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The first Christmas carol

UK CEO of The Message Trust, Sam Ward, shares a quick festive thought around the very first ever Christmas carol. In this short film he reminds us of those precious words first sung by Mary, forever known as ‘The Magnificat.’ A loud and proud shout of justice as the upside down kingdom is ushered in.

Bible Christmas Inspiration
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26th November 2024

The first ever Christmas Carol was sung before Jesus was even born. The Christ Child is just an embryo in a teenage womb, but Mary is singing about love and justice and revolution. ‘Proximity to the poor’ is a theme which features heavy in these lyrics with a shout and a stomp and a jump. Christmas never felt so counter-cultural!

This filmed micro-sermon has been created to enrich your Christmas Carol Service. 

To download this video head to our Christmas service resource page.

For ideas of how to incorporate this film into your Church Celebrations, head over to the Proximity Christmas Service resource page. There you’ll find an off-the-shelf service idea pack, filled with sermons, readings, lyrics for carols, spoken word, games, and ideas for interactive prayer. Our Christmas gift to you!

 

Written by

Sam Ward

Sam is desperate to see urban areas impacted with the gospel. Having moved to Openshaw over 20 years ago to lead an Eden team, Sam still calls the town his home today, and loves seeing how God is moving in the lives of his neighbours and community. Knowing first-hand how tough urban mission can be, Sam wants no-one on the frontline of mission in estates and communities to feel under-resourced or alone, and this is the heart behind Proximity.

Alongside being called to urban mission, Sam is the UK CEO of The Message Trust and a well-known speaker at conferences like New Wine and Spring Harvest.

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