Christmas Eve Service

Dec 24, 2025 • Matt White

This Christmas Eve service takes us on a journey, through Scripture and song, through the most profound story ever told, one that begins not with celebration but with a crisis. The Christmas narrative opens in Genesis 3:15 with humanity's sin problem—our rebellion against God that separates us from Him. Yet embedded in that moment of judgment is the first glimmering promise: a seed of the woman who would crush the serpent's head. This promise echoes through millennia, from Moses speaking of a coming prophet, to David's eternal throne, to Isaiah's suffering servant who would die for sinners. The anticipation builds until finally, in a humble Bethlehem stable, God Himself enters human history. What makes this story so compelling is that it demands a response. The shepherds didn't just hear the angels and return to their flocks unchanged—they went with haste, they saw, they proclaimed, they glorified God. Christmas isn't merely information to absorb or tradition to observe; it's a divine command to repent and believe. We stand at the crossroads where every person in the Christmas story stood: will we obey? The obedience of Christ—leaving heaven, living perfectly, dying sacrificially—calls forth our obedience in return. This isn't about being nice or religious; it's about recognizing we cannot solve our sin problem and turning to the One who already has.

Order of Service:

Welcome

Truth 1 & 2 - The Anticipation of the Messiah - John 1:1-18, Tom Fox

Song - O Come All Ye Faithful

Song - O Come O Come Emmanuel

Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Truth 3 - The Birth of the Messiah - Luke 1:26-38, Dave Olson

Song - Who Would Have Dreamed

Song - He Who Is Mighty

Song - O Holy Night

Song - Good Christian Men Rejoice

Truth 4 - The Announcement of the Messiah - Luke 2:1-14, Brian Fish