Additional Optional Songs HC#219 – King of Kings, Majesty SB#376 HC-219 TB-722 – same HCD20-T19 HC#65 – God Will Make a Way SB#492 HC-65 TB-639 – same HCD5-T15 SB#153 – Thou didst leave thy throne TB-94 – Margaret HTD10-T6 (4 vs.) HC#89 – Knowing You SB#565 HC-89 TB-725 – same HCD7-T19 HC#123 – Shine on Us HC-123 HCD11-T13 HC#136 – We All Bow Down HC-136 HCD12-T16 HC#139 – There Is a Message SB#439 HC-139 TB-879 – same HCD12-T19 HC#156 – Enter In HC-156 HCD14-T16 HC#220 – Incarnate HC-220 HCD20-T20 HC#226 – I Worship You HC-226 HCD21-T16 Benediction HC#180 – A Starry Night SB#112 HC-280 TB-535 – same HCD16-T20 Additional Optional Songs HC#140 – O Come, All Ye Faithful SB#116 HC-140 TB-496 – Adeste Fideles HCD12-T20 HTD3-T1 (3 vs.) HC#151 – Fairest Lord Jesus SB#77 HC-151 TB-206 – Ascalon HCD14-T11 HTD5-T1 (3 vs.) HC#260 – Go, Tell It on the Mountain SB#106 HC-260 TB-631 – same HCD24-T20 HTD11-T4 (2 vs., start with chorus) KELLER, TIMOTHY. HIDDEN CHRISTMAS : the Surprising Truth behind the Birth of Christ.PENGUIN BOOKS, 2018. Hidden Christmas Advent Worship Series – Week 1 Children’s Moment December 2, 2018 Family Tree by Martyn Scott Thomas [The Narrator should call the children of the congregation forward and have them sit around his chair.]
Lynne: Then why did they let him stay? Phil: [matter-of-factly] He brought yams. Lynne: [agreeing] Your family is crazy. Phil: That’s why we need your family to be normal. If this baby is going to have any shot in life, he needs some good genes. That’s why we have to plan carefully. Lynne: Plan carefully? We’re talking about the miracle of life. You can’t really plan that. Phil: Oh, yeah. [points to computer] Look at this. Lynne: What is that? Why are September and December highlighted? Phil: Those are our target months. Lynne: Target months? Phil: Yes, conception in those months would almost certainly guarantee a June or September baby. Lynne: And that’s important because…? Phil: Well, June babies have the highest number of Nobel Prize winners and CEOs. Lynne: And September babies? Phil: Academic success. They’re usually the oldest in their classes. That’s good for sports, too. Lynne: What if we conceive in any other month? Phil: We won’t. Lynne: How can you be so sure? Phil: I won’t shave in those months. Lynne: That’s your plan? I can work with that. Phil: [continuing] Or shower. Lynne: Gross. Phil: Exactly.
Phil: I’m sorry, but I don’t think we can go forward with this baby thing. Lynne: Come on, Phil. You can’t really believe that a few distant relatives could really condemn our baby to a less than ideal life. Phil: Again, I give you Uncle Fred. Lynne: [hopeful] But you said he may not really be related. Phil: [pointing to computer] And this lovely cast of characters. Lynne: [pleading] But it’s December. Phil: I’m sorry, but I don’t think it’s worth the risk. Lynne: Isn’t there anything I can do to convince you? What about that nightie you got me for Valentine’s Day? Phil: [shaking his head] I’m just not in the mood anymore. Lynne: Are you sure? Phil: Positive. Face it, we just aren’t meant to be parents. Lynne: I’m sorry you feel that way. [starts to exit, stops] Oh, here. I thought you might like to see this. [hands him pregnancy test strip] Phil: [looks at it, confused] What’s this? Lynne: [walks out of room] Phil: [still confused] And what does this plus plus mean? [Blackout] *Optional segue In Jesus’s family tree, you have cultural outsiders, racial outsiders, and gender outsiders. The Law of Moses excluded these people from the presence of God, and yet they are all publicly acknowledged as the ancestors of Jesus. In Jesus Christ, all sit down as equals: equally sinful and lost, equally accepted and loved. Hidden Christmas Advent Sermon – Week 1 Such Good News