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

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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

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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

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THE GIFTChristmas Unwrapped

THE GIFTPreparation For

A GOD OF SURPRISES

RIGHTEOUS folks with deep DISAPPOINTMENT

GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…

The Characters:

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

A GOD OF SURPRISES

a SURPRISE from God

GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…

The Announcement:

Doubt is CAN’T believe, Unbelief is WON’T believe.

Doubt is HONESTUnbelief is OBSTINACY.

Doubt is LOOKING for LIGHT, Unbelief is CONTENT with DARKNESS.

Henry Drummond

A GOD OF SURPRISES

DOUBT and DELIGHT

GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…

The Responses:

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17

A GOD OF SURPRISES

a man of DOUBT becomes a man of PRAISE

GOD’S FIRST SURPRISE…

The Changed Heart:

A GOD OF SURPRISES

a woman of FAITH

GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…

The Character:

A GOD OF SURPRISES

another SURPRISE from God

GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…

The Announcement:

A GOD OF SURPRISES

another SURPRISE from God

GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…

The Announcement:

A GOD OF SURPRISES

a woman of the WORD

GOD’S SECOND SURPRISE…

The Response:

God CAME to us in Christ!

Tim Keller

God did not SEND Christ to us;

THE GIFTChristmas Unwrapped