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| the weekly eWell | 05 december 2007 / issue 24 |
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"No Vacancy" Scott Simmons Joy to the world. For many of us, the lyrics of that popular song are easy to remember. We hear the song on the radio and our ears get plain giddy. Some of us are able to relinquish the exact time we last participated in its happy melody, singing it loud at a family get together or with friends at a party. We clear our throats anxiously waiting for the moment and then it comes… wait for it… NOW!… “Jeremiah was a bullfrog!” Ok, so that’s another good song, but this week I wanted to take a glance at the ever-popular Joy to the World that we sing at Christmas time. I’d hate for us to blow right through this next week and totally miss the lyrics of the song that we’re singing this Sunday. The lyrics are these: Joy to the world the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing And heaven, and heaven and nature sing Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy Repeat, Repeat the sounding joy He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love And wonders, wonders of His love Now, did you know that the writer Isaac Watts (who also penned When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, etc.) never intended this to be sung as a Christmas song? I wonder how he feels about that. I mean, we could just start beginning every wedding with We Will Rock You, but that probably isn’t the song future wives have in mind. Nevertheless, what amazes me about these lyrics is how often he speaks of the world having joy. Heaven and nature… singing with it. Fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains resounding in it. All throughout Scripture we read about the things God created returning praise to him. And yet, Sir Isaac expresses the line that for him, I imagine, was a reminder… Let every heart prepare Him room. As we prepare to celebrate another year commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable in Bethlehem, make room for Him in every aspect of your break this winter season. Let the full purpose of His trip to earth sink in – that He would humble Himself low enough to become a babe in a manger to one day be lifted high on a cross, taking on the sins of the whole world, and to then blow open the doors of death in a final victory over the enemy! Friends, to know in light of who I am and what I have done, that He would make any room for me in His presence… well, Isaac called that the wonders of His love. I’m sure he and I would agree that’s a year-round experience. (Scott Simmons is a husband, father, engineer and The Well's Worship Leader.) |
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Please join us this Sunday night (and invite all of your friends!) for a very special Christmas service at Godby High School. 'Tis the season... CHRISTMAS PARTY BAKE-OFF Congratulations to our winners! Most Creative: (The Well Cake) Sarah Fernald and Vonna Hall Most Tasty: (Choc Chip Cheesecake) Karen Shivar
This week Dean's sermon, "Stripped", will reference Luke 2:8-20.
Sunday Service is held at Godby High School. Join us in the auditorium each week at 6:00 p.m. The Well WEBCASTS Dean's sermons are now available online at nomorethirst.org. Save them to your IPod, burn them on a cd, or listen to them over the internet. Sermons will be added each Sunday night following the service. PRAYER POINT Tiffany Singleton, in Africa to serve for nine months. eGIVING eGiving is here! Log on to nomorethirst.org and click the eGiving link to set up your eTithe. Please remember to make it eNormous. The Finance Team ePpreciates it! |
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The Well's CHRISTMAS PARTY Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ Paradigm
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| Dean Inserra, Pastor Scott Simmons, Worship Leader dean@nomorethirst.org scott@nomorethirst.org | |
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