A Season to Worship

Nov 30, 2011 by     2 Comments    Posted under: Notes

Tis the Christmas season!  Oh what a wonderful seeason it is, for it is a season to worship our Lord Jesus Christ!  That is our theme for this Christmas season…WORSHIP HIM!

Already with the Sundays surrounding Thanksgiving, our Sunday celebrations have focused on God’s desire and will for the worship of His people.  View them for yourself at websterag.org.  From John 4:23, Christ Himself declared “a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.”  And Pastor Doug shared what the Apostle Paul told the church in Thessolonica was God’s will for their worship, “be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances,” (1 Thess. 5:16-18).

Leading up to Christmas and including Christmas Day, we are going to look at the gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth to see the immediate and natural reaction of the individuals who were present at this miraculous introduction of the Son of God.  In a phrase, “THEY WORSHIPED HIM!”

From Mary to the Magi, including a host of angels and a group of shepherds, plus a couple of priests and a prophetess; all of them glorified and worshiped the Lord God!  Hear some of their praises:

  • My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.  (Luke 1:46)
  • Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and has redeemed His people.  (Luke 1:68)
  • Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.  (Luke 2:14)
  • Sovereign Lord…my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people.  (Luke 2:29-30)

Men and women, the wise and the humble, from every walk of life…Jesus came for each one and for all, that they might know the love of God for them.  And, THEY WORSHIPED HIM!

This season, I invite you to come and join us for the mulitple opportunities we will have this month to experience His coming into our lives and to simply WORSHIP HIM!  To quote a familiar Christmas refrain, “Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the new born King!”