas series that I'm calling, "Do you hear what I hear?" When I was growing up, that song was always one of my favorites this time of year... but like many other Christmas songs, when I was a kid, I had no idea what I was singing about.
Come to find out-when this song was written in 1962, it was never intended to be about Christmas. It was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis by a man who had been in the German war and had fought against the Nazi's.
This song was written, as his plea for peace. That's why he wrote: "Pray for peace, people, everywhere." I don't know about you, but that song makes a whole lot more sense to me... when I understand the context and what he was truly saying.
I've never been good with lyrics-especially when it comes to Christmas songs. I grew up singing songs-you most likely didn't sing. I grew up singing...
We three kings from "Orientar." --I thought Orientar was where the kings were from. Anybody else?
Joy to the World, the Lord has come... and makes the nations PRUNES. I didn't even know what that meant, but you better believe I was singing it. I'm sure I sang it loud and proud... I can just imagine singing that in Christmas productions at my school, with confidence. The Lord came to make the nations PRUNES!
Silent Night, Holy Night-I grew up singing about, "Round John Virgin." I thought he was a character in the Christmas story, for years. In my mind, it was just a big round guy, named John Virgin, hanging out with Mother and Child.
Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer-"Olive," the other reindeer. Did anyone else grow up thinking there was another reindeer named Olive?
I would say, for the majority of my childhood, I heard things in Christmas songs... that were never there.
I was thinking about that a while back, and it ma ...
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