Advents Sermon Series, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Seasoning the Season, challenges to keep the traditions of Christmas focused on the gospel

1. Making Music in Your Hearts Col 3:14-17, Eph 5:15-21

2. What does a holidaysound like?

3. Christmas is a special holiday season filled with opportunities for singing the GOSPEL. Introduction

4. What is on your PLAYLIST during this holiday? Are you WORSHIPING this Christmas or just pumping in more NOISE? Introduction

5. Colossians 3:12-17

6. Ephesians 5:15-21

7. The traditional songs of the season are loaded with THEOLOGICAL truth. Key thought

8. v.2 a question – “Why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? Say, what may the tidings be, which inspire your heavenly song?” v. 3 an answer – “Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King.” Angels We Have Heard on High

9. v. 2 to the shepherds… “God with man is now residing” v. 3 to the sages… “seek the great Desire of nations” v.4 to the saints “before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear, suddenly the Lord descending in His temple (his body) shall appear” Angels From the Realms of Glory

10. v.1 – “…Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” v. 2 – “offspring of the virgin’s womb, veiled in flesh the God-head see, hail the Incarnate Deity, pleased as men with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel” Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

11. v.3 – “light and life to all He brings, ris’n with healing in his wings. Mild He lays his glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth.” Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

12. The best Christmas music is offered as a spiritual act of WORSHIP. Key thought

13. It begins in a changed heart It is a spiritual activity It is to be sung to each other as an encouragement Worship music

14. It is an expression of thanks sung to God because of Jesus the Christ It is a harmonious submission to each other out of reverence for Christ Worship music

15. The best Christmas music is offered as a spiritual act of WORSHIP. Key thought

16. Is your Christmasmusic merry and worshipful?