Commentary on the theme for 9 Lessons
and Xmas Carol Service
Introduction:
Christmas carols are special songs which are sung during the Christmas
season. The songs are about Jesus and the time when he was born.
What does the word 'carol' mean?
The word carol comes from the ancient Greek 'choros', which means "dancing
in a circle" and from the Old French word 'Carole', meaning "a song to
accompany dancing".
The traditional period to sing carols is from St Thomas's Day (21 December)
until the morning of Christmas Day.
Christmas carols were banned between 1647 and 1660 in England by Oliver
Cromwell, who thought that Christmas should be a solemn day
The Festival was introduced in 1918 to bring a more imaginative approach to
worship. It was first broadcast in 1928 and is now broadcast to millions of
people around the world.
The theme
Now coming to where we are today, I will like us to understand that before the
beginning stated in the book of Genesis, the beginning stated in John precedes
it. The beginning in John talks about the period before God thought of creating
man, in the book of Proverbs 8: 22, we have Jesus (the Word) talking about
His pre-existence, in verse 23, the word ‘everlasting’ in Hebrew is ‘owlam’
which means “eternity” or “time out of mind”, that means the Word was with
God in this periods:
1. During Creation – God spoke and HE saw what HE said – Gen. 1: 3 – 4
2. During the Judgment of Adam & Eve – God called on the Word when
Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden – Gen. 3: 22
3. During the scattering at Babel – When God wanted to scatter the
human race and divide their tongues, HE went with the Word to do it –
Genesis 11: 7
So the Word was before anything came into existence and therefore knows all
things and can do all things.
But it was impossible for the Word to perform the work of redemption in the
realms of the spirit, so there was a need for the Word to become flesh.
Conclusion
We are celebrating the manifestation of the Word in the flesh today, basically
to redeem man from the devil, sin and to qualify us for the Kingdom of God so
let us therefore rejoice and dance as we have seen that Carol means to be
‘dancing in a circle’
God bless you all
Alo Olatokunboh Akin (ASM)
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