Transcript Slide 1

JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the world! the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing
Joy to the world! the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks
Hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and
grace...and makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders of His love
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LIGHT OF THE STABLE
Hail, hail to the newborn King
Let our voices sing Him our praises
Hail, hail to the guiding light
That brought us tonight to our Savior
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
Come now, there it shines so bright
To the knowing light of the stable
Lean close to the child so dear
Cast aside your fear and be thankful
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
Hail, hail to the newborn King
Let our voices sing Him our praises
Hail, hail to the guiding light
That brought us tonight to our Savior
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
Ale, allelulia, alle, alleluia
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O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye
To Bethlehem!
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
O sing, all ye citizens
Of heav'n above!
Glory to God
All glory in the highest
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
For He alone is worthy
For He alone is worthy
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be
All glory giv'n
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord!
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HERE I AM TO WORSHIP
Light of the world
You stepped down into darkness
Open my eyes let me see
Beauty that makes this heart
Adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
Here I am to Worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say
That You’re my God
You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
King of all days
Oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came to the
Earth You created
All for love’s sake became poor
Here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say
That You’re my God
You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
I’ll never know how much it cost
To see my sin upon that cross
(repeat 4x)
Here I am to Worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say
That You’re my God
You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
(repeat)
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HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
How great is our God
Sing with me
How great is our God
All will see
How great
How great is our God
The splendor of the King
Clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice
All the earth rejoice
He wraps Himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice
How great is our God
Sing with me
How great is our God
All will see
How great, How great is our
God
Age to age He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
beginning and the end
The Godhead, three in One
Father, Spirit, Son
The Lion and the Lamb
The Lion and the Lamb
How great is our God
Sing with me
How great is our God
All will see
How great
How great is our God
Name above all names
Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God
How great is our God
Sing with me
How great is our God
All will see
How great
How great is our God
(repeat)
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THE GIFT
Christmas Unwrapped
Preparation For
THE GIFT
GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…
The Characters:
RIGHTEOUS folks with deep DISAPPOINTMENT
A GOD OF SURPRISES
I am disappointed that I still love
God so little and sin so much. The
truth is, I am embarrassingly sinful.
I am capable of dismaying amounts
of jealousy if someone succeeds more
visibly than I do.
I am disappointed at my capacity to
be small and petty. I cannot pray for
very long without my mind drifting
into fantasy of angry revenge over
some past slight I thought I had long
since forgiven or some grandiose
fantasy of achievement.
I can convince people I’m busy and
productive and yet waste large
amounts of time watching television
or playing on the computer.
John Ortberg
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The Lord gets His best soldiers out of
the highlands of affliction.
Charles Spurgeon
GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…
The Announcement:
a SURPRISE from God
A GOD OF SURPRISES
Doubt is CAN’T believe,
Unbelief is WON’T believe.
Doubt is HONEST
Unbelief is OBSTINACY.
Doubt is LOOKING for LIGHT,
Unbelief is CONTENT with DARKNESS.
Henry Drummond
GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…
The Responses:
DOUBT and DELIGHT
A GOD OF SURPRISES
So faith comes from hearing,
and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17
GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…
The Changed Heart:
a man of DOUBT becomes a man of PRAISE
A GOD OF SURPRISES
GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…
The Character:
a woman of FAITH
A GOD OF SURPRISES
GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…
The Announcement:
another SURPRISE from God
A GOD OF SURPRISES
GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…
The Announcement:
another SURPRISE from God
A GOD OF SURPRISES
GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…
The Response:
a woman of the WORD
A GOD OF SURPRISES
God did not SEND Christ to us;
God CAME to us in Christ!
Tim Keller
THE GIFT
Christmas Unwrapped