Lord's Day December 18 2022

11. 00 am Matthew 1:18-25 The birth of Jesus – How it came about

Reading: Matthew 1

Hymns am

206

Hark the herald angels sing

Charles Wesley

207

Infant holy, infant lowly

Anonymoous

196

Angels from the realms of glory

James Montgomery

200

Child in the manger

Mary MacDonald

208

Let earth and heaven combine

Charles Wesley

6.30 pm Matthew 1:21, this time The birth of Jesus - Four important women and Jesus

Reading: Matthew 1.

Hymns pm

194

All my heart this night rejoices

Paul Gerhardt

213

Silent night! Holy night!

Joseph Mohr

220

While shepherds watched

Nahum Tate

217

Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour

Frank Houghton

MORNING SERMON NOTES

1. How the birth of Jesus came about. Consider God the Holy Spirit and the p____ of God

2. How the birth of Jesus Christ came about. Consider God the Son and the g_____ of God.

3. Why the birth of Jesus Christ came about. Consider the call to b______ it.

11. 00 am Matthew 1:1-17 The birth of Jesus – Jesus and his family tree

Readings: 2 Thessalonians 3, Matthew 1

Hymns am

210

To us a child of royal birth

Charles Wesley

195

All poor men and humble

Anonymous

246

O come, O come, Emmanuel

Latin tr J M Neale

202

Christ is come, Let earth adore Him

Timothy Dudley-Smith

6.30 pm Again from Matthew 1:1-17, this time,The birth of Jesus - Four important women and Jesus

Reading Matthew 1

Hymns pm

205

Hark the glad sound

Philip Doddridge

311

Joy to the world

Isaac Watts

218

To us a child of hope is born

John Morrison

203

Earth was waiting, spent and restless

Walter C Smith

MORNING SERMON NOTES

Not what you may expect

1. Why does God want me to kn____ about this?

1 To answer the question of Jesus’s o______

2 To show that Jesus Christ was born in the f________ of time

2. What can I l____ from this?

1 Jesus is the long awaited M_______

2 Jesus Christ had l_____ origins

3 God is sov______

4 God is full of g_____

(note the obscure, wicked, unlikely and flawed people here)