The annual Choral Service at St. John's Lutheran Church of Taylor, Michigan, features choir selections interspersed among the reading of Luke 2. 

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Evangelicals rarely speak of Christ's mother, and when they do, it is sometimes with a slighting attitude, an eagerness to put her in her place contrary to Roman Catholic excess. But this "Most Blessed of Women" dare not be slighted by anyone with the mind of Christ, for she is our greatest witness of the miracle of the Incarnation, and she is the model of Christian faith. When a woman of the crowd blessed the woman who nursed Him, Christ pointed out the true source of His Mother's blessedness saying, "Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it." The woman who witnessed the birth and adoration of the Son of God "treasured all these things in her heart."  

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St. Paul explains how we become sons, or heirs, of Abraham who was given great and glorious promises- not by outward conformity to the law of circumcision, but through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Children spontaneously sing when their needs are met and they are enjoying life. These are songs of thanksgiving! They are even more appropriate from us who realize how marvelously God has provided for every want of body and soul.

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People have learned to recognize the signs of weather, but many fail to read the signs of the times that point to Christ's teaching that this world will pass away but His promises with not. 

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The Te Deum Laudamus in the English paraphrase set to a tune by Holst.

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The Christmas Eve service at St. John's Lutheran Church in Taylor, Michigan, ends with the lighting of candles for the Last Gospel, John 1:1-14, which points us to the mystery of the  Word Made Flesh, the Light coming into the world. This is enveloped by hymns and carols.

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Originally for ALL SAINTS' DAY, this message reflects on God's victory through His saints, often mistaken by the world for defeat, but witnessed by the continuous witness of the Church and believers of every age.

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A litany prayer suited to the 12 days of Christmas and early Epiphany Season.

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Hymn "Rejoice O Pilgrim Throng" is followed by Vespers (Evening Prayer), the Psalm 119 introit, Mark 16 and the Creed. Then is the Sermon on Isaiah 44 "You are Witnesses" which makes the point that the people of God today are evidence of the truth of God's message, as surely as a footprint is evidence of an intruder. We can either believe this or reject it but we are evidence and proof either way. The Magnificat concludes the order of Evening Prayer (Vespers). 

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