O Holy Night

One of our favorite things about the Christmas season is that everywhere we go we hear songs proclaiming that Christ has come to earth. Let’s take a deeper look at the lyrics we know so well and focus on what should be the true meaning of the season.

A holiday classic that is many people’s favorite song is O Holy Night. There are deep truths within these beautiful lyrics.

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Carols 1 – O Holy Night

Sermon notes by Pastor Chris Fluitt

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Greetings! Good tidings of comfort & joy! Welcome to Redemption Church of Plano Tx. My name is Chris Fluitt and I am so blessed to pastor this mighty Church that loves God & loves people.

This is a complicated time of year. The Christmas season is complicated.

There are things about this season I don’t care for.

* Materialism & greed.

* Confusing symbols that don’t point us to Christ.. Santa, Frosty, Christmas trees.

* The Busiest time of the year, marked with stress.

* Depression is on the rise during this season. An increase of suicides happens every year in December.

BUT what I love about this season is the simple fact I can walk into a grocery store and hear lyrics proclaiming the birth of the savior.

Carols

We are going to be spending the next weeks, letting our favorite Christmas carols proclaim the hope of this season to us.

I would like to know what your favorite Christmas Carol is.

What is your favorite Christmas Carol?

I want you to pull out your phone and text us on our anonymous text line. Tell us your fave Christmas Carol at 214 856 0550. It is completely anonymous so I no one will know the embarrassing fact that you love “grandma got ran over by a reindeer”… Jacob.

Text us at 214 856 0550. And as always if you have questions about life, faith, or redemption church be sure to text us at this number.

Today I want to draw your attention to the song O Holy Night.

O Holy Night

I imagine many of you are texting in named this song as your favorite.

O Holy Night can bring tears to the eyes, send chills up and down the spine, and bring Christian believers to their knees or to their feet with applause, yet the song was written by someone who didn’t believe the message of Christianity. O holy night was written by an atheist.

Placide Cappeau (1808-1877) was born in France. At eight years old his hand was surgically amputated following a tragic gunshot accident. In spite of Placide’s handicap he went on to win awards as an artist and a journalist. In addition, he studied law and followed in his father’s footsteps to become a merchant of wines and spirits. A local parish priest requested he write a poem about the birth of Christ. In 1847 while traveling by stagecoach to Paris, Placide penned the words to O Holy Night. He called it Minuit Chretien.

Years later Adolphe Charles Adam composed the music for this poem. It has been a favorite song, for many, ever since.

A disabled wine merchant used some amazing descriptive lyrics. I want to underline these to you.

Weary World

I think “weary world” describes our current situation.

If I asked you “how are you doing?” you would probably say.. “I am good, fine, ok..” but if you were really honest you would admit you bypassed the words “I’m tired.”

You are tired of living paycheck to paycheck like the majority of Americans. You are tired of the bad news that comes from Washington. You are tired in your physical, emotional, & spiritual. You are tired of worrying. You are tired of the continual drum of materialism & greed.