Zion Lutheran School children will share Christmas Hope, Joy, Peace, and Praise!

Our society associates many words with Christmas. Some of the first ones that might come to mind may be rather secular, like lights, presents, trees, cookies, and greeting cards. Some even associate words like Santa and reindeer with Christmas. But the Christian treasures a very different set of words: Savior, love, heaven, salvation, and rejoice are but a few.

In the Words of Christmas worship service, the children lead the congregation to focus on four words: hope, joy, peace, and praise. These words easily depict the story of God’s promise to save us from our sins through our loving Savior. Each word recounts the lives of those in the Bible who were connected with the birth of Jesus. In addition, they are also applied to us today. Yet the service does not end with those words. It would be impossible to speak of the words of Christmas without presenting the beautiful connection of the birth of Jesus, the true Word, as found in John 1. “In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God. The Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us!” What a fascinating study of Jesus as the “Word”. Jesus is the Word, present at the creation, and with us throughout all eternity.