“The Songs of Christmas”
Luke 1-2
The Song of Elizabeth
“The Beatitude” Luke 1:42-45
Praise to the Trinity- Numbers 6:24-26
The Song of Mary
“The Magnificat” Luke 1:47-55
“O magnify the Lord with me” Psalm 34:3
Hannah’s Song at Samuel’s birth- I Samuel 2:1-8
The Song of Zacharias
“The Benedictus” Luke 1:68-78- God has visited our earth!
God is with us- “Emmanuel!"
The Song of the Angels
“Gloria in Excelsis Deo” Luke 2:13-14- Isaiah 40:5
“Glory to God in the Highest"
The Song of Simeon
“Now let thy servant depart in peace.” Luke 2:29-32- Psalm116:15, II Corinthians 5:6-7
Why do we sing so confidently and joyfully at Christmas?
The History of Christmas- Luke 2:1-3-“a decree from Caesar Augustus"
The Prophesy of Christmas- Luke 2:4-“Bethlehem” - Micah 5:2
The Mystery of Christmas-“being great with child.”- The Virgin Birth- Luke 2:5-6- Isaiah 7:14
The Humanity of Christmas- Luke 2:7-8- “swaddling clothes…manger…no room for them in the inn…shepherds abiding in the field by night.” Luke is the Gospel of Christ’s humanity as well as His Diety.
The Glory of Christmas
Luke 2:10-14- The Angel’s Song- "The glory of the Lord has been revealed.”
John 1:14-“And we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth."
The Deity of Christmas
Luke 2:11- “Christ the Lord.” The Baby in the manger is God in the flesh!
The Necessity of Christ
“Unto you is born this day,.a Savior” Luke 2:11, 15-16
We are lost sheep.
We need a Savior and a Good Shepherd to save us from our sins and its penalties.
The Baby in the manger was born to go the Cross and shed His blood for us and our sins. I Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 5:8, 6:23, 10:9-13
When we become Christians and are saved, like Simeon, we are not only ready to live, but we are prepared to die.
What greater gift could God give than His Son?
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives, and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen."