This is the text portion of a video I made for our church's Christmas Eve service:
In the beginning was the Word
And the Word was with God
And the Word was God (John 1:1)
The earth was formless and void (Genesis 1:2)
By Him all things were created
Both in the heavens
And on earth
Visible and invisible
All things have been created by Him
And for Him (Colossians 1:16)
God created man in His own image (Genesis 1:27)
And blessed them (Genesis 1:28)
In Him was life
And the life was the light of men (John 1:4)
And the light shines in the darkness (John 1:5)
And behold, it was very good (Genesis 1:31)
But the darkness did not comprehend it (John 1:5)
We rejected Him
And deified ourselves
We abandoned Him
Objectified His own
We perverted Truth
Gave up on Faith
Abused His Grace
Defiled Love
Our lying, greedy, murderous souls
Created here a world of pain
His holiness required wrath
His love desired mercy
"Sing for joy and be glad, O daughter of Zion
For behold, I am coming
And I will dwell in your midst," declares the Lord (Zechariah 2:10)
"Behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch" (Zechariah 3:8)
"A virgin will be with child and bear a son
And she will call His name Emmanuel" (Isaiah 7:14)
"His goings forth are from long ago
From the days of eternity" (Micah 5:2)
"He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High" (Luke 1:32)
"And this One will be our peace" (Micah 5:5)
"For it is He who will save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21)
Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5)
Who, although He existed in the form of God
Did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped (Philippians 2:6)
But emptied Himself
Taking the form of a bond-servant
And being made in the likeness of men (Philippians 2:7)
He humbled Himself (Philippians 2:8)
And she gave birth to her firstborn Son
And wrapped Him in cloths
And laid Him in a manger
Because their was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:7)
"Let us go straight to Bethlehem
And see this thing that has happened" (Luke 2:15)
"Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people" (Luke 2:10)
"For today in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior
Who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11)
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son
That whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16)
"We have seen His star in the east
And have come to worship Him" (Matthew 2:2)
