Sermon: Mark 1:1-8
December 13th, 2007 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 CommentsI’ve finally posted my sermon from last Sunday on my sermon blog. It’s part 2 of my Advent series on having open eyes to see God, open ears to hear God, open mouths to tell about God and open hearts to accept God — is based on Mark 1:1-8 — and entitled “Open Your Ears And Hear God”.
Here’s a portion of it:
“The songs of the season” are everywhere! You may already have found yourself walking through a supermarket or a department store humming a Christmas song, only to realize that the reason you were humming it is that it was being played as “background music” over the store’s PA system. The songs of the season are everywhere, in offices and elevators, shopping malls and beauty parlors, spilling out over the radio and in dozens of television specials … and even on commercials. But — have you noticed that it is possible for a radio station, for example, to go through a whole fifteen minutes of “holiday selections” that have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus Christ?
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Silver Bells
Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (actually the name of the song is “The Christmas Song”)
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Jingle Bells
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas (those who know me well know I’m partial to the version The Drifters recorded)
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (Doris Reynolds has told me that’s one of Tripp’s favorites – and that you can play it 3 times between their house and Cain’s Barbecue restaurant)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (I’m partial to Bruce Springsteen’s version on this one)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Have Yourself Merry Little Christmas
Christmas In DixieI’ve named a dozen right there–popular, all of them, and frequently played–yet none of them really mention Jesus Christ, who is supposed to be what this holiday season is all about.
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