Parens — (Jhn 1:1 KJV). Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Come share your thoughts with us on our blog. Children of the Nations - Using the title carol, Go Tell It on the Mountain, an effective illustration of the Great Commission could include children wearing the dress of several foreign countries entering the church auditorium while the choir or a vocal ensemble sings the carol. Believing what we speak is the key for it to come to pass. This explanation concludes that Jesus did not rise bodily, but that His Spirit continues to live. And lo, when they had heard it, They all bowed down and prayed; They traveled on together. His weapon was intimidation. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. O Little Town of Bethlehem. Suggested music: Laura de Jong, | |. Words: John Wesley Work, Jr., Folk Songs of the American Negro (Nashville, Tennessee: 1907). All of us have impossible people in our lives. They become the angels.
"Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, " says the LORD. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off. John Jr. grew up to be a talented musician himself, and he composed several songs, including Go Tell It on the Mountain. Even though he earned his Master's in Latin and went on to teach ancient Latin and Greek, his first love continued to be music, and he went on to become the first African-American collector of Negro spirituals. Thus God made Him both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36). Because of the spiritual's oral tradition, variants in text and melody exist.
It strikes me as more than coincidence that Jesus, at the end of his ministry on Earth, stood on a mountain and challenged his disciples (and us) with the same message. So that others may hear the good news. And then the slaves sing about what the shepherds shared, and the slaves become the messengers, the angels. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. According to Edith McFall Work, widow of John Wesley Work, III: the verses of these songs were published by John Work, II, in place of the original ones which could not be found. Go tell it everywhere. You stand on His Word.
In His hand are the deep places of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. But during the rezoning process, some influential neighbors decided to oppose our rezoning efforts because of misinformation about what we planned to do. As we speak, we are releasing our faith- speaking God's words and not the devils' words.
If you've ever taken a road trip through the Smoky Mountains in northeastern Tennessee, camped out under the stars amongst the Alps in Switzerland, or skied down the bunny slopes of the Canadian Rockies you can identify intimately with the literal majesty of mountains. Second, it says that the gates of Hades will not prevail Gates are defensive measures, which means, by definition, that the Church is on the offense. Nahum 1:15 – Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! John, III, recalled that when he was a child, the students at Fisk University began singing this before daybreak on Christmas morning, going from building to building. We live as Christians first because each year the birth of Christ means something to us. This is such an awesome piece of Scripture that describes the imagery of a future time when "the mountain of the LORD" and "the house of the God of Jacob" will be a holy place for all the diverse people groups from every nation and of every ethnicity, worshipping God and learning the ways of His wisdom – Amen! Finally, we can't forget the image of the mountaintop (see the "Symbols" section for a lot more on this) that the title reflects. I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, And all the hills moved to and fro. The humble Christ was born, And brought us God's salvation.
Today's Music for Today's Church. Psalm 90:2 – Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. And Luke tells us that afterwards, "when they had seen him, they spread the word what had been told them about this child. " "When I was a seeker. Bethlehem signaled that the promised Savior of the world had arrived. In spite of these confirmations, the priests did not verify the facts for themselves. Why don't we live like it, love like it, give like it, serve like it, and pray like it? Jesus Born on Christmas Day School Christmas Mass 21 st December 2011. The shepherds, like the slaves, were seen as less than human. Published byGerald Chambers. Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
And of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Luke 2:9-10 describes the shepherd's response to observing the heavenly host; a multitude of angels. Don't miss a #devotion. During this time an imperial knight named Leonhardt Dorfbrunner was converted and subsequently ordained as an evangelist.
Already the denial of the resurrection of Jesus was being planned and perpetrated in Jerusalem. Once it first started to appear in song books, however, not much has changed about the text or the tune. The song's message is that the Christian message ("that Jesus Christ is born") should be spread everywhere, shouted from the mountaintops. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. And to the hills, "Fall on us!
The elements described in section 1 should be familiar to many to most unbelievers. As they endured their persecution and bondage, the promises of Jesus gave them strength and hope. Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. Pathways to the Nations. An Anabaptist evangelist. Praise Service "Christmas Eve Service" December 24, 2008. The refrain theme comes from Old Testament passages in which praise to God for his acts of deliverance was often shouted, both literally and metaphorically, from the mountaintops (Isa.
As for the angels themselves, Work accurately describes their method of communication: they are saying (Luke 2:13); However, the word Chorus has many definitions, most of which fit under the singing umbrella and some do not. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The answers we need are right under our noses- in our mouths! Buttons: Presentation is loading. I was quite astonished by the amount of verses and specificity that Scripture attributes to mountains and their contextual meanings, both good and bad. One of the most beloved Bible verses about mountains is Isaiah's prophecy about the Kingdom of Heaven in the latter times.
If Christ was born for people as lowly as the shepherds, then Christ's birth and the meaning behind it was a gift to the slaves, as well. Little did the slave know that this song, expressing the wonder in his own soul, would eventually touch the hearts of millions. Because of the significance of Christ's birth, the shepherds were as excited as if he were their own. That wonderful thing, of course, is the birth of the Christ child. You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. We had overwhelming community backing. At Your rebuke, they fled; At the voice of Your thunder, they hastened away. Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine; It is a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. There's a sense of urgency in the words. Just as we sing about climbing mountains, the melody invites our voices to start the ascent, making the proclamation from the highest peak about Christ being born.
The Bible says, "And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. " The Bible has many different versions available. Awake and Attentive. Christmas only means something in our world if we live like it does. It's now been passed onto us, from the shepherds, from the slaves. Curly — {Jhn 1:1 KJV}. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Adapter:||John W. Work|.