- Verbal and non-verbal
- The scroll no one could open (vv. 1-5)
- The Lion-Lamb is worthy to open the scroll (vv.6-10)
- All creation worships the Lamb (vv1-14)
- Who is the Lamb?
Introduction – Resolutions and aspirations for 2020
- A dire situation (3)
- Crying to God in desperation (1 and 4)
- Experiencing God’s salvation (1-2 and 5-8)
- Responding to God’s gracious provision (10-19)
What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?
- Speaking of God’s goodness in saving us (13a)
- Calling on Him and no other (2b, 13b and 17b)
- Serving our God all our days (9 and 15-16)
Will you play to please your Master only?
Introduction and Background
· What if I don’t feel jolly?
· Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
· Joy to the World (1719)
· Watts and chronic illness
Why can we sing for joy at Christmas, even when times are tough?
1) Jesus has come as our Promised King (Lk 2:8-12)
2) King Jesus has come to save us from sin (Matt 1:20-21)
3) King Jesus will end sin’s destruction of things (Ps 98; Gen 3:17-19; Rom 8:20-22)
4) Jesus will reign as the best of all Kings (Is 9:6-7; Phil 2:9-11)
When did the One “who is God and Lord of all” come “down to earth from heaven”?
- Jesus came to be human like us (Lk 2:1-12; Phil 2:5-7)
- Jesus came to be human to us (Lk 2:39-40; 1 Jn 1:3 and 5b-6)
- Jesus came to be human with us (Heb 2:14-18; 4:14-15)
- Jesus came to be human to rescue and restore us (Jn 14:1-3; 1 Jn 3:1-2)
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Introduction and Background
Why does Charles Wesley urge us to sing with the herald-angels?
- Jesus came to earth to reconcile us to God
- Jesus came to earth to relate to us as God
- Jesus came to earth to raise us to be with God
Will you be singing this Christmas?