There is was, out of the mouths of the angels,
the glorious moment, the birth announcement,
of the Messiah, of the Savior, the Lord,
born on Earth as a human;
They were the ones, to hear the news
the lowly shepherds in the night
on the graveyard shift;
They were the firsts to learn of the blessing
of God’s gift to us all, the long-awaited Messiah had come
Revealed, the scripture fulfilled,
known to the shepherds,
those working in the fields
The Birth
Announcement – v2
In that
region
there
were
shepherds abiding in the fields,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
Then
an angel of the Lord stood before them,
and
the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were very terrified.
But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be
afraid; for behold—I am bringing you Good News
of great joy for all the people: to you is
born this day in the city of David a Savior,
who is the promised Messiah, the Lord. This
will be a sign for you: you will find a
child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in
a manger.’
And suddenly there
was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly
host, praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom
He favors!’ When
the angels had left them
and gone into heaven, the shepherds said
to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem
and
see this thing that has taken place, which
the
Lord has made known to us.’ So they went with
haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the
child
lying in the manger. When they saw this,
they made known
what had been told them about this child;
and all who heard it
were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
But Mary treasured
all these words and pondered them in her
heart. The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Luke 2:8-20
The Birth Announcement – v3
In that
region
there
were
shepherds abiding in the fields,
keeping watch over their
flock by night.
Then an angel of the Lord stood before them,
and the glory of the Lord shone
around them, and they were very terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not
be afraid; for behold—I am bringing you Good News of great joy for all the
people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the promised
Messiah,
the Lord. This will be a sign
for you: you will find a child wrapped
in bands of cloth and lying in a
manger.’
And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host, praising God
and saying, ‘‘Glory to
God in the
highest heaven, & on earth peace
among those whom He favors!’
When the angels had left them
and gone into heaven, the shepherds said
to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem
and see this thing that has
taken place, which
the Lord has made known to us.’
So they went with
haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child
lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known
what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it
were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured
all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had
been told them.
Luke 2:8-20
-----
edited December 11, 2015
The Birth Announcement – v4
(merging edits to versions 2 and 3)
edited June 12, 2015
The Birth Announcement – v3
(editing version 2)
edited December 9, 2014
The Birth Announcement – v2
November 4, 2007
The Birth Announcement
Isaiah
11:1-9
Matthew
1:18-24 (Joseph)
Luke
1:26-38 (Mary)
&
Matthew
1:18-25
3rd
Sunday of Advent
Advent
Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke
1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices
of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas
by Ross Olson
sermon/message
– “Joseph”
(as
performed by Raymond A. Foss who, like Joseph,
is
an step-father and adoptive father)
children’s
message
–
mystery box –
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent
wreath lighting
Prayer
of Thanksgiving –
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd
Sunday of Advent
December
14, 2014
&
2nd
Sunday of Advent
Advent
Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke
1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices
of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas
by Ross Olson
sermon/message
– “Mary”
(as
performed by Shyanne Foss,
who,
like Mary, is 14 years old)
children’s
message
–
mystery box – spool of thread and cloth
and needles
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent
wreath lighting
Prayer
of Thanksgiving –
we
thank you Lord – v2
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd
Sunday of Advent
December
7, 2014
&
1st
Sunday of Advent
Advent
Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Sacred
Dance Introit
Michael
W. Smith’s
“Intro
and Prepare Ye the Way”
from
his New Hallelujah album
Advent
wreath lighting
Prayer
of Thanksgiving –
by
Jeanie Goode
Luke
1:19-20a
children’s
message
–
mystery box –
envelope
with note
Voices
of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas
by Ross Olson
sermon/message
– “Angel Gabriel”
(as
performed by Terry Pettengill)
worship
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
1st
Sunday of Advent
November
30, 2014
All
of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for
usage. See all 40,350+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
No comments:
Post a Comment