St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School & Little Lambs
Children’s Christmas Worship Service
December 23, 2020
Emmanuel 6:30pm
December 24, 2020
St. John’s 4:00pm
The Old, Old Story
WELCOME BY PASTOR
“OH, HOLY NIGHT” Sung by soloist Lucas Stelter
RESPONSIVE PSALM SELECTIONS
M: I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart;
C: I will tell of all your wonders.
M: Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you;
C: Were I to speak and tell of them they would be too many to declare.
M: Come and listen all you who fear God;
C: Let me tell you what he has done for me.
M: I will utter hidden things, things from of old – what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.
C: We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation.
M: So the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born,
C: And they in turn would tell their children.
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Gracious Lord, be with our worship today as we set aside the commercial distractions this Christmas and focus on the real reason for our celebration. Warm our hearts with the joy, comfort and realization that as you came as a Man, you lived a perfect life so you could die in our place and take away the consequences of sin which we so much deserve. This Christmas joy is ours today and throughout the year. Shine in our hearts once again as we enjoy hearing the wonderful old, old story. We pray in the name of the One who was born in the Bethlehem manger, our Lord, our Savior, and our Brother. Amen
M:How many times have we repeated the story or account of the birth of our Savior? Better yet, how many times have you heard or read that story in your lifetime? Luke 2 is certainly one of the most often read or memorized chapters of the Bible. We love to hear the story of Jesus’ birth. It never grows old. Rather it remains fresh and enjoyable for all of us. Our children will again retell the story of Christmas but in a very different way. It will be told using the words of a poem that was written over 150 years ago. Perhaps some of you will recognize some of the stanzas because a few have been put to music. But I want the children to tell you the old, old story.
RECITATIONS: GRADE 6-8
The Story Wanted
POEMS: GRADE 6-8
“ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT” Played by school Chimes
POEMS: GRADES 3-5
The Story Told
PART 1: The Story Begins
POEMS: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
POEMS: GRADES 3-5
“WHAT CHILD IS THIS” 67 v. 1-2 Sung by soloist
The Story Told
PART 2: The Story Fulfilled
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
POEMS: GRADES 3-5
“AWAY IN A MANGER” Sung by soloist
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION: LITTLE LAMBS-KINDERGARTEN
RECITATION: GRADES 1-2
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION : LITTLE LAMBS-KINDERGARTEN
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
“SILENT NIGHT” Played by Chimes
The Story Told
PART 3: The Story Seen
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
RECITATION: GRADES 1-2
POEMS: GRADES 6-8
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
POEMS: GRADES 6-8
“PEACE CAME TO EARTH” 707 Sung by soloist
The Story Told
PART 4: The Story of Victory
RECITATION: GRADES 3-5
RECITATION : LITTLE LAMBS-KINDERGARTEN
POEMS: GRADES 3-5
The Story Told
PART 5: The Story for Us
RECITATION: GRADES 6-8
POEMS: GRADES 6-8
POEM: GRADES 1-2
“I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY” Duet by Lucas Stelter and James Wachholz
PRAYERS
BENEDICTION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
“SILENT NIGHT” Duet by Lucas Stelter and James Wachholz
Scripture taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. Copyright©
1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™. Used by permission of Zondervan
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