While we celebrate the Incarnation, especially during Advent and Christmas, this belief, worship, and life pattern shape Christian discipleship throughout the year. Each Sunday’s worship recalls this mystery, and each act of service embodies it. Similarly, each moment of prayer assumes it.
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Day Eleven: What Child is This?
“The invitation in the final verse for all to come to worship Christ the newborn king – both peasant and royalty alike – beautifully reflects the accessibility Jesus’ birth brings. This humble child welcomes all into His kingdom, offering salvation freely to any who would receive Him.”
Day Ten: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
“Why comfort and joy? Because this baby born in Bethlehem came to redeem us, taking on flesh and blood to become the perfect sacrifice that we could never be”
Day Nine: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
“The eternal, all-gracious King has come from heaven to walk life’s dusty roads alongside us!”
Day Eight: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
“This hymn expresses a deep longing for unity under Christ’s reign when He returns. Our divisions will cease when we are finally united together in Him.”
Day Seven: Angels We Have Heard on High
“As the angels bowed down in Luke’s account, saying, “Glory to God in the highest,” we too ought to worship our King Jesus at Christmas, celebrating his glorious incarnation.”
Day One – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
“The incarnation ushers in the promise of mankind being raised to dwell eternally with Christ when we worship at His “glorious throne.”
Recapturing Rich Hymns Requires Robust Sermons and Ready Hearers
“we must recover the lost art of immersive, meticulous preaching that stimulates response across all spheres of life. Like Wesley and Lowry’s congregations, our souls and songs would again be saturated in the Word, reminding us of our hope in Christ.”
The Story Behind the Song: Episode 1 – Walk in Love
As a worship leader I’ve always found learning the story behind a song provides it with so much meaning. I have been given volumes of hymn story collections that provide wonderful insight into the songs the church loves to sing. This has inspired me to give some short background on different songs Bec and IContinueContinue reading “The Story Behind the Song: Episode 1 – Walk in Love”
Josh Cehulik 