A 20th century evangelist named Vance Havner said that Christians grow tired in their faith because we are guilty of “playing marbles with diamonds.” The great truths that comprise the gospel – the incarnation, the love of God, the resurrection – are truly astonishing but over time they become familiar to us and we grow numb to the awe they should inspire.
We need to be astonished again…we need to wonder that the God who created the heavens and the earth would sovereignly arrange for his Son to be born in a stable and cradled in a trough. We want music and scripture to take us back to the place of Messiah’s ignoble birth, to smell the donkeys, the dank straw and the filthy surroundings. We want to ask, “Who would have chosen this? Who would have said, ‘Yes, let the God of all the heavens and earth be born in a place like this!’?”
That’s the theme of this year’s Christmas concert entitled “The Monarch in the Manger.” The concert joins the choir, orchestra, children, youth and Jazz Band to celebrate the story of Christ’s birth. I encourage you to invite your friends; this concert will provide opportunities for you to share the gospel story.
Thursday, December 12 at 7:30pm
Friday, December 13 at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 14 at 2:00pm
Saturday, December 14 at 6:00pm
Sunday, December 15 at 5:00pm
