More Than A Song - Discovering The Truth Of Scripture Hidden In Today's Popular Christian Music

Send us a textWe can see what a heart filled with expectation looks like when we observe children's faces on Christmas morning. May our hearts burst with childlike levels of anticipation for the return of Christ. "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus," as sung by Meredith Andrews, reminds us that while the Advent season may have come to a close for 2017, we still eagerly await Christ's return. We can learn quite a bit from two characters included in the story of Christ's birth and dedication to the Lord in Luke 2. Will you join me there? On this episode I discuss: Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: Observe Reflect Respond How this hymn was originally written by Charles Wesley in 1744 The double nature of Advent as reflected in our song The story of Simeon and Anna in Luke 2:22-38 The historical context of why Joseph and Mary would come to the temple for this particular sacrifice - Ligonier Ministries Article on The Consolati