Gilgal Carol Sing with Scriptures

Carol Sing (Revised)
Gilgal Baptist Church
Duncanville, Al
November 30, 2009

A Service of Lessons and Carols
Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ, Our Savior


Prelude

Invocation

Welcome John Saxon

Welcome Carol “O Come, All ye Faithful” (Vv. 1-3) #89

Offertory Prayer

Offertory

In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1a; John 1:1, 2
In the beginning, God ………
In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

Carol “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne” (vv. 1, 2,5) #121

The Prophesy – His Coming

Isaiah 7:14; 9:6,7

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel...
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.


Carol “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” (Vv. 1,2) #77

Bethlehem

Micah 5:2,4,5a

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old, from ancient times...

He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. . .

And he will be their peace.

Carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (Vv.1,4) #86
Carol “Angels we have Heard on High” (Vv. 1-3) #100

The Annunciation to Mary and Joseph

Luke 1:26-33; Matthew 1:18-23

26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." . . .
18This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a] because he will save his people from their sins."
22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" which means, "God with us."
Carol “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child” (Vv. 1-3) #101
Carol “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Vv. 1,2) #76

The Holy Birth
Luke 2:1-7

1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Carol “Away in a Manger” Children
Carol “Joy to the World, the Lord is Come” (vv. 1,2) #87

The Angels’ Announcement
Luke 2:8-14

8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Carol “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” (Vv.1,4) #93
Carol “Angels from the Realms of Glory (Vv. 1,2) #94

The Shepherds’ Response
Luke 2:15-20
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Carol “The First Nowell” (Vv. 1,4) #85
Carol “Go, Tell it on the Mountain” (Vv. 1-3) #95

The Visit of the Magi
Matthew 2:1,2, 8-11

1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.
Carol “We Three Kings of Orient Are” (Vv. 1-5) #113

Our Response
John 20:31
31But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Carol “Good Christian Men Rejoice” (Vv. 1-3) #96

Benediction Bro. Bart

Lighting of the Candles and Carol “Silent Night, Holy Night” (Vv. 1-4) #91

Postlude “Joy to the World, the Lord is Come.”