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 Well, good morning and a very warm welcome to you all to our Christmas Club family service.

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 It's good to see so many of our young people here together today at the front.

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 It's great to have you with us and it was a great day yesterday at the holiday club.

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 I hope you all enjoyed it, those who were there.

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 And we're going to be following on with a theme from that today as well, thinking about

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 the time of year it is and the gift.

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 Gifts that we receive in Christmastime are special, but we're going to think today of

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 the greatest gift of all.

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 So we're going to come to that in a moment.

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 But just for your information, there's a few things on the notice sheet to highlight.

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 After the service this morning, the children are going to go out to the door to my left

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 here, going through into the hall.

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 And the hall is set up there for tea and coffee for everyone.

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 And the children are then going to lead us in some of the songs that they were learning

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 yesterday together.

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 So everyone's very welcome.

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 Please do stay behind for that.

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 If you can, there'll also be a slideshow of some of the pictures taken yesterday.

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 So you'll see pictures of some of the activities that they were involved in throughout the day.

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 So do stay behind for that if you can.

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 Just go through to the hall next door.

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 This evening, the YF meets in the MA Hall.

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 That's on this evening.

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 Friday the Free is on this coming Friday.

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 I'm just highlighting that as well because it's holiday time.

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 There may be families with children who maybe want to come along to that as well on Friday

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 between 12 and 3.

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 I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who was involved in the Christmas Club.

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 Not just yesterday, but in the days and months leading up to it, there was a lot of hard work

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 put into it.

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 Very practical ways.

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 People were organizing online sign-up sheets, printing sheets, baking, preparing all the crafts

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 and different things.

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 And then yesterday, so many people involved.

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 Too many people to mention, but just a thank you to everyone who was involved.

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 And especially we thank God that we're able to pray and that everyone can join in in praying

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 for it and continue to pray that everything that we do, the Lord would bless.

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 So thank you to everyone who was involved in that.

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 And today's service is a slightly different format to the usual.

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 So all the children, you'll have these question sheets.

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 There's some questions.

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 There's some activities.

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 There's all the singings we have and the readings are all in here as well.

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 So everything's in this booklet for you just to use going through.

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 There's some questions.

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 So when we go through to the hall, I'll maybe ask a few of you to see what answers to the

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 questions you put.

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 Because there's some questions.

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 I'm not sure what the answer is.

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 So you might have to help me out with that.

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 So I'll see what you put in the question sheet.

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 So the format's going to be slightly different.

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 And we'll be having readings and singings and a message at different points throughout

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 the day.

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 But we're going to begin by singing to God's praise.

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 We're singing in Psalm 100.

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 It's the Sing Psalms version.

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 If you have the psalm books, it's page 131.

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 Psalm 100.

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 We're going to sing the whole of this psalm.

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 The tune is Selma.

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 And it's a psalm that reminds us that together we come to praise the Lord as we come today,

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 not just here, but people throughout the world.

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 We lift our voices together to praise God.

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 So we'll stand to sing the whole of this psalm.

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 And we'll sing the whole of this psalm.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 All new to earth belong

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 Adore the Lord with joyful hearts

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 And come to Him in song

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 Of that the Lord is God

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 He made us lost His own

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 We are the sheep for whom He cares

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 His people will follow

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 And God is mixed with praise

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 His courts with thankfulness

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 Your praises gladly sing to Him

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 His name forever bless

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 What God the Lord is good

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 His love is never true

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 His constant truth and faithfulness

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 Through every age and youth

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 Well we bow our heads in a word of prayer

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 Now let us pray

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 Our Father in heaven

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 We thank you for this day

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 We thank you for Sunday

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 As the Lord's day

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 A day when we are able to come

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 Together in this way of worship

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 And praise to you

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 We thank you Lord

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 That you have given us so many good things

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 We thank you for all the times of great joy

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 We enjoy together

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 As we think back even to yesterday

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 To our time in the holiday club together

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 We thank you for your peace and blessing upon us there

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 And for all who came along

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 And for all that was done

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 And for all the enjoyment that we had

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 And above all Lord

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 We thank you that as we come together in these ways

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 We come to hear of a precious Saviour

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 One who we pray will become more and more precious

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 To every one of us here

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 Today and in all the days ahead

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 That our love for our Lord Jesus

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 Would grow and blossom in all our lives

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 From the youngest to the oldest here

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 For we thank you that as we come

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 We come not looking to give praise to ourselves

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 Or to anyone else

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 But to come giving praise to you

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 As we have sung

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 We are to come and enter your presence

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 With joy and thankfulness

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 For all of the goodness that you have shown to us

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 For all the great and wondrous things that you have done

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 And so we pray today that as we turn to your word

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 As we thank you for it

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 As we thank you for the Bible

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 And for all that it teaches us

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 About who we are and who you are

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 It teaches us about the gaps that exist in our lives

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 And we don't know you

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 But we thank you that it teaches us too

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 For the way that that gap is filled

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 When we come to put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ

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 We thank you for this time of year

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 And all the things that we enjoy

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 When there is so much activity around us

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 And in our own lives too

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 As we think of the schools

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 And all that is happening in them

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 With concerts and school meals

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 And pantomimes

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 And all sorts of things going on just now

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 We realise that it's a busy time of year

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 And we just pray your blessing on the schools

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 Upon the teachers and staff

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 And all the pupils just now

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 And as we look forward to the holidays this coming week

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 We pray that you will bless them

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 In their time off

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 And there will be a time to enjoy

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 Enjoy together with family and friends

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 But we realise too Lord

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 That this time of year

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 Is often a sad time of year for many

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 Many will feel lonely

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 Many will feel sad at this time of year

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 Because of different things going on

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 Or different things that have happened

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 In the past year or in the past years

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 And we do remember Lord

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 That we are to look out for one another

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 To encourage one another

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 To help one another

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 And we thank you that your word teaches us that too

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 That we are to pray for and to encourage one another

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 As often as we can

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 And so we thank you Lord

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 For the very fact that you are with us

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 That that is above all what we remember

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 At this time of year

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 That you sent your son into this world

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 You sent him as the greatest gift of all

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 And we pray that in everything else

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 That goes on in our lives just now

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 That you will help us to remember you

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 And to remember your great love towards us

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 To remember your son Christ Jesus

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 And to come and be able to call him

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 Our Lord and our God

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 Help us to trust in him

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 With all our hearts

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 So may you bless our time together here

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 And also as we go through to the hall later

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 We pray Lord that you will bless us

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 As we continue to worship you

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 And to praise you this day

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 For all your goodness to us

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 Remember us and all our families

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 All who we love and care for

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 And indeed even those we see as strangers around us

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 Lord we pray for you to bless us

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 And watch over us

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 We give thanks to you for all of these things

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 And ask it all in Jesus name

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 With the forgiveness of our sins

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 Amen

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 Well it's a special time of year just now

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 When there's so much activity going on around us

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 And it's a busy time of year

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 Hands up if you're feeling a little tired today

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 For a busy day yesterday

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 Most of the adults are putting up their hands

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 And some of the children as well

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 Because it is a busy time of year

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 There's a lot going on

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 There's a lot of activities going on

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 Even around us in school

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 There'll be busy things going on

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 When you have your Christmas lunch

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 You'll have your Christmas parties

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 Christmas concert

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 All of these things going on

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 And then even when you're at home

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 You're maybe sitting there

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 Looking out the window

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 To see if the postie or woodies

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 Or DRs appearing at the door

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 Seeing if they're bringing cards

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 Or presents to you

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 Because it's this time of year

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 And we exchange presents

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 And that's one of the most exciting things

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 At this time of year

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 Isn't it?

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 As we were thinking about yesterday

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 It's exciting when you see

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 Maybe under the tree

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 Lots of Christmas presents

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 Appearing

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 And you're beginning to wonder

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 What's inside them

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 Maybe you're starting to have a little peek

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 Just starting to open up the presents

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 Not just the young people

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 I know some older people

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 Who enjoy doing that as well

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 They start shaking the partials

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 Wondering what's in it

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 Or start just ripping a little corner

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 To see if they can see what's in it

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 And you'll be looking at things like this

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 Maybe there's these kinds of boxes

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 Appearing in your house

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 And under the tree

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 And you start wiggling it around

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 And wonder what's inside this

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 But is this the greatest gift

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 At this time of year?

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 We think of how often

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 We're asked that question

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 What do you want for Christmas?

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 Have you been asked that question?

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 What do you want for Christmas?

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 And do you have an answer for that question?

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 Maybe you've asked mum or dad

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 Or granny or grandpa

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 Or one of your friends

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 This is what I want for Christmas

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 This is what you could get me for Christmas

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 But is what do I want

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 The most important question?

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 Or is a more important question

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 What do I need for Christmas?

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 What do I really need in my life for Christmas?

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 And maybe it's not the gifts

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 That appear under the tree

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 I hope that's not what we think

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 Is the greatest gift of all

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 Because today I want us to think

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 About this special time of year

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 But to remember

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 It's not just about gifts

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 That appear under the tree

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 Or that come on the post

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 Or in the partial service

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 It's to remember

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 What God has given to us

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 The greatest gift of all

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 And what has he given to us?

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 Who has he given to us?

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 Do you want to answer that question?

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 Hands up if you want to answer that question

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 You can just shout it out

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 Go on then

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 Who has he given us?

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 Jesus

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 Isn't it?

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 Yeah?

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 Jesus

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 That's what we were looking at

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 At the holiday club yesterday

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 The greatest gift of all

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 Given to us

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 Is Jesus

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 Because you see

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 With all the other gifts

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 We get at Christmas time

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 And indeed any other time

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 Maybe we get birthday gifts as well

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 You see

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 Jesus isn't just for Christmas

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 He's for every day of the year

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 But when we think of every gift

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 That we get

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 So often

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 What will happen to them

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 They will break after a time

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 Or they will grow old

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 And we lose interest in them

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 We just put them away in a box

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 Or very often

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 They just end up

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 Going into the scrap

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 We put them away

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 We forget all about them

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 But that's not what we are to remember

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 Or how we are to remember Jesus

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 The greatest gift of all

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 We should never grow tired

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 Of Jesus

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 Or think that he's not important now

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 He's not special now

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 Because he's always important

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 And he's always to be special for us

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 Because he blesses us in so many ways

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 He looks after us here

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 And he promises us

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 And all of us

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 That if we put our trust in him

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 It's not just for here and now

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 But forever

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 For eternity

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 As the Bible says

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 He sent us the greatest gift of all

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 A saviour

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 Who is Christ the Lord

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 That's the verses

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 That we're going to look at

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 Together today

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 Because when we read in the Gospel of Luke

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 We hear about the angel

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 And we're going to read this in a wee while

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 That we hear the angel saying to the shepherds

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 Fear not

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 For behold

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 Born to you unto this day

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 In the city of David

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 It's a saviour

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 Who is Christ

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 The Lord

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 And that's what's important

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 That's our greatest need

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 Somebody put it like this

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 If our greatest need

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 Was information

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 God would have sent us an educator

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 If our greatest need

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 Had been technology

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 God would have sent us a scientist

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 If our greatest need

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 Had been money

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 God would have sent us a banker

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 If our greatest need

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 Had been pleasure

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 God would have sent us an entertainer

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 But

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 Our greatest need

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 Was forgiveness

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 Forgiveness from all our sins

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 And so God sent us

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 A saviour

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 That's the greatest gift

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 That we're going to think about today

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 So we're going to read

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 In the Gospel of Luke

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 But before we do

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 We're going to say

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 The Lord's Prayer

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 Together

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 Now the Lord's Prayer

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 You find it on

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 The Order of Service

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 We're going to say

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 The Lord's Prayer

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 Together

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 Our Father

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 Who art in heaven

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 Hallowed be thy name

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 Thy kingdom come

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 Thy will be done on earth

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 As it is in heaven

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 Give us this day

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 Our daily bread

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 And forgive us our debts

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 As we forgive our debtors

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 And lead us not into temptation

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 But deliver us from evil

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 For thine is the kingdom

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 And the power

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 And the glory

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 Forever

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 Amen

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 Well we're going to turn to read

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 Our first reading

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 Well all the readings are going to be

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 From the Gospel of Luke

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 But we're going to spread the readings out

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 Into three parts

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 So our first reading is in Luke

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 Chapter 2

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 We're going to read from verse 1

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 Down to verse 12

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 So you find this on your Order of Service

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 Or in your Bible

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 Around page 1032

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 Luke chapter 2

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 Reading from the beginning

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 In those days

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 A decree went out

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 From Caesar Augustus

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 That all the world

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 Should be registered

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 This was the first registration

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 When Quirinius

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 Was governor of Syria

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 And all went

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 To be registered

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 Each to his own town

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 And Joseph

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 Also went up

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 From Galilee

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 From the town of Nazareth

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 To Judea

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 To the city of David

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 Which is called Bethlehem

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 Because he was of the house

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 And lineage of David

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 To be registered with Mary

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 His betrothed

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 Who was with child

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 And while they were there

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 The time came for her

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 To give birth

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 And she gave birth

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 To her firstborn son

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 And wrapped him

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 In swaddling clothes

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 And laid him in a manger

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 Because there was no place

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 For them in the inn

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 And in the same region

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 There were shepherds

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 Out in the field

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 Keeping watch

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 Over their flock

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 By night

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 And an angel of the Lord

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 Appeared to them

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 And the glory of the Lord

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 Shone around them

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 And they were filled

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 With fear

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 And the angel said to them

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 Fear not

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 For behold

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 I bring you good news

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 Of great joy

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 That will be for all the people

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 For unto you

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 Is born this day

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 In the city of David

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 A saviour

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 Who is Christ

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 The Lord

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 And this will be

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 A sign for you

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 You will find a baby

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 Wrapped in swaddling clothes

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 And lying

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 In a manger

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 And so on

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 And may God bless

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 That reading

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 From his word

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 Well the first part

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 Of our service

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 Just now

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 We're going to think

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 About the gift

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 That God has given us

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 The gift

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 Of a saviour

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 When we look

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 At these verses here

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 Especially verse

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 Verse 8

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 Down to verse 12

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 There we read

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 We're reading about

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 The shepherds

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 Who were out in the field

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 The night Jesus

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 Was born

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 And I'm sure

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 This is a story

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 You've all heard before

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 Or many of you

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 At least have heard before

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 And the danger

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 Of hearing

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 A story again

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 And again

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 Is that

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 You can think

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 Oh it's just the same

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 Old story

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 I've heard it all before

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 And you can become

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 Maybe bored of it

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 You say

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 I've heard all this

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 I don't want to hear it

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 But listen again

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 To what

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 Verse 10 to 12 says

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 And the angel said to them

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 Fear not

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 For behold

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 I bring you

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 Good news

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 Of great joy

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 That will be

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 For all the people

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 For unto you

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 Is born this day

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 In the city of David

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 A saviour

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 Who is Christ

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 The Lord

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 And this will be

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 A sign to you

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 You will find

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 A baby wrapped

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 In swaddling clothes

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 And lying

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 In a manger

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 These are really

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 Special words

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 For us

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 This is a reminder

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 To us

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 Of such

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 A special day

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 When God

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 Sent his son

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 Into this world

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 And he was born

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 Into this world

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 And he was born

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 As a saviour

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 To the world

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 Somebody put it

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 Like this

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 We are to

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 Hear this

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 Clearly

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 So we are to

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 To listen

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 To this

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 Clearly

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 Even if we have to

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 Put our hand up

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 To our ear

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 And say

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 What did you say

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 Can you tell me again

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 We are to listen

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 To what he is saying

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 Here

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 And then somebody said

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 We are to feel it

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 Powerfully

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 So we are to feel it

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 In our heart

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 To feel the power

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 Of God's word

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 To us

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 To see

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 Here is

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 The greatest

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 Thing that we need

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 And God has

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 Given us

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 This gift

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 The gift

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 Of our saviour

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 So we are to feel it

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 Powerfully

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 But as we come

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 To this word

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 We come prayerfully

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 Asking God

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 To speak to us

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 In a powerful way

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 And then they said

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 We are to go away

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 And ponder it

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 Deeply

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 So we are to go away

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 And we are going to

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 Think about

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 What do these words mean

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 This is a really

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 Special word

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 To us

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 God remembered

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 The world

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 God remembered me

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 And he gave

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 His son

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 For me

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 He sent him

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 Into this world

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 And this is

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 Good news

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 Of great joy

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 What's the best news

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 You've ever heard

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 I think Duncan Norman's

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 Best news

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 Yesterday was

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 Hearts won

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 They beat Celtic

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 That's the best news

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 That he'd heard

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 In a long long time

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 But other people

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 We hear good news

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 At different times

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 During the year

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 We maybe hear of

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 Somebody getting engaged

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 Or getting married

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 We hear of somebody

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 Having a baby

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 We hear of

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 Lots of different things

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 That make us happy

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 But what's the

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 Greatest news

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 You could hear

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 What's the best news

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 You could ever hear

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 Well the shepherds

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 Here

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 In Luke

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 They hear the

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 Greatest news

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 They could ever hear

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 Fear not

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 For behold

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 I bring you

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 Good news

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 Of great joy

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 A saviour

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 Is born

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 To you

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 Have you ever

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 Been afraid

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 Hands up

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 Have you ever

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 Been afraid

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 I'm sure

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 Lots of people

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 Have been afraid

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 I'm afraid

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 Of heights

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 Even up here

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 I'm looking down

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 I'm thinking

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 My knees are getting

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 A little bit wobbly

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 You're so

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 So far away from me

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 I'm so high up here

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 In so many ways

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 I'm really scared

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 Of heights

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 Some people are

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 Really scared

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 Of the dark

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 And you can imagine

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 What it was like

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 For the shepherds

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 Here when they were

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 Out in the field

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 At night

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 It was dark

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 And suddenly

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 There's this host

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 Of angels

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 All around them

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 There's all this singing

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 And light going on

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 Around them

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 And it's

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 They were afraid

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 And it was natural

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 For them to be afraid

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 We would all be afraid

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 If something like this

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 Happened to us

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 But look at what

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 They said to them

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 They said

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 The angel said

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 Fear not

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 Don't be afraid

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 I have good news

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 For you

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 A saviour

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 Is born

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 To you

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 And these words

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 A saviour

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 Christ

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 The Lord

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 There's three words

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 There that are

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 Really special

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 The first is

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 A saviour

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 He had a purpose

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 In coming

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 Remember yesterday

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 At the holiday club

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 There was a picture

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 Of a helicopter

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 Up on the screen

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 And there was this man

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 Coming down on the wire

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 To rescue someone

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 Because someone

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 Was in danger

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 Maybe they were

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 In trouble at sea

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 The boat was sinking

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 And they were

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 Needing rescuing

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 So this was like

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 A saviour

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 Coming for them

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 Well this is what

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 Jesus has done

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 For us

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 He's come down

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 From heaven

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 Come down

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 To earth

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 For us

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 For his people

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 To save us

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 So he's a saviour

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 He is Christ

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 It says here

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 The word Christ

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 Means he's been anointed

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 Earlier on this year

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 In May

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 We got a new king

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 King Charles

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 And there was a special

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 Ceremony for him

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 When he was crowned king

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 He was publicly made king

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 Over our nation

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 While Jesus

00:23:25.019 --> 00:23:25.039
 While Jesus

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 Was anointed

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 He was made king

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 Over all the world

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 Over all the people

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 He is the Christ

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 He is our king

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 And he is Christ

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 The Lord

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 He has authority

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 Over all things

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 He has power

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 Over all things

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 This is who we are to come

00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:47.980
 And see as our saviour

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 Not just anyone

00:23:49.019 --> 00:23:49.860
 In this world

00:23:49.860 --> 00:23:51.500
 But Jesus

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 He is the greatest gift

00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:56.019
 Of all to us

00:23:56.019 --> 00:23:56.579
 The gift

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 Of a saviour

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 There's another passage

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 In the Bible

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 In Ephesians chapter 2

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 And it speaks about

00:24:03.619 --> 00:24:05.160
 Our salvation there

00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:06.539
 It says

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 For it is by grace

00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:08.559
 You have been saved

00:24:08.559 --> 00:24:09.640
 Through faith

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 And this is not

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 From yourselves

00:24:12.180 --> 00:24:13.299
 It says

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 It is a gift

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 Of God

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 It is God's

00:24:17.559 --> 00:24:18.519
 Greatest gift

00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.400
 To us

00:24:19.400 --> 00:24:20.900
 A saviour

00:24:20.900 --> 00:24:22.480
 Who is Christ

00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:23.579
 The Lord

00:24:23.579 --> 00:24:25.519
 Well we're going to

00:24:25.519 --> 00:24:26.960
 To sing together

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 Now before we come

00:24:27.819 --> 00:24:28.819
 To our second part

00:24:28.819 --> 00:24:29.339
 We're singing

00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:32.000
 In Psalm 89

00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:36.980
 Psalm 89

00:24:36.980 --> 00:24:37.699
 We're going to sing

00:24:37.699 --> 00:24:39.220
 From verse 1 to 5

00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:40.079
 And the tune is

00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:41.139
 Done firm line

00:24:41.139 --> 00:24:42.799
 And again

00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.359
 It's a psalm

00:24:43.359 --> 00:24:44.240
 That reminds us

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 That we can ever sing

00:24:45.379 --> 00:24:45.980
 To God

00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:46.959
 For all his goodness

00:24:46.959 --> 00:24:47.740
 To us

00:24:47.740 --> 00:24:48.679
 God's mercies

00:24:48.679 --> 00:24:50.220
 I will ever sing

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 And with my mouth

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 I shall

00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:53.399
 Thy faithfulness

00:24:53.399 --> 00:24:54.319
 Make to be known

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:55.379
 To generations

00:24:55.379 --> 00:24:56.379
 All

00:24:56.379 --> 00:24:56.939
 We'll sing

00:24:56.939 --> 00:24:58.419
 From verse 1 to 5

00:24:58.419 --> 00:24:59.199
 And we stand

00:24:59.200 --> 00:25:00.240
 To sing

00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:01.360
 To God's peace

00:25:01.360 --> 00:25:02.440
 Amen

00:25:02.440 --> 00:25:07.840
 God's mercies

00:25:07.840 --> 00:25:12.900
 I will ever sing

00:25:12.900 --> 00:25:16.920
 And with my mouth

00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:19.200
 I shall

00:25:19.200 --> 00:25:22.840
 Thy faithfulness

00:25:22.840 --> 00:25:26.720
 Make to be known

00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:29.180
 To generations

00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:30.920
 To generations

00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:31.259
 More

00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:35.299
 For mercy

00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:36.299
 For mercy

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 Shall be built

00:25:38.980 --> 00:25:40.980
 Said I

00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:42.799
 Forever

00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:47.259
 To endure

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:51.480
 Thy faithfulness

00:25:51.480 --> 00:25:53.480
 To hear

00:25:53.480 --> 00:25:53.940
 Me

00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:28.480
 to David's born of high.

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:35.480
 God, I see established shall

00:26:36.420 --> 00:26:41.480
 forever to remain.

00:26:43.059 --> 00:26:49.480
 I will to generations all

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:55.480
 thy throne built and maintained.

00:26:57.160 --> 00:27:03.740
 The praises of thy wonders, Lord,

00:27:04.220 --> 00:27:09.480
 the heavens shall express,

00:27:09.480 --> 00:27:15.480
 and in the congregation

00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:22.480
 of saints thy faithfulness.

00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:22.740
 Amen.

00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:30.500
 We'll just read on some verses in Luke's Gospel,

00:27:30.680 --> 00:27:31.519
 chapter 2.

00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:33.839
 We're reading at verse 13.

00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:36.140
 Again, you'll find this on the order of service.

00:27:36.339 --> 00:27:39.480
 Just a few verses from verse 13 to verse 15

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:43.640
 as we continue to see what happened with the shepherds.

00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:47.720
 So at verse 13 it says,

00:27:47.820 --> 00:27:49.860
 And suddenly there was with the angel

00:27:49.860 --> 00:27:51.920
 a multitude of the heavenly host

00:27:51.920 --> 00:27:53.600
 praising God and saying,

00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:55.800
 Glory to God in the highest,

00:27:56.360 --> 00:27:58.580
 and on earth peace among those

00:27:58.580 --> 00:28:00.440
 with whom he is pleased.

00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:04.880
 When the angels went away from them into heaven,

00:28:04.960 --> 00:28:06.620
 the shepherds said to one another,

00:28:06.700 --> 00:28:08.660
 Let us go over to Bethlehem

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:10.580
 and see this thing that has happened,

00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:13.439
 which the Lord has made known to us.

00:28:14.179 --> 00:28:15.759
 And they went with haste

00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:17.899
 and found Mary and Joseph

00:28:17.899 --> 00:28:21.659
 and the baby lying in a manger.

00:28:23.899 --> 00:28:25.240
 So we're continuing to see

00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:27.159
 what's happening with the shepherds here.

00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:28.039
 They'd been afraid.

00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:30.299
 They'd heard these angels singing,

00:28:30.399 --> 00:28:31.199
 and now they're singing

00:28:31.199 --> 00:28:32.699
 a whole host of them together.

00:28:33.879 --> 00:28:35.559
 Glory to God in the highest,

00:28:35.679 --> 00:28:37.839
 and on earth peace among those

00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:39.919
 with whom he is pleased.

00:28:40.579 --> 00:28:42.460
 And here we see another gift

00:28:42.460 --> 00:28:44.539
 that God has given to us.

00:28:44.619 --> 00:28:48.000
 If we see Jesus as the greatest gift of all,

00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:49.279
 the gift of a Savior,

00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:53.059
 we see secondly here the gift of peace,

00:28:53.899 --> 00:28:57.779
 that peace that Jesus is able to give to us.

00:28:57.779 --> 00:29:01.019
 So I hope you're beginning to realize

00:29:01.019 --> 00:29:02.740
 that the greatest gift

00:29:02.740 --> 00:29:05.980
 isn't a gift found in a box like this one.

00:29:07.099 --> 00:29:08.480
 The greatest gift

00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:11.039
 is a gift we find spoken of

00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:13.200
 in the Bible,

00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:15.359
 the Word of God.

00:29:15.899 --> 00:29:18.019
 When God is speaking to us here,

00:29:18.099 --> 00:29:19.319
 he is reminding us

00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:21.460
 of all that he is able to give to us,

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:24.420
 not just to the shepherds back in this day,

00:29:24.420 --> 00:29:26.440
 but to all God's people

00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:28.100
 down through all the generations,

00:29:28.300 --> 00:29:30.220
 he's able to give peace.

00:29:32.560 --> 00:29:33.400
 God's Word,

00:29:33.560 --> 00:29:36.160
 someone described it like a treasure chest.

00:29:37.080 --> 00:29:39.560
 A treasure chest is like a big box,

00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:41.660
 but it's usually locked, isn't it?

00:29:42.640 --> 00:29:43.580
 And you need a key

00:29:43.580 --> 00:29:45.500
 to get into the treasure box.

00:29:46.480 --> 00:29:48.720
 So how do we get into God's Word

00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:50.720
 if we think of it as a treasure chest

00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:52.039
 that is locked?

00:29:53.059 --> 00:29:54.779
 Well, the key to get into it

00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:55.920
 is faith,

00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:59.799
 to believe in what we are reading here

00:29:59.799 --> 00:30:00.880
 in God's Word.

00:30:01.059 --> 00:30:02.539
 Because it is through faith

00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:04.039
 we will begin to realize

00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:06.420
 that everything that God says to us

00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:07.740
 in His Word is true.

00:30:08.819 --> 00:30:10.440
 And that even when we live in a world

00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:13.160
 that so many sad things happen,

00:30:13.819 --> 00:30:15.460
 day after day we hear

00:30:15.460 --> 00:30:16.980
 of sad news

00:30:16.980 --> 00:30:18.539
 around us here

00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:19.779
 or in our country

00:30:19.779 --> 00:30:20.779
 or even in the world,

00:30:21.139 --> 00:30:22.200
 we are always hearing

00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:23.099
 of sad news,

00:30:23.259 --> 00:30:24.920
 sad things that are going on.

00:30:25.759 --> 00:30:26.680
 But the gift

00:30:26.680 --> 00:30:28.299
 that God has given to us

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:29.000
 through Jesus

00:30:29.000 --> 00:30:31.579
 is the hope of peace.

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:34.079
 Something that can often seem

00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:35.399
 so far away

00:30:35.399 --> 00:30:36.539
 for so many people

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:37.399
 in this world.

00:30:37.980 --> 00:30:38.740
 And yet it's something

00:30:38.740 --> 00:30:40.680
 that God is promising us

00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:41.980
 through His Son,

00:30:42.139 --> 00:30:42.980
 Christ Jesus.

00:30:44.359 --> 00:30:45.000
 For example,

00:30:45.159 --> 00:30:46.559
 in another part of the Bible,

00:30:46.680 --> 00:30:47.819
 in a book called Romans,

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.879
 it says this,

00:30:49.480 --> 00:30:50.619
 May the God of hope

00:30:50.619 --> 00:30:52.319
 fill you with all joy

00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:53.059
 and peace

00:30:53.059 --> 00:30:55.539
 as you trust in Him.

00:30:56.639 --> 00:30:57.419
 May He fill you

00:30:57.419 --> 00:30:58.819
 with all joy

00:30:58.819 --> 00:30:59.799
 and peace.

00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:00.960
 And that's what we were seeing

00:31:00.960 --> 00:31:01.700
 here,

00:31:01.859 --> 00:31:02.879
 the angels singing

00:31:02.879 --> 00:31:03.740
 to the shepherds,

00:31:03.879 --> 00:31:04.759
 Glory to God

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:05.339
 in the highest

00:31:05.339 --> 00:31:05.879
 and on earth,

00:31:06.379 --> 00:31:07.960
 peace among those

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:09.639
 with whom He is pleased.

00:31:10.339 --> 00:31:11.319
 God gives us

00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:13.539
 so many wonderful promises

00:31:13.539 --> 00:31:14.619
 in His Word

00:31:14.619 --> 00:31:16.279
 that are able

00:31:16.279 --> 00:31:17.459
 to give us peace

00:31:17.459 --> 00:31:18.419
 even when

00:31:18.419 --> 00:31:20.459
 there are sad things

00:31:20.459 --> 00:31:21.339
 going on.

00:31:22.339 --> 00:31:22.839
 Do you remember

00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:23.679
 a song that we were

00:31:23.679 --> 00:31:24.579
 learning yesterday?

00:31:25.459 --> 00:31:26.459
 We're going to sing it

00:31:26.459 --> 00:31:27.259
 through in the hall,

00:31:27.339 --> 00:31:27.679
 the song,

00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:28.339
 The Blessing.

00:31:29.679 --> 00:31:30.799
 Well, in that song

00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:31.399
 as we sang it,

00:31:31.419 --> 00:31:32.239
 it's actually singing

00:31:32.239 --> 00:31:33.399
 words from the Bible,

00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:34.919
 from the book of Numbers,

00:31:35.059 --> 00:31:36.019
 chapter 6.

00:31:36.019 --> 00:31:38.440
 The Lord bless you

00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:39.319
 and keep you.

00:31:39.619 --> 00:31:41.059
 The Lord make His face

00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:42.160
 to shine upon you

00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:43.500
 and be gracious to you.

00:31:43.799 --> 00:31:44.879
 The Lord lift up

00:31:44.879 --> 00:31:46.240
 His countenance upon you

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:47.299
 and give you what?

00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:49.160
 What's the missing word

00:31:49.160 --> 00:31:49.879
 at the end there?

00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:50.799
 Give you,

00:31:50.879 --> 00:31:51.720
 anybody want to answer

00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:52.839
 that question for me?

00:31:54.960 --> 00:31:57.660
 The Lord give you peace.

00:31:59.259 --> 00:32:01.819
 Peace is what is in that song.

00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:03.180
 And that's the peace

00:32:03.180 --> 00:32:04.579
 that we look for.

00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:06.500
 Long before Jesus was born,

00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:07.859
 hundreds of years

00:32:07.859 --> 00:32:09.179
 before Jesus was born,

00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:10.779
 there was a man called Isaiah

00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:13.079
 who told us all about

00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:14.659
 the coming of Jesus.

00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:16.619
 Isaiah said,

00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:18.039
 For to you,

00:32:18.399 --> 00:32:19.099
 for to us,

00:32:19.199 --> 00:32:20.139
 a child is born.

00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:20.720
 To us,

00:32:20.819 --> 00:32:21.759
 a son is given.

00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:23.019
 And the government

00:32:23.019 --> 00:32:24.139
 will be on his shoulders

00:32:24.139 --> 00:32:26.759
 and he will be called

00:32:26.759 --> 00:32:28.359
 Wonderful Counselor,

00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:29.519
 Mighty God,

00:32:29.699 --> 00:32:31.000
 Everlasting Father,

00:32:31.559 --> 00:32:33.500
 Prince of Peace.

00:32:34.579 --> 00:32:36.000
 That is what he would give

00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:37.179
 to his people,

00:32:37.259 --> 00:32:39.319
 the Prince of Peace.

00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:41.240
 Jesus is the king

00:32:41.240 --> 00:32:43.039
 who came into this world

00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:44.740
 to give us peace.

00:32:46.179 --> 00:32:47.579
 Many years ago,

00:32:48.119 --> 00:32:49.399
 there was a king

00:32:49.399 --> 00:32:51.759
 in a place called Persia.

00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:54.480
 If you look it up on your maps now,

00:32:54.539 --> 00:32:55.579
 you won't find the place

00:32:55.579 --> 00:32:56.579
 called Persia.

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:58.159
 But where it was,

00:32:58.220 --> 00:33:00.339
 you would see Iran now.

00:33:00.419 --> 00:33:01.419
 So it's in the Middle East.

00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:02.939
 And this king,

00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:04.619
 he was a good king.

00:33:05.399 --> 00:33:06.919
 And he was a wise king.

00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:08.740
 And he loved his people.

00:33:09.419 --> 00:33:10.240
 And very often,

00:33:10.319 --> 00:33:11.259
 he wanted to know

00:33:11.259 --> 00:33:12.019
 what was happening

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:13.319
 in the lives of his people.

00:33:13.859 --> 00:33:15.079
 So what he would do was,

00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:15.919
 he couldn't go out

00:33:15.919 --> 00:33:16.980
 dressed as a king.

00:33:17.699 --> 00:33:18.240
 If he did,

00:33:18.319 --> 00:33:19.279
 everybody would see him

00:33:19.279 --> 00:33:20.980
 and know exactly who he was.

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.620
 So what he used to do

00:33:22.620 --> 00:33:24.500
 was dress up as a beggar.

00:33:25.180 --> 00:33:26.940
 So he had dirty clothes,

00:33:27.099 --> 00:33:28.799
 torn clothes on.

00:33:28.839 --> 00:33:29.519
 And he'd go out

00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:30.319
 into the streets

00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:31.559
 and go and visit people

00:33:31.559 --> 00:33:32.799
 in their homes.

00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:34.839
 And this way,

00:33:34.920 --> 00:33:35.620
 he found out

00:33:35.620 --> 00:33:36.740
 what was going on

00:33:36.740 --> 00:33:37.980
 in their lives.

00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.339
 And one day,

00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:41.079
 he visited this poor man.

00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:43.180
 This poor man lived

00:33:43.180 --> 00:33:44.059
 in a cellar.

00:33:44.700 --> 00:33:45.960
 And he didn't have much food.

00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:46.980
 And all the food

00:33:46.980 --> 00:33:47.460
 that he had

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:48.480
 was just little bits

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:49.319
 of scraps

00:33:49.319 --> 00:33:50.519
 that he'd managed

00:33:50.519 --> 00:33:51.299
 to pick up.

00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:52.860
 But the king,

00:33:52.980 --> 00:33:53.860
 dressed as a beggar,

00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:54.840
 sat with him

00:33:54.840 --> 00:33:55.539
 for a time.

00:33:56.500 --> 00:33:57.340
 He ate a little bit

00:33:57.340 --> 00:33:58.340
 of his food with him,

00:33:58.400 --> 00:33:59.620
 the scraps that he had.

00:34:00.660 --> 00:34:01.799
 He spoke to him

00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:03.380
 in a cheerful way.

00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:04.940
 He tried to encourage him.

00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:06.500
 He spoke kind words to him.

00:34:06.860 --> 00:34:07.279
 And then,

00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:08.179
 after a time,

00:34:08.500 --> 00:34:09.079
 he left.

00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:10.720
 Well,

00:34:10.740 --> 00:34:11.900
 a few weeks later,

00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:13.139
 he went to visit

00:34:13.139 --> 00:34:14.119
 this man again.

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:15.920
 But this time,

00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:16.480
 he decided

00:34:16.480 --> 00:34:17.859
 he was going to let him know

00:34:17.859 --> 00:34:19.259
 who he was.

00:34:20.000 --> 00:34:20.719
 So he said

00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:22.079
 to this man

00:34:22.079 --> 00:34:23.219
 sitting in the cellar,

00:34:23.500 --> 00:34:24.659
 Do you know who I am?

00:34:25.420 --> 00:34:26.159
 And the man said,

00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:27.279
 No, I don't.

00:34:28.139 --> 00:34:28.519
 He said,

00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:28.719
 Well,

00:34:28.839 --> 00:34:29.960
 I'm your king.

00:34:31.019 --> 00:34:32.980
 And the man was astonished

00:34:32.980 --> 00:34:34.099
 that this was the king

00:34:34.099 --> 00:34:35.639
 who was sitting with him.

00:34:35.980 --> 00:34:37.139
 And the king thought

00:34:37.139 --> 00:34:38.039
 as he spoke to him,

00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:38.179
 Well,

00:34:38.179 --> 00:34:40.039
 this man's now going to ask me

00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:41.759
 for some kind of gift.

00:34:42.359 --> 00:34:43.139
 Because the king

00:34:43.139 --> 00:34:44.420
 had everything.

00:34:45.299 --> 00:34:46.219
 So he was expecting

00:34:46.219 --> 00:34:47.659
 to ask for some kind of gift

00:34:47.659 --> 00:34:49.339
 or some kind of favor.

00:34:50.519 --> 00:34:51.319
 But what the man,

00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:52.059
 the poor man,

00:34:52.179 --> 00:34:53.359
 said to him was,

00:34:54.159 --> 00:34:56.799
 You left your palace.

00:34:57.879 --> 00:35:00.159
 You left all your nice clothes.

00:35:00.319 --> 00:35:02.779
 You left all your good food behind.

00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:04.460
 And you came here

00:35:04.460 --> 00:35:05.239
 into my home,

00:35:05.299 --> 00:35:08.019
 this dark cellar of a place.

00:35:08.059 --> 00:35:09.779
 And you ate my scraps

00:35:09.779 --> 00:35:10.980
 of food with me.

00:35:10.980 --> 00:35:12.539
 He said,

00:35:12.860 --> 00:35:14.820
 That is enough for me.

00:35:15.619 --> 00:35:16.860
 Because to me,

00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:18.940
 you have given yourself.

00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:22.800
 You gave yourself to me.

00:35:24.019 --> 00:35:25.480
 Well, that's what Jesus

00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:27.400
 has done for us.

00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:29.740
 He left heaven.

00:35:29.900 --> 00:35:31.340
 He left his father's side.

00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:33.820
 He left all of that glory behind.

00:35:34.139 --> 00:35:34.719
 The Bible says

00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:36.320
 he made himself nothing.

00:35:36.320 --> 00:35:40.039
 And he came to his people.

00:35:40.840 --> 00:35:42.140
 God sent his son

00:35:42.140 --> 00:35:43.140
 into this world.

00:35:43.660 --> 00:35:44.680
 And they would call him

00:35:44.680 --> 00:35:45.460
 Emmanuel,

00:35:45.700 --> 00:35:47.600
 is one word name given to him.

00:35:47.820 --> 00:35:48.600
 Which means,

00:35:48.980 --> 00:35:50.240
 God with us.

00:35:51.200 --> 00:35:52.500
 Just imagine that.

00:35:53.039 --> 00:35:55.160
 The king of glory,

00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:56.400
 the king of all,

00:35:56.800 --> 00:35:58.400
 has come to us.

00:35:59.100 --> 00:36:00.980
 To be alongside us.

00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:02.660
 To be with us.

00:36:02.659 --> 00:36:04.759
 Jesus himself

00:36:04.759 --> 00:36:06.500
 reminded his disciples

00:36:06.500 --> 00:36:07.500
 just before

00:36:07.500 --> 00:36:09.539
 he was going to be put to death.

00:36:09.639 --> 00:36:11.239
 He said in John 16,

00:36:11.839 --> 00:36:13.719
 I have said these things to you

00:36:13.719 --> 00:36:14.940
 that you may,

00:36:15.699 --> 00:36:16.619
 that in me

00:36:16.619 --> 00:36:18.199
 you may have peace.

00:36:19.219 --> 00:36:20.579
 Because in the world

00:36:20.579 --> 00:36:21.500
 you will have troubles.

00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:23.619
 But take heart,

00:36:23.699 --> 00:36:24.019
 he said,

00:36:24.099 --> 00:36:25.779
 for I have overcome

00:36:25.779 --> 00:36:27.119
 the world.

00:36:28.339 --> 00:36:28.899
 You see,

00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:29.980
 peace with Jesus

00:36:29.980 --> 00:36:31.639
 isn't that all our troubles

00:36:31.639 --> 00:36:33.400
 are going to go away.

00:36:34.480 --> 00:36:36.440
 But peace with Jesus

00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:37.440
 is that we know

00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:39.139
 that he is with us.

00:36:39.940 --> 00:36:40.519
 And again,

00:36:40.619 --> 00:36:42.320
 that's one of the greatest gifts

00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:43.760
 we can experience.

00:36:44.099 --> 00:36:44.920
 To know

00:36:44.920 --> 00:36:46.159
 God

00:36:46.159 --> 00:36:47.119
 with

00:36:47.119 --> 00:36:48.240
 us.

00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:50.079
 But that's the wonder

00:36:50.079 --> 00:36:51.639
 of his gift

00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:52.440
 to us.

00:36:52.900 --> 00:36:54.000
 That he has come

00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:55.519
 to be

00:36:55.519 --> 00:36:56.920
 with us.

00:36:57.699 --> 00:36:59.199
 And that is what we are to remember.

00:36:59.199 --> 00:37:00.319
 So we have the gift

00:37:00.319 --> 00:37:01.960
 of a saviour.

00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:03.480
 We have the gift

00:37:03.480 --> 00:37:04.619
 of peace.

00:37:05.460 --> 00:37:06.239
 And now thirdly,

00:37:06.279 --> 00:37:06.980
 we are just going to read

00:37:06.980 --> 00:37:07.960
 a few more verses

00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:09.939
 in Luke chapter 2

00:37:09.939 --> 00:37:11.399
 and see a third gift

00:37:11.399 --> 00:37:12.939
 that he gives to us.

00:37:13.019 --> 00:37:13.919
 So we think of

00:37:13.919 --> 00:37:15.519
 the gift here

00:37:15.519 --> 00:37:16.219
 in Luke 2.

00:37:16.299 --> 00:37:16.839
 We are going to read

00:37:16.839 --> 00:37:18.399
 from verse 17

00:37:18.399 --> 00:37:20.939
 down to verse 20.

00:37:22.259 --> 00:37:22.719
 Again,

00:37:22.819 --> 00:37:23.699
 it's the shepherds

00:37:23.699 --> 00:37:25.379
 and their experience

00:37:25.379 --> 00:37:25.939
 here.

00:37:25.939 --> 00:37:26.000
 Here.

00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:30.819
 And when they saw it,

00:37:30.899 --> 00:37:31.739
 they made known

00:37:31.739 --> 00:37:32.480
 the saying

00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:33.579
 that had been told them

00:37:33.579 --> 00:37:35.159
 concerning this child.

00:37:35.879 --> 00:37:37.079
 And all who heard it

00:37:37.079 --> 00:37:37.539
 wondered

00:37:37.539 --> 00:37:39.079
 at what the shepherds

00:37:39.079 --> 00:37:39.739
 told them.

00:37:40.299 --> 00:37:41.859
 But Mary treasured up

00:37:41.859 --> 00:37:42.859
 all these things,

00:37:43.059 --> 00:37:43.779
 pondering them

00:37:43.779 --> 00:37:45.219
 in her heart.

00:37:45.899 --> 00:37:46.939
 And the shepherds

00:37:46.939 --> 00:37:47.799
 returned,

00:37:48.579 --> 00:37:49.319
 glorifying

00:37:49.319 --> 00:37:50.819
 and praising God

00:37:50.819 --> 00:37:52.000
 for all that they

00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:52.539
 had heard

00:37:52.539 --> 00:37:53.179
 and seen

00:37:53.179 --> 00:37:54.699
 as it had

00:37:54.699 --> 00:37:56.239
 been told them.

00:37:56.239 --> 00:37:58.500
 Well,

00:37:58.539 --> 00:37:59.399
 there's a third thing

00:37:59.399 --> 00:38:00.719
 I want us to see here.

00:38:00.979 --> 00:38:01.959
 A third gift.

00:38:02.699 --> 00:38:03.619
 And it's the gift

00:38:03.619 --> 00:38:05.000
 of praise.

00:38:06.059 --> 00:38:07.159
 We have the gift

00:38:07.159 --> 00:38:08.359
 of a saviour

00:38:08.359 --> 00:38:10.399
 and we have the gift

00:38:10.399 --> 00:38:11.399
 of peace.

00:38:12.579 --> 00:38:13.799
 And if we enjoy

00:38:13.799 --> 00:38:14.759
 these things,

00:38:14.859 --> 00:38:16.079
 what does that make us?

00:38:16.299 --> 00:38:17.779
 What should that make us?

00:38:18.259 --> 00:38:19.039
 It should make us

00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:19.759
 thankful

00:38:19.759 --> 00:38:21.919
 and giving thanks

00:38:21.919 --> 00:38:22.559
 to God

00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:23.899
 and praising

00:38:23.899 --> 00:38:25.139
 his name.

00:38:25.139 --> 00:38:26.139
 And that's what we see

00:38:26.139 --> 00:38:27.379
 the shepherds

00:38:27.379 --> 00:38:28.079
 did here.

00:38:28.199 --> 00:38:28.679
 They went

00:38:28.679 --> 00:38:30.539
 to see for themselves

00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:31.579
 what they had been told

00:38:31.579 --> 00:38:32.400
 by the angels

00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:33.859
 and they saw

00:38:33.859 --> 00:38:34.859
 Jesus

00:38:34.859 --> 00:38:36.359
 in the manger.

00:38:37.099 --> 00:38:37.799
 They saw him

00:38:37.799 --> 00:38:39.319
 just as they had been told.

00:38:41.179 --> 00:38:41.759
 And now

00:38:41.759 --> 00:38:42.480
 it says

00:38:42.480 --> 00:38:43.480
 they returned.

00:38:44.339 --> 00:38:45.500
 They come back

00:38:45.500 --> 00:38:46.460
 from seeing this

00:38:46.460 --> 00:38:47.699
 and it's changed them.

00:38:48.239 --> 00:38:49.619
 It's made such a difference

00:38:49.619 --> 00:38:50.359
 in their lives.

00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:52.019
 They're full of joy.

00:38:52.179 --> 00:38:53.259
 The fear that they'd had

00:38:53.259 --> 00:38:54.059
 when they first saw

00:38:54.059 --> 00:38:54.619
 the angel

00:38:54.619 --> 00:38:55.900
 that is gone.

00:38:56.659 --> 00:38:57.860
 Now they are praising

00:38:57.860 --> 00:38:59.619
 and glorifying God,

00:39:00.500 --> 00:39:01.320
 loving the Lord

00:39:01.320 --> 00:39:02.380
 for what he has done

00:39:02.380 --> 00:39:03.480
 for them.

00:39:04.840 --> 00:39:05.099
 You know,

00:39:05.119 --> 00:39:05.860
 it would have been easy

00:39:05.860 --> 00:39:07.019
 for the shepherds

00:39:07.019 --> 00:39:08.239
 out in the fields

00:39:08.239 --> 00:39:09.799
 to just stay

00:39:09.799 --> 00:39:10.980
 where they were.

00:39:11.920 --> 00:39:13.000
 To think to themselves,

00:39:13.299 --> 00:39:14.500
 we can't go

00:39:14.500 --> 00:39:15.099
 and see

00:39:15.099 --> 00:39:16.719
 this baby

00:39:16.719 --> 00:39:17.739
 that they're talking about,

00:39:17.799 --> 00:39:18.599
 this saviour

00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:19.219
 of the world

00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:20.460
 that God has promised.

00:39:20.460 --> 00:39:21.980
 we can't go

00:39:21.980 --> 00:39:22.780
 and see him.

00:39:23.340 --> 00:39:24.039
 You must have

00:39:24.039 --> 00:39:25.300
 to be really important

00:39:25.300 --> 00:39:26.659
 to go and see

00:39:26.659 --> 00:39:27.340
 this king.

00:39:28.099 --> 00:39:28.780
 You must have

00:39:28.780 --> 00:39:29.940
 to be really special.

00:39:30.400 --> 00:39:30.920
 We'd probably

00:39:30.920 --> 00:39:31.820
 just stay

00:39:31.820 --> 00:39:33.079
 where we are.

00:39:34.699 --> 00:39:35.820
 But that's not

00:39:35.820 --> 00:39:36.440
 what they did.

00:39:37.480 --> 00:39:38.720
 Imagine yourself

00:39:38.720 --> 00:39:40.619
 and it's Christmas

00:39:40.619 --> 00:39:41.220
 morning

00:39:41.220 --> 00:39:43.119
 and you're thinking,

00:39:43.240 --> 00:39:44.059
 I wonder if there's

00:39:44.059 --> 00:39:44.699
 presents

00:39:44.699 --> 00:39:46.300
 under the tree

00:39:46.300 --> 00:39:46.880
 for me.

00:39:46.880 --> 00:39:49.099
 Are you just going

00:39:49.099 --> 00:39:50.160
 to stay in your bed

00:39:50.160 --> 00:39:50.940
 and think,

00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:51.820
 oh, there's probably

00:39:51.820 --> 00:39:53.400
 nothing there for me?

00:39:54.519 --> 00:39:55.220
 Are you just going

00:39:55.220 --> 00:39:55.980
 to stay away

00:39:55.980 --> 00:39:57.220
 or are you really desperate

00:39:57.220 --> 00:39:59.039
 to see something?

00:39:59.660 --> 00:40:00.740
 To see what there is

00:40:00.740 --> 00:40:01.280
 for you?

00:40:01.579 --> 00:40:02.760
 If you're really desperate,

00:40:02.920 --> 00:40:03.700
 what are you going to do?

00:40:03.740 --> 00:40:04.019
 You're not going

00:40:04.019 --> 00:40:05.039
 to stay in bed.

00:40:05.640 --> 00:40:06.480
 You're going to get up.

00:40:06.559 --> 00:40:07.539
 You're going to rush down.

00:40:07.619 --> 00:40:08.280
 You're going to get

00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:09.160
 to the tree

00:40:09.160 --> 00:40:09.500
 and you're going

00:40:09.500 --> 00:40:10.579
 to pick up the box

00:40:10.579 --> 00:40:10.880
 and you're going

00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:11.559
 to open it

00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:12.180
 and see

00:40:12.180 --> 00:40:13.140
 what there is

00:40:13.140 --> 00:40:13.780
 for you.

00:40:13.780 --> 00:40:16.880
 Well, the shepherds

00:40:16.880 --> 00:40:18.060
 were so excited

00:40:18.060 --> 00:40:19.560
 by what they heard

00:40:19.560 --> 00:40:20.540
 that that's exactly

00:40:20.540 --> 00:40:21.840
 what they did as well.

00:40:22.600 --> 00:40:23.940
 They didn't hang about.

00:40:24.140 --> 00:40:24.800
 They didn't wait

00:40:24.800 --> 00:40:26.480
 to get a special invitation.

00:40:26.820 --> 00:40:27.980
 They were already told

00:40:27.980 --> 00:40:29.260
 that this gift

00:40:29.260 --> 00:40:30.000
 had been given

00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:30.700
 for them.

00:40:31.160 --> 00:40:32.100
 And so what they did,

00:40:32.180 --> 00:40:32.680
 they went

00:40:32.680 --> 00:40:34.519
 to see for themselves.

00:40:35.600 --> 00:40:37.000
 They did three things.

00:40:37.700 --> 00:40:38.740
 They responded.

00:40:39.900 --> 00:40:40.820
 Again, that is what

00:40:40.820 --> 00:40:42.080
 we have to do as well.

00:40:42.079 --> 00:40:43.739
 When we hear this message

00:40:43.739 --> 00:40:44.400
 of a Savior,

00:40:44.559 --> 00:40:46.159
 it's not just to ignore it

00:40:46.159 --> 00:40:47.059
 and to push it away.

00:40:47.179 --> 00:40:48.460
 That's not for me.

00:40:49.279 --> 00:40:49.920
 It is.

00:40:50.819 --> 00:40:52.099
 This is the gift

00:40:52.099 --> 00:40:52.799
 of a Savior

00:40:52.799 --> 00:40:54.299
 given to the world,

00:40:54.440 --> 00:40:55.960
 to all who would

00:40:55.960 --> 00:40:56.900
 believe in Him.

00:40:57.799 --> 00:40:59.559
 So we are to respond.

00:41:00.860 --> 00:41:01.659
 The second thing

00:41:01.659 --> 00:41:02.319
 they did was

00:41:02.319 --> 00:41:03.960
 they rejoiced.

00:41:05.239 --> 00:41:06.079
 They gave praise

00:41:06.759 --> 00:41:07.480
 to God

00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:08.860
 for what He had done

00:41:08.860 --> 00:41:09.599
 for them,

00:41:09.960 --> 00:41:11.299
 all that they were seeing.

00:41:12.079 --> 00:41:13.920
 And then it says

00:41:13.920 --> 00:41:14.880
 they returned.

00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:17.219
 They went back

00:41:17.219 --> 00:41:18.059
 to their homes,

00:41:18.279 --> 00:41:19.319
 to their work,

00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:20.860
 but in a different way.

00:41:21.880 --> 00:41:22.639
 They were full

00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:23.980
 of rejoicing

00:41:23.980 --> 00:41:25.219
 in God.

00:41:25.739 --> 00:41:26.500
 They were full

00:41:26.500 --> 00:41:27.460
 of the joy

00:41:27.460 --> 00:41:28.420
 of the Lord.

00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:29.119
 Their hearts

00:41:29.119 --> 00:41:30.039
 were changed.

00:41:30.900 --> 00:41:31.579
 And that is what

00:41:31.579 --> 00:41:32.119
 we want

00:41:32.119 --> 00:41:32.860
 as we come

00:41:32.860 --> 00:41:34.340
 to see Jesus,

00:41:34.579 --> 00:41:35.159
 to see Him

00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:36.360
 as a Savior,

00:41:36.579 --> 00:41:37.039
 to see Him

00:41:37.039 --> 00:41:37.619
 as the one

00:41:37.619 --> 00:41:38.199
 who is able

00:41:38.199 --> 00:41:39.420
 to give peace,

00:41:39.420 --> 00:41:40.500
 that we would

00:41:40.500 --> 00:41:40.960
 see Him

00:41:40.960 --> 00:41:41.659
 as the one

00:41:41.659 --> 00:41:42.500
 who we can

00:41:42.500 --> 00:41:43.500
 give all our

00:41:43.500 --> 00:41:45.000
 praise to.

00:41:46.260 --> 00:41:46.780
 Yesterday

00:41:46.780 --> 00:41:47.400
 in the club

00:41:47.400 --> 00:41:49.200
 I asked a question.

00:41:50.039 --> 00:41:51.139
 What does God

00:41:51.139 --> 00:41:51.840
 want us

00:41:51.840 --> 00:41:52.380
 to give

00:41:52.380 --> 00:41:52.920
 to Him?

00:41:54.059 --> 00:41:54.599
 And one of the

00:41:54.599 --> 00:41:55.500
 answers that was

00:41:55.500 --> 00:41:55.880
 given

00:41:55.880 --> 00:41:56.440
 was a great

00:41:56.440 --> 00:41:56.880
 answer.

00:41:57.420 --> 00:41:58.460
 It was singing

00:41:58.460 --> 00:42:00.220
 that we are

00:42:00.220 --> 00:42:01.180
 to praise Him

00:42:01.180 --> 00:42:02.180
 in song.

00:42:03.260 --> 00:42:04.099
 And that's

00:42:04.099 --> 00:42:05.099
 what the shepherds

00:42:05.099 --> 00:42:05.940
 did here.

00:42:06.079 --> 00:42:06.940
 They went away

00:42:06.940 --> 00:42:08.480
 praising God.

00:42:09.519 --> 00:42:10.039
 The shepherds

00:42:10.039 --> 00:42:11.420
 returned glorifying

00:42:11.420 --> 00:42:12.800
 and praising God

00:42:12.800 --> 00:42:13.440
 for all that

00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:14.099
 they had heard

00:42:14.099 --> 00:42:14.720
 and seen

00:42:14.720 --> 00:42:16.019
 as it had been

00:42:16.019 --> 00:42:16.760
 told them.

00:42:18.360 --> 00:42:19.000
 Well, as we

00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:19.980
 come to hear

00:42:19.980 --> 00:42:21.200
 of the greatest

00:42:21.200 --> 00:42:22.440
 gift of all,

00:42:23.079 --> 00:42:23.720
 a Savior

00:42:23.720 --> 00:42:24.780
 who is able

00:42:24.780 --> 00:42:25.519
 to give us

00:42:25.519 --> 00:42:26.159
 peace,

00:42:26.880 --> 00:42:27.659
 today let us

00:42:27.659 --> 00:42:29.139
 all go away

00:42:29.139 --> 00:42:29.559
 from here.

00:42:29.639 --> 00:42:30.119
 Let us all

00:42:30.119 --> 00:42:31.059
 return to our

00:42:31.059 --> 00:42:31.380
 homes,

00:42:31.539 --> 00:42:32.360
 to our workplaces,

00:42:32.780 --> 00:42:33.639
 to our schools

00:42:33.639 --> 00:42:34.300
 this week,

00:42:34.360 --> 00:42:35.280
 to go to all

00:42:35.280 --> 00:42:36.360
 the concerts

00:42:36.360 --> 00:42:36.800
 or whatever

00:42:36.800 --> 00:42:37.300
 else you'll

00:42:37.300 --> 00:42:37.700
 be doing

00:42:37.700 --> 00:42:38.220
 this week,

00:42:38.260 --> 00:42:38.820
 hearing the

00:42:38.820 --> 00:42:39.840
 Christmas story

00:42:39.840 --> 00:42:40.880
 in different

00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:41.320
 ways,

00:42:41.440 --> 00:42:42.220
 but praising

00:42:42.220 --> 00:42:43.880
 God for His

00:42:43.880 --> 00:42:44.760
 gift of a

00:42:44.760 --> 00:42:45.940
 Savior to

00:42:45.940 --> 00:42:46.460
 us.

00:42:48.140 --> 00:42:48.680
 There's that

00:42:48.680 --> 00:42:49.980
 Christmas carol

00:42:49.980 --> 00:42:51.180
 in the bleak

00:42:51.180 --> 00:42:51.800
 midwinter.

00:42:51.900 --> 00:42:52.579
 We had it in

00:42:52.579 --> 00:42:53.539
 the club

00:42:53.539 --> 00:42:54.079
 yesterday.

00:42:54.480 --> 00:42:54.900
 I just want to

00:42:54.900 --> 00:42:55.440
 share these

00:42:55.440 --> 00:42:56.220
 verses again

00:42:56.220 --> 00:42:56.720
 because it

00:42:56.720 --> 00:42:57.480
 asks us,

00:42:57.940 --> 00:42:58.420
 what are we

00:42:58.420 --> 00:42:59.400
 giving to

00:42:59.400 --> 00:43:00.700
 God for all

00:43:00.700 --> 00:43:01.220
 that He has

00:43:01.220 --> 00:43:02.140
 done for us?

00:43:03.160 --> 00:43:03.780
 He doesn't

00:43:03.780 --> 00:43:04.400
 want us to

00:43:04.400 --> 00:43:05.099
 just give

00:43:05.099 --> 00:43:06.339
 money or

00:43:06.339 --> 00:43:07.000
 our time

00:43:07.000 --> 00:43:07.539
 to Him.

00:43:07.940 --> 00:43:08.500
 These are all

00:43:08.500 --> 00:43:09.400
 important things,

00:43:09.500 --> 00:43:09.940
 but listen to

00:43:09.940 --> 00:43:10.619
 what this verse

00:43:10.619 --> 00:43:11.119
 says.

00:43:11.619 --> 00:43:12.219
 What can I

00:43:12.219 --> 00:43:12.679
 give Him?

00:43:13.199 --> 00:43:14.159
 Poor as I

00:43:14.159 --> 00:43:14.500
 am.

00:43:15.059 --> 00:43:15.880
 If I were a

00:43:15.880 --> 00:43:16.299
 shepherd,

00:43:16.920 --> 00:43:17.679
 I would give

00:43:17.679 --> 00:43:18.219
 a lamb.

00:43:18.880 --> 00:43:19.920
 If I were a

00:43:19.920 --> 00:43:20.599
 wise man,

00:43:20.659 --> 00:43:21.360
 I would do

00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:22.279
 my part.

00:43:23.179 --> 00:43:24.159
 But what can I

00:43:24.159 --> 00:43:24.699
 give Him?

00:43:25.779 --> 00:43:26.500
 Give Him

00:43:26.500 --> 00:43:27.480
 my heart.

00:43:28.519 --> 00:43:29.199
 That is what

00:43:29.199 --> 00:43:30.719
 Jesus asks

00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:31.619
 of us.

00:43:32.259 --> 00:43:32.920
 That as we

00:43:32.920 --> 00:43:33.619
 hear about the

00:43:33.619 --> 00:43:34.659
 greatest gift

00:43:34.659 --> 00:43:35.599
 of all,

00:43:35.639 --> 00:43:36.359
 a Savior

00:43:36.359 --> 00:43:36.940
 given,

00:43:37.400 --> 00:43:37.940
 the one who

00:43:37.940 --> 00:43:38.639
 is able to

00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:39.259
 give peace,

00:43:39.359 --> 00:43:39.779
 the one who

00:43:39.779 --> 00:43:40.299
 we can go

00:43:40.299 --> 00:43:40.880
 away from

00:43:40.880 --> 00:43:41.599
 here today,

00:43:42.059 --> 00:43:42.920
 praising Him

00:43:42.920 --> 00:43:43.839
 for all His

00:43:43.839 --> 00:43:44.719
 goodness to

00:43:44.719 --> 00:43:45.139
 us,

00:43:45.859 --> 00:43:46.819
 we can give

00:43:46.819 --> 00:43:47.859
 Him our

00:43:47.859 --> 00:43:48.319
 heart.

00:43:49.239 --> 00:43:49.699
 And that

00:43:49.699 --> 00:43:51.019
 means believing

00:43:51.019 --> 00:43:51.559
 in Him

00:43:51.559 --> 00:43:53.000
 and trusting

00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:53.619
 in Him

00:43:53.619 --> 00:43:54.699
 and all

00:43:54.699 --> 00:43:55.059
 that His

00:43:55.059 --> 00:43:56.059
 word says,

00:43:56.279 --> 00:43:57.319
 every promise

00:43:57.319 --> 00:43:58.679
 that we have.

00:43:59.519 --> 00:44:00.279
 Because we

00:44:00.279 --> 00:44:01.079
 are told,

00:44:01.639 --> 00:44:02.239
 just as the

00:44:02.239 --> 00:44:03.059
 angel said to

00:44:03.059 --> 00:44:03.839
 the shepherds,

00:44:04.019 --> 00:44:04.699
 fear not,

00:44:05.159 --> 00:44:05.879
 for behold,

00:44:06.019 --> 00:44:06.659
 I bring you

00:44:06.659 --> 00:44:07.699
 good news

00:44:07.699 --> 00:44:09.359
 of great joy

00:44:09.359 --> 00:44:10.299
 that will be

00:44:10.299 --> 00:44:11.079
 for all the

00:44:11.079 --> 00:44:11.500
 people.

00:44:11.639 --> 00:44:12.679
 For unto you

00:44:12.679 --> 00:44:14.019
 is born this

00:44:14.019 --> 00:44:14.599
 day in the

00:44:14.599 --> 00:44:15.639
 city of David

00:44:15.639 --> 00:44:16.799
 a Savior

00:44:16.799 --> 00:44:18.479
 who is Christ

00:44:18.479 --> 00:44:19.719
 the Lord.

00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:21.699
 Here it

00:44:21.699 --> 00:44:22.179
 says,

00:44:22.819 --> 00:44:23.579
 a Savior.

00:44:24.859 --> 00:44:25.539
 Our prayer

00:44:25.539 --> 00:44:26.339
 is that you

00:44:26.339 --> 00:44:26.759
 will be able

00:44:26.759 --> 00:44:27.319
 to say,

00:44:28.039 --> 00:44:28.799
 He is my

00:44:28.799 --> 00:44:29.339
 Savior

00:44:29.340 --> 00:44:30.539
 and my

00:44:30.539 --> 00:44:31.519
 Lord.

00:44:32.280 --> 00:44:32.840
 Let us

00:44:32.840 --> 00:44:33.300
 pray.

00:44:36.079 --> 00:44:36.600
 Our

00:44:36.600 --> 00:44:37.360
 Father in

00:44:37.360 --> 00:44:37.700
 heaven,

00:44:37.820 --> 00:44:38.340
 we thank

00:44:38.340 --> 00:44:38.660
 you for

00:44:38.660 --> 00:44:39.200
 all the

00:44:39.200 --> 00:44:40.079
 special,

00:44:40.519 --> 00:44:40.760
 precious

00:44:40.760 --> 00:44:41.460
 gifts that

00:44:41.460 --> 00:44:41.740
 you have

00:44:41.740 --> 00:44:42.360
 given to

00:44:42.360 --> 00:44:42.720
 us.

00:44:43.320 --> 00:44:43.680
 There are

00:44:43.680 --> 00:44:44.120
 so many

00:44:44.120 --> 00:44:44.860
 things that

00:44:44.860 --> 00:44:45.320
 we take

00:44:45.320 --> 00:44:46.019
 for granted.

00:44:46.680 --> 00:44:46.880
 There are

00:44:46.880 --> 00:44:47.280
 so many

00:44:47.280 --> 00:44:47.760
 things that

00:44:47.760 --> 00:44:48.079
 we maybe

00:44:48.079 --> 00:44:48.840
 even choose

00:44:48.840 --> 00:44:49.440
 to ignore.

00:44:50.039 --> 00:44:50.600
 But we

00:44:50.600 --> 00:44:51.019
 pray that

00:44:51.019 --> 00:44:51.400
 as we

00:44:51.400 --> 00:44:52.019
 hear of

00:44:52.019 --> 00:44:52.559
 the greatest

00:44:52.559 --> 00:44:53.200
 gift of

00:44:53.200 --> 00:44:53.519
 all,

00:44:54.019 --> 00:44:54.620
 a Savior

00:44:54.620 --> 00:44:55.440
 born to

00:44:55.440 --> 00:44:55.860
 us,

00:44:56.539 --> 00:44:57.079
 a Savior

00:44:57.079 --> 00:44:57.600
 who is

00:44:57.599 --> 00:44:58.480
 Christ the

00:44:58.480 --> 00:44:58.819
 Lord.

00:44:59.460 --> 00:45:00.119
 We pray

00:45:00.119 --> 00:45:00.539
 that we

00:45:00.539 --> 00:45:01.259
 will hear

00:45:01.259 --> 00:45:02.039
 and receive

00:45:02.039 --> 00:45:02.759
 that word

00:45:02.759 --> 00:45:03.819
 and delight

00:45:03.819 --> 00:45:04.579
 and praise

00:45:04.579 --> 00:45:04.980
 in it

00:45:04.980 --> 00:45:06.079
 and rejoice

00:45:06.079 --> 00:45:06.519
 in your

00:45:06.519 --> 00:45:07.339
 goodness to

00:45:07.339 --> 00:45:08.259
 us and

00:45:08.259 --> 00:45:08.460
 that we

00:45:08.460 --> 00:45:09.039
 would come

00:45:09.039 --> 00:45:09.920
 to give

00:45:09.920 --> 00:45:10.719
 your heart

00:45:10.719 --> 00:45:11.440
 to put

00:45:11.440 --> 00:45:12.179
 our trust

00:45:12.179 --> 00:45:12.699
 in you

00:45:12.699 --> 00:45:13.460
 for we

00:45:13.460 --> 00:45:13.920
 ask it

00:45:13.920 --> 00:45:14.380
 all in

00:45:14.380 --> 00:45:14.719
 Jesus'

00:45:14.980 --> 00:45:15.739
 name and

00:45:15.739 --> 00:45:16.239
 for his

00:45:16.239 --> 00:45:16.699
 sake.

00:45:17.219 --> 00:45:17.639
 Amen.

00:45:20.719 --> 00:45:21.440
 We're

00:45:21.440 --> 00:45:22.099
 going to

00:45:22.099 --> 00:45:23.539
 conclude by

00:45:23.539 --> 00:45:24.500
 singing once

00:45:24.500 --> 00:45:24.860
 more,

00:45:25.019 --> 00:45:25.980
 praising God.

00:45:25.980 --> 00:45:27.380
 we're

00:45:27.380 --> 00:45:27.639
 going to

00:45:27.639 --> 00:45:28.079
 sing in

00:45:28.079 --> 00:45:29.780
 Psalm 122

00:45:29.780 --> 00:45:32.119
 verse 6

00:45:32.119 --> 00:45:32.679
 to 9,

00:45:32.820 --> 00:45:33.760
 three stanzas.

00:45:36.679 --> 00:45:37.500
 It's a

00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:37.860
 Scottish

00:45:37.860 --> 00:45:38.440
 Psalter

00:45:38.440 --> 00:45:38.920
 version.

00:45:40.659 --> 00:45:41.780
 Psalm 122,

00:45:41.880 --> 00:45:42.619
 the tuner's

00:45:42.619 --> 00:45:43.059
 St.

00:45:43.219 --> 00:45:43.539
 Paul.

00:45:44.240 --> 00:45:44.539
 Again,

00:45:44.639 --> 00:45:45.240
 this is a

00:45:45.240 --> 00:45:45.920
 wonderful

00:45:45.920 --> 00:45:47.539
 psalm that

00:45:47.539 --> 00:45:48.260
 we can sing

00:45:48.260 --> 00:45:49.679
 together just

00:45:49.679 --> 00:45:50.039
 now and

00:45:50.039 --> 00:45:50.760
 make it a

00:45:50.760 --> 00:45:51.360
 prayer for

00:45:51.360 --> 00:45:52.280
 ourselves as

00:45:52.280 --> 00:45:52.639
 well.

00:45:53.360 --> 00:45:53.659
 For the

00:45:53.659 --> 00:45:54.280
 peace of

00:45:54.280 --> 00:45:55.139
 God to

00:45:55.139 --> 00:45:55.539
 reign,

00:45:55.980 --> 00:45:56.860
 around us.

00:45:57.119 --> 00:45:57.679
 Pray that

00:45:57.679 --> 00:45:58.699
 Jerusalem may

00:45:58.699 --> 00:45:59.519
 have peace

00:45:59.519 --> 00:46:00.840
 and felicity.

00:46:01.019 --> 00:46:01.420
 Let them

00:46:01.420 --> 00:46:01.920
 that love

00:46:01.920 --> 00:46:02.420
 thee and

00:46:02.420 --> 00:46:03.119
 thy peace

00:46:03.119 --> 00:46:04.400
 have still

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 prosperity.

00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:06.059
 We'll sing

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 these three

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 verses.

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 We stand

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 to sing

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 to God's

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 praise.

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 Amen.

00:46:09.920 --> 00:46:10.920
 Amen.

00:46:10.920 --> 00:46:11.920
 Amen.

00:46:11.920 --> 00:46:12.920
 Amen.

00:46:12.920 --> 00:46:13.920
 Amen.

00:46:13.920 --> 00:46:14.920
 Amen.

00:46:14.920 --> 00:46:15.920
 Amen.

00:46:15.920 --> 00:46:17.920
 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

00:46:20.920 --> 00:46:21.920
 Amen.

00:46:21.920 --> 00:46:22.920
 Amen.

00:46:22.920 --> 00:46:23.920
 Amen.

00:46:23.920 --> 00:46:24.920
 Amen.

00:46:24.920 --> 00:46:25.920
 Amen.

00:46:25.920 --> 00:46:27.900
 Amen.

00:46:46.079 --> 00:46:53.539
 Amen.

00:46:53.559 --> 00:46:53.920
 Amen.

00:46:55.039 --> 00:46:55.639
 Amen.

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 And let thy maid, thy palaces, cross-veved, dear retain.

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 Bound for my friends and brethren, saints, peace be in thee, I'll stay.

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 And for the house of God our Lord, I'll seek thy good always.

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 We're going to close in a minute with a benediction.

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 And after that, I'll go to the main door.

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 And the children, you'll be going out the door to my left here, going through to the hall.

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 And get yourselves ready and organized.

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 We look forward to hearing the songs that you were learning yesterday and seeing the pictures.

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 And everybody, again, is very welcome to come through to the hall for that.

00:47:59.480 --> 00:48:01.079
 We'll close with a benediction.

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 Now may grace, mercy, and peace from God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit rest upon and abide with you all now and forevermore.

00:48:12.539 --> 00:48:12.980
 Amen.

00:48:12.980 --> 00:48:13.079
 Amen.

00:48:20.079 --> 00:48:20.679
 Amen.

00:48:20.739 --> 00:48:21.059
 Amen.

00:48:21.759 --> 00:48:22.099
 Amen.

00:48:22.099 --> 00:48:22.460
 Amen.

00:48:23.179 --> 00:48:23.900
 Amen.

00:48:23.900 --> 00:48:24.319
 Amen.

00:48:24.319 --> 00:48:24.819
 Amen.

00:48:24.819 --> 00:48:25.259
 Amen.

00:48:25.279 --> 00:48:26.900
 Amen.

00:48:26.900 --> 00:48:33.059
 Amen.

00:48:33.619 --> 00:48:34.980
 Amen.

00:48:34.980 --> 00:48:35.019
 Amen.

00:48:35.059 --> 00:48:35.319
 Amen.

00:48:35.539 --> 00:48:35.960
 Amen.

00:48:35.960 --> 00:48:37.000
 Amen.

00:48:37.000 --> 00:48:47.239
 Amen.

00:48:47.239 --> 00:48:47.739
 Amen.

00:48:47.739 --> 00:48:48.259
 Amen.