Preparing for Christmas Worship, 12/13/15

by Josh Starkey on December 10, 2015

Hey folks,

We started our Christmas worship this past Sunday. This Christmas season, we'll keep singing Christmas carols all month, and we'll keep you posted here about what's coming up in our services. The Christmas or Advent period of the church calendar is so rich, and we have such a great time as a church exulting in the appearance of our Savior to come and bear all our sins, but also to freshly anticipate our Savior's second coming as King. Even in the songs of anticipation for Christ's first appearance, we can sing and anticipate His second coming. This sense of "allready but not yet" anticipation and waiting is key to the Christian life, and the Advent season is a chance to realign our spiritual compass to "set our minds on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God" (Col. 3:2).

This week, we'll continue our "Redeeming Relationships" series, and we'll sing the following carols together.

1. He Shall Reign Forevermore (new song we intro'd last week!)

2. The First Noel

3. What Child is This

4. Who Would Have Dreamed

5. O Come All Ye Faithful

Hope to see you Sunday morning! Services at 8:30 and 10:30 AM. Also, mark your calendar for our Christmas Eve worship gathering, 12/24 at 6:00 PM.

Tags: christmas, music, sunday, sunday morning, sunday worship

About the Author

Josh Starkey

Josh Starkey serves as the Worship Director at Grace Church of Simi Valley. He started attending Grace Church in 2000, became a member in 2005, and joined the pastoral staff in 2010. Before joining the church staff full-time, Josh taught English at Grace Brethren High School for ten years. Josh and his wife Jenny have three kids, and love being a part of the life of their local church!

As the director of corporate worship, Josh plans and leads the majority of our Sunday worship gatherings, and works to develop and broaden our worship team. He desires to see the team and our whole church family continue to deepen our Christ-centered theology and philosophy of worship, that results in both a passionate outpouring of worship on Sunday and a life of worship to God in our daily lives.