Preacher Unknown - Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1971)
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| - | "And in the sixth month | 7:16 |
| the angel Gabriel was sent from God | 7:17 | |
| into a city of Galilee named Nazareth | 7:19 | |
| to a Virgin, a spouse to a man whose name was Joseph | 7:22 | |
| of the house of David. | 7:26 | |
| And the virgin's name was Mary. | 7:27 | |
| And the angel came in unto her and said, | 7:30 | |
| 'Hail, thou that art highly favored, | 7:33 | |
| the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women.' | 7:36 | |
| And when she saw him she was troubled at his saying | 7:41 | |
| and cast in her mind what manner of salutation | 7:43 | |
| this should be. | 7:46 | |
| And the angel said him to her, | 7:48 | |
| 'Fear not marry, for thou has found favor with God | 7:49 | |
| and behold thou shall conceive in womb | 7:54 | |
| and bring forth the son and shall call his name Jesus. | 7:57 | |
| And he shall be great. | 8:01 | |
| And shall be called the Son of the Highest. | 8:03 | |
| And the Lord, God shall give unto him | 8:06 | |
| the throne of his father, David. | 8:08 | |
| And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever. | 8:10 | |
| And of his kingdom, there shall be no end.' | 8:13 | |
| And Mary said,' Bbehold, the handmade of the Lord, | 8:17 | |
| be it unto me according into thy word.' | 8:21 | |
| And the angel departed from her." | 8:23 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 8:26 | |
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| ♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 9:06 | |
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| - | The Christmas story is unfolding before us tonight | 11:46 |
| by readings from the holy scriptures | 11:54 | |
| and by carols and special musical numbers. | 11:56 | |
| Our next lesson, we will read together. | 12:04 | |
| So will you please turn | 12:08 | |
| to the canticle section of your hymnal to of number 612? | 12:10 | |
| And we will read together the magnificent, | 12:16 | |
| which tells about the blessed virgin Mary | 12:20 | |
| rejoicing before God. | 12:25 | |
| The translation which we are using here | 12:28 | |
| is even older than the king James | 12:33 | |
| being the Coverdale translation. | 12:36 | |
| The type indicates that we would read responsibly, | 12:40 | |
| but let us read it in unison from beginning to end. | 12:44 | |
| "My soul does magnify the Lord, | 12:51 | |
| - | And my spirit had rejoiced in God, my savior | 12:55 |
| for he had regarded the loneliness of his handmaiden | 12:59 | |
| for behold, from henceforth | 13:04 | |
| all generations shall call me blessed. | 13:06 | |
| For he that is mighty had magnified me and holy is his name. | 13:09 | |
| And mercy is on them that fear him | 13:16 | |
| throughout all generations. | 13:19 | |
| He had showed strength with his arm. | 13:21 | |
| He had scattered the proud | 13:24 | |
| in the imagination of their hearts. | 13:26 | |
| He had put down the mighty from their seat | 13:29 | |
| and had exalted the humble and meek. | 13:32 | |
| He had filled the hungry with good things | 13:35 | |
| and the rich he has sent empty away. | 13:38 | |
| He remembering his mercy have helped his servant Israel | 13:42 | |
| as he promised to our forefathers Abraham | 13:46 | |
| and his seed forever." | 13:50 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 13:53 | |
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| - | Saint Matthew, tales of Christ nativity. | 17:14 |
| "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. | 17:19 | |
| When as his mother Mary was a spouse to Joseph | 17:24 | |
| before they came together | 17:29 | |
| she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. | 17:31 | |
| Then Joseph her husband being a just man | 17:36 | |
| and not willing to make her a public example | 17:41 | |
| was minded to put her away prevelly. | 17:45 | |
| But while he thought on these things, | 17:49 | |
| behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream | 17:52 | |
| saying, 'Joseph, thou son of David | 17:59 | |
| fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife. | 18:04 | |
| For that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. | 18:09 | |
| And she shall bring forth a son | 18:15 | |
| and thou shall call his name Jesus | 18:18 | |
| for he shall save his people from their sins.' | 18:22 | |
| Now, all this was done that it might be fulfilled | 18:28 | |
| which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, | 18:32 | |
| saying, 'Behold, a virgin shall be with child | 18:36 | |
| and shall bring forth a son. | 18:42 | |
| And they shall call his name Emmanuel, | 18:46 | |
| which being interpreted is God with us.' | 18:49 | |
| Then Joseph being raised from sleep | 18:56 | |
| did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, | 18:59 | |
| and took unto him, his wife. | 19:03 | |
| And knew her not till she had brought forth | 19:07 | |
| her first born son. | 19:10 | |
| And he called his name Jesus." | 19:13 | |
| Thanks B to God. | 19:17 | |
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| - | "The shepherds go into the manger | 21:23 |
| and hey were in the same country, | 21:27 | |
| shepherds abiding in the field, | 21:28 | |
| keeping watch over their flock by night. | 21:31 | |
| And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them | 21:34 | |
| and the glory of the Lord shown up round about them. | 21:37 | |
| And they were so afraid. | 21:40 | |
| And the angel said unto them, 'Fear, not, | 21:43 | |
| for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy | 21:46 | |
| which shall be to all people. | 21:49 | |
| For unto you is born this day | 21:52 | |
| in the city of David, a savior, which is Christ the Lord. | 21:54 | |
| And this shall be a sign unto you. | 21:59 | |
| Ye, shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes | 22:01 | |
| lying in a manger. | 22:04 | |
| And suddenly there was the angel | 22:07 | |
| with the multitude of the heavenly host, | 22:09 | |
| praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest | 22:11 | |
| and on earth peace, good will toward men.' | 22:17 | |
| And it came to pass as angels were gone away | 22:21 | |
| from them into heaven. | 22:24 | |
| The shepherd said one to another, | 22:26 | |
| 'Let us now even unto Bethlehem | 22:29 | |
| and see this thing which has come to pass | 22:32 | |
| which the Lord has made known unto us.' | 22:35 | |
| And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph | 22:38 | |
| and the babe lying in a manger. | 22:43 | |
| And when they had seen it, | 22:47 | |
| they made known abroad the (indistinct) was told them | 22:48 | |
| concerning this child. | 22:52 | |
| And all they that had heard it wondered at those things | 22:54 | |
| which were told them by the shepherds. | 22:57 | |
| But Mary kept all these things | 23:01 | |
| and pondered them in her heart. | 23:02 | |
| And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God | 23:05 | |
| for all the things that they had heard and seen | 23:09 | |
| as it was told unto them." | 23:12 | |
| Thanks B to God. | 23:15 | |
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| - | "The wise man are led by the star to Jesus. | 27:05 |
| Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea | 27:10 | |
| in the days of Herod the king | 27:13 | |
| behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem | 27:15 | |
| saying, 'Where is he that is born king of the Jews? | 27:20 | |
| For we have seen his star in the east | 27:25 | |
| and are come to worship him.' | 27:28 | |
| When Herod the king had heard these things | 27:30 | |
| he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. | 27:33 | |
| And when he had gathered all the chief priest | 27:37 | |
| and scribes of the people together | 27:39 | |
| he demanded of them where Christ should be born. | 27:42 | |
| And they said unto him, 'In Bethlehem of Judea | 27:46 | |
| and thus it is written by the prophet.' | 27:51 | |
| And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah | 27:54 | |
| are not the least among the princes of Judah | 27:57 | |
| for out of thee shall come a governor | 28:01 | |
| that shall rule my people, Israel. | 28:04 | |
| Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men | 28:08 | |
| inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. | 28:12 | |
| And he sent them to Bethlehem | 28:17 | |
| and said, 'Go and search diligently for the young child. | 28:19 | |
| And when ye have found him, bring me word again | 28:24 | |
| that I may come and worship him also.' | 28:29 | |
| When they had heard the king they departed | 28:33 | |
| and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east | 28:36 | |
| went before them, till it came and stood over | 28:40 | |
| where the young child was. | 28:43 | |
| When they saw the star, | 28:45 | |
| they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. | 28:47 | |
| And when they were come into the house, | 28:50 | |
| they saw the young child with Mary his mother, | 28:53 | |
| and fell down, and worshipped him. | 28:56 | |
| And when they had opened their treasures, | 28:59 | |
| they presented unto him gifts, gold, | 29:02 | |
| and frankincense and myrrh." | 29:06 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 29:09 | |
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| - | St. John unfoldeth the mystery of the incarnation, | 36:28 |
| "In the beginning was the word, | 36:44 | |
| and the word was with God, and the word was God. | 36:48 | |
| He was in the beginning with God. | 36:57 | |
| All things were made through him. | 37:03 | |
| And without him was not anything made that was made. | 37:07 | |
| In him was life. | 37:16 | |
| And the life was the light of men. | 37:21 | |
| The light shines in the darkness | 37:26 | |
| and the darkness has not overcome it. | 37:30 | |
| And the world became flesh and dwelt among us | 37:36 | |
| full of grace and truth. | 37:44 | |
| And we have beheld his glory, | 37:48 | |
| glory as of the only son from the father." | 37:52 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 38:01 | |
| And may blessed to us this wondrous record | 38:03 | |
| of his love. | 38:08 | |
| And to his name, be praise. | 38:10 | |
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| - | Let us pray. | 42:26 |
| We commit unto thee oh, God in this glad hour, | 42:31 | |
| in this holy place, all our Christmas plans, our hopes, | 42:36 | |
| our days of leisure, our family reunions, | 42:46 | |
| our (speaks faintly) and our griefs, | 42:52 | |
| asking thy blessing upon every thought and endeavor. | 42:58 | |
| Thy control over every enterprise. | 43:03 | |
| Thy spirit of charity in our hearts and wisdom in our minds. | 43:08 | |
| That when thy son, our Lord cometh, | 43:18 | |
| he may find in us a mansion prepared for himself | 43:22 | |
| through the same Jesus Christ. | 43:29 | |
| Thy word become flesh even our savior and our Lord. | 43:33 | |
| And now as our savior, Christ has taught us | 43:44 | |
| we pray together saying, "Our Father, who art in heaven, | 43:47 | |
| hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, | 43:54 | |
| thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. | 43:59 | |
| Give us this day our daily bread, | 44:03 | |
| and forgive us our trespasses | 44:07 | |
| as we forgive those who trespass against us, | 44:09 | |
| and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | 44:14 | |
| For thine is the kingdom | 44:19 | |
| and power and the glory forever. Amen. | 44:21 | |
| And the grace of the Lord, Jesus Christ | 44:27 | |
| be us all. Amen. | 44:30 | |
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