Stainglass window
Christmas 2011
3rd Dec Advent Party
12th Dec @ 2pm
Carol Service at Oak tree Court
16th Dec @ 2.30pm
Carol Service at Stratford Court
17th Dec @11am
Carol Singing outside Co-Op
18th Dec Nativity and Christingle Service and Carol Service
24th Dec @ 11pm (Service starts at 11.30pm
United Service at URC Etwall Rd
25th Dec @10am
Christmas Day Service
Christmas Greetings
The words of Isaiah 9: 2, 6 and 7 are familiar to us through Christmas Carol Services. They refer to the coming Messiah promised by the prophet and fulfilled in the child born in Bethlehem. They were spoken by Isaiah during a difficult period of Israel's history, when the northern provinces of Israel were conquered by the Assyrians. Yet for both the original hearers and us these words offer hope in a dark world through the person of God's Messiah.
Wonderful Counsellor
The coming King will have no need of advisors, for he will rule with wisdom. it reminds us of the crowds marvelling at Jesus, as one who taught with authority.
MIghty God
He is one who is mighty in battle and victorious over all his enemies. So Jesus the Messiah, by the cross and resurrection, battled against the powers of evil and triumphed on our behalf.
Everlasting Father
The term "father of the people" was often used of popular leaders of Middle Eastern nations at the time. It is therefore not inappropriate to describe the Messiah or Jesus as God's son in this way. He is the son of the everlasting father who cares for his people, as a father cares for his children
Prince of Peace
The Messiah is described here as the one who will establish peace. In the Bible, peace is not simply an absence of conflict; it is the wholeness and security that comes with the reign of God among his people.
Take time to reflect on these different titles for jesus. How do they speak to you in your current circumstances?