2004-12-25 — Apply The Christmas Evidence

Christmas Day:
Date: December 25, 2004

Theme: Apply The Christmas Evidence

1. Fear
2. Acceptance
3. Revelation

– Judges 13:17-23

– ( Pastor John Ude )

The Order of Worship:

Liturgy: TLH, p. 5 ff.

Hymns:

TLH 102 : Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful Hymnary.org link
TLH 109 : While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

Luke 2

Theme: Apply The Christmas Evidence

1. Fear
2. Acceptance
3. Revelation

Judges 13:17-23

17 And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” 18 And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. 20 And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

21 The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. 22 And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, for we have seen God.” 23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these.” (ESV)