“Of the Father’s Love Begotten”

December 24, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchAdvent, Aurelius Prudentius, Christmas, Christmas carols, Divinum Mysterium, John 3:16, KSYC, Of the Father's Love Begotten, Revelation 5:13

December 24, 2017 (KSYC) • Download this article (PDF) John 3:16; Revelation 5:13 Today is the fourth Sunday of the Advent season and it also happens to be Christmas Eve. This month, I have been expounding on the great songs of Christmas, and how they reference the Bible. The three hymns I’ve explained so far are: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” “What Child is This?”, and “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” Today, I’ll dwell on a hymn that has mostly been forgotten by Christian churches, “Of the Father’s Love…

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

December 3, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchantiphons, Christmas carols, God with us, Immanuel, Immanuel God with us, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, O Come Emmanuel, O Come O Come Emmanuel

December 3, 2017 • KSYC • Download this broadcast (PDF) Today is the first Sunday of the Advent and Christmas season. This season, the month of December, I will preach on the great songs of Christmas, and how they refer to the Bible. I will begin with “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” a 13th century Latin hymn. “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is too Scripturally-rich to not be one of the favorite Advent hymns of Christian churches. It addresses the majestic titles of Christ used throughout Scriptures. And although…