I would like to thank the folks over at bensonsound.com for making this great track available for purchase. It was a blessing to add my voice to it, and I hope anyone who downloads and listens to it is blessed to hear it.
1 Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; 5 to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant. 6 It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth. 7 She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. 9 Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people. 11 For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.” 13 Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.” 15 It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough. 17 When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child. 18 All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them. 21 When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
This is the Christmas program and service at Southpoint Community Church in Durham, NC, recorded on Sunday December 19, 2010. For more information, visit the Southpoint Community Church website, or if you live nearby, come on out to 5419 South Alston Avenue and worship with us. May God richly bless everyone who hears His words which He placed into the hearts of those heard in this digital recording.
I was blessed to have the opportunity to sing this song with the CSC choir at the Awake Ahoskie 2010 revival service on Friday October 15th. I want to thank Joshua Knott for setting up the camera and recording the song, and I also want to thank Carpenter's Shop Church and God for giving me and Pastor Andrew Knott of Southpoint Community Church the blessed opportunity to worship with and minister to the people of Ahoskie.
I was able to state the case for my position clearly and concisely, giving appropriate scripture references to support my argument. My opponent, however, was completely unable to state his position with any meaningful substance. I even challenged him to point out to me any scripture in any version of the Bible that would support his position, but he could only give me atheistic buzzwords like narrow-minded and interpretation, and effectively forfeited the debate to me by saying that he didn't have the energy to debate with me, and that I should unfollow him. Naturally, I did. Now for the real kicker. This guy says he graduated from Candler School of Theology! Is it true that I can, by the power of the Holy Spirit and His Holy Scriptures, defeat a Candler graduate? YES! AMEN! GLORY TO GOD! HALLELUJAH! PRAISE THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY WHO LIVES FOREVER AND EVER AMEN!