Christmas Musicals for Church
Issue link: http://read.jwpepper.com/i/72013
175 focus to the audience) And now…how will you respond? Will you recognize Him? Will you call Him your salvation, your Messiah, your King? Will you...come? How Suddenly a Baby Cries with Narnian Reel HOST: And this is Christmas. That God loved us so much, He sent us His Son, so we might believe in Him, and know life everlasting. This is Christmas. This is love. This is joy to the world. Jesus Saves (The Pastor or Host may offer an invitation or prayer at this time, if so desired.) HOST: The joy of Christmas cannot be contained; it has a voice that cannot be silenced! CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Repeat the sounding joy! HOST: A lost and weary world is waiting for the truth of Christmas. Who will bring them this amazing grace? If not us, then whom? If not now, then when? CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Repeat the sounding joy! READER 1: "Faith without deeds is dead." (James 2:26b, NIV) READER 2: "We live by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7, NIV) HOST: We will share our joy to the world! ALL: Repeat the sounding joy! By Faith HOST: "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth." (Psalm 100:1, NIV) CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Joy to the world, the Lord is come! READER 1: "Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs." (Psalm 100:2, NIV) CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Joy to the world, the Lord is come! READER 2: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his court with praise." (Psalm 100: 4a, NIV) HOST: Let heaven and nature sing! ALL: Joy to the world, the Lord is come! HOST: Please pray with me. (A prayer is offered here for the specific church and community.) In Christ's precious Name we pray, Amen. HOST: And now, as we prepare to leave this place of celebration and rejoicing, we share a special Christmas blessing with you. We pause to remember the cherished words of the season: Peace… READER 1: "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…" (Col. 3:15a, NIV) HOST: Love... READER 2: "We love because He first loved us." (1 John 4:19, NIV) HOST: Hope... READER 1: "Christ [be] in you, the hope of glory…" (Col. 1:27b, NIV) HOST: Joy... Preview Copy