Date: December 13, 2020

Bible Text: Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:8-20 |

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What can I give Him,Poor as I am?If I were a ShepherdI would bring a lamb;If I were a Wise ManI would do my part,Yet what I can I give Him,Give my heart.That stanza is from a 19th century poem that became the Christmas carol, In the Bleak Midwinter, which we’ll be looking at this Sunday as we continue our Christmas teaching series, With Joy and With Songs. The song will accompany our examination of Matthew 2:1-12 and Luke 2:8-20 as we consider how both the shepherds and the magi surrendered themselves to the will of God to honour the birth of Jesus. The Scriptures will show us that once we have surrendered our hearts to Jesus, we’ll embrace the simplicity of faith, be in awe of the magnificence of God, and bring him the gift of our obedience, just as the shepherds and magi did those many years ago. Sermon NotesWith Joy and With SongsSurrendering to JesusMatthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:8-20Todd DugardDecember 13, 2020Christina RossettiOnce I’ve surrendered my heart to Jesus…—…I’ll embrace the simplicity of faith (Matthew 2:1–8; Luke 2:8–14)Saturn/JupiterIn the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan;Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,Snow on snow,In the bleak mid-winterLong ago—…I’ll be in awe of the magnificence of God (Matthew 2:9–11a; Luke 2:17–20)Our God, heaven cannot hold HimNor earth sustain,Heaven and earth shall flee awayWhen He comes to reign:In the bleak mid-winterA stable-place sufficedThe Lord God Almighty —Jesus ChristThe stark language of the poem belies the intensity and complexity of its imagery and feeling. Indeed, beneath a deceptively simple surface, at the heart of the poem is a profound paradox. The juxtaposition of simple, earthly elements—wind, water, snow, hay—with the ineffability of the incarnation points toward the very crux of Christmas: might made humble, Word become flesh, God with us. Karen Swallow Prior—…I’ll bring him the gift of obedience (Matthew 2:11b–12; Luke 2:15–16)What can I give Him,Poor as I am?If I were a ShepherdI would bring a lamb;If I were a Wise ManI would do my part,Yet what I can, I give Him,Give my heart 

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