Christmas Resources For Worship: Scripture Passages and Sections In Statements of Faith (Creeds)

Christmas is just weeks away.  Courtesy of The Worship Sourcebook, here are a series of scriptures relating to this season where we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Read them to your children, preach them to yourself, share them in your small group, incorporate them into your Christmas and Advent worship services. 

I’ve also included the recommended sections from classic confessions of the Christian faith (often known as “creeds”) that deal with the day and period of the Church Year known as Christmas (see my article “Why Do Christians Recite Creeds?” in the “Worship Practices Explained” series). 

First though, Bible passages, from Psalms through Hebrews, from the prophets through the Gospels:

Psalm 97     Psalm 98     Psalm 147     Psalm 148     Isaiah 52:7-10     Isaiah 61:10-62:12     Isaiah 63:7-9

Jeremiah 31:7-14     Matthew 1:18-2:23     Luke 2     John 1:1-18     Galatians 4:4-7     Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 2:13-18     Titus 2:11-14     Titus 3:4-7     Hebrews 1:1-12     Hebrews 2:10-18

1 John 4:13-16

And here are the sections from several Christian Statements of Faith:

• Belgic Confession, Art. 18-19
• Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A’s 35-36
• Westminster Confession, Chap. VIII, Sec. 2-3
• Our Songs of Hope, st. 3
• Our World Belongs to God, st. 24

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