89.4 Jesus' Task: To Bring The Good News

(Luke 4:14-19)

Then Jesus returned to Galilee, and the power of the Holy Spirit was with him. The news about him spread throughout all that territory. He taught in the synagogues and was praised by everyone.

Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. He stood up to read the Scriptures and was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah, He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it is written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."

89.3 Now We Can Go In Peace (Song of Simeon)

(Luke 2:25-32)

At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him and had assured him that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's promised Messiah. Led by the Spirit, Simeon went into the Temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus into the Temple to do for him what the Law required, Simeon took the child in his arms and gave thanks to God:

"Now, Lord, you have kept your promise, and you may let your servant go in peace. With my own eyes I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel."

89.2 The Good News Of Jesus' Birth

(Luke 2:8-20)

There were some shepherds in that part of the country who were spending the night in the fields, taking care of their flocks. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them, They were terribly afraid, but the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people. This very day in David's town your Savior was born- Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you": you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God: "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!"

When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us."

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger. When the shepherds saw him, they told them what the angel had said about the child. All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said. Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them, The shepherds went back, singing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angel had told them.

HERE I AM, LORD - Christian Song of Praise and Worship with Lyrics

Intro: G

Verse 1
G                    C/G        G
I, the Lord of sea and sky
G          C/G         G          D   G
I have heard my people cry
G        Em            Am   G/B C  
All who dwell in dark and sin,
Am  Am/G       D/F#-D/C-G/B-D7-G
My hand will save
G              C/G      G
I who made the stars of night
G      C/G        G                    D      G
I will make their darkness bright
G              Em      Am    G/B  C    Am
Who will bear My light to  them
Am   G/B          C6    D
Whom shall I send?

Refrain
D7/F#  G   Gsus4 G    Gsus4 GM7 C/E   G
Here I am, Lord,   Is it    I   Lord?
Gsus4 G                  Am      G/B    C     D
I have  heard You calling in the night
D7/F#  G   Gsus4 G   Gsus4 GM7/F# C/E-C/D-G
I will go, Lord,  if You   lead   me
G Gsus4 G         Am7    D7    G-Gsus4-G-Gsus4-G
I will  hold Your people in my heart

Verse 2
G                    C/G          G
I, the Lord of snow and rain
G      C/G              G             D    G
I have borne My people’s pain
G        Em       Am   G/B C    
I have wept for love of  them,
Am Am/G D/F#-D/C-G/B-D7-G
they turn away
G                  C/G       G
I will break their hearts of stone
G         C/G        G     D    G
Give them hearts for love alone
G      Em       Am   G/B C    Am
I will speak My word to  them

Am   G/B     C6    D
Whom shall I send? (refrain)

Verse 3
G                    C/G          G
I, the Lord of wind and flame
G      C/G        G              D    G
I will tend the poor and lame
G      Em    Am    G/B C  
I will set a feast for them,
Am  Am/G      D/F#-D/C-G/B-D7-G
My hand will save
G                       C/G     G
Finest bread I will provide
G              C/G          G       D    G
Till their hearts be satisfied
G      Em      Am   G/B C    Am
I will give My life to  them
Am   G/B     C6    D
Whom shall I send? (refrain)

CREATE IN ME - Christian Song of Praise and Worship with Lyrics

Original Key: E
Intro: D-A-G-A

Refrain
D                A                  G  A
Create in me a clean heart
           D                      A          G      A
Put a new and right spirit within me
               F#m  Bm                   G    Em
Cast me not away from Your presence
                  C   Em7  Am-G C  Em7 G    A  C
And take not Your Ho- ly Spirit from me

Verse 1
D                    A            G                      A             D
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your goodness
D                   A             G                       A   F#m
In Your compassion, blot out all my sin
F#m              Bm                      G             Bm
Thoroughly cleanse me from all of my guilt
Em                      F#m7            Em7-A
Wash me till I’m whiter than snow

Verse 2
D                 A        G                       A      D
Restore in me the joy of Your salvation
D            A  G                       A      F#m
Uphold me with a willing spirit
F#m       Bm               G                    Bm
So I will teach transgressors Your ways
        Em                  F#m7    Em7-A
And sinners will return to You  (Refrain)

Verse 3
D               A                        G             A     D
Your are pleased with sincerity of heart
D                      A      G                   A      F#m
Not with sacrifices or with holocausts
F#m     Bm           G           Bm
My sacrifice is a broken spirit
       Em                 F#m7                  Em7-A
For You will not refuse a humble heart  (Refrain)