2025-12-17 — Reactions to Jesus’ Coming: Shepherds: Eager with News

Candlelight Service:
Date: December 17, 2025

Theme: Reactions to Jesus’ Coming: Shepherds: Eager with News

– Luke 2:15-20

– ( Daniel Hein )

The Order of Worship:

Liturgy: Bulletin

Hymns:

WS 90:1,3-4,8 : Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising Hymnary.org link
TLH 62 : Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel Hymnary.org link
WS 71:1-3 : Watchman, Tell Us of the Night Hymnary.org link
TLH 103:1-3,6 : To Shepherds as they Watched Hymnary.org link

Scripture Readings:

Genesis 3:8-15
Genesis 22:15-18

Theme: Reactions to Jesus’ Coming: Shepherds: Eager with News

Luke 2:15–20 (Listen)

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

(ESV)