Messages on Christmas Eve

Messages on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve 2022

This is the Christmas Eve worship service from December 24, 2022, at McFarland United Methodist Church in Rossville, Georgia. We were contending with bitter cold on the afternoon of the service and that affected attendance. It was only about 20% of what we normally expect on Christmas Eve. However, the Spirit was present and the harmonies were beautiful. I was brought to tears on the final verse of Silent Night sung a cappella.  Thank you for a wonderful year. Join…

Christmas Eve 2021

On Christmas Eve, we remember the story of the Incarnation, when God put on skin and moved into the neighborhood as we read in The Message. This worship service is shared in Scripture and in song. Our liturgist is Pastor Wayne Cook and our musician is David Kammerdiener. Following the sermon and the pastoral prayer, we invite everyone to Holy Communion. This is not the table of  McFarland United Methodist Church, it is the  table of the Lord Jesus Christ. All…

Christmas Eve 2020

“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” Our Scriptures at this Christmas Eve Service are Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Luke 2:1-20; and John 1:1-14. Our full Christmas Eve service is also available on the McFarland UMC Podcast available through the Google Play store or Apple Podcasts and on our SermonByPhone link at 706-866-6577. May the Peace, Hope, Joy, and Love…