Sunday Christmas Concert, The First Noel, & Merry Christmas!

Sunday Concert

Yes, it's time.

Grace Community Church is having their Christmas concerts for this year already, but the Sunday night one is scheduled to be livestreamed.   It starts at 6 PM Pacific / 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern U.S. time.

You can find the links HERE off of the church site.

Update: You can watch the entire concert in replay HERE.

The First Noel

I don't really know the people of this group, but they do an excellent job of singing this well-known Christmas carol.

Merry Christmas!

This has been a difficult year, but God has His good purposes.  I can still celebrate remembering the Savior's birth - God with us.

Grace Community Church Christmas Concert, Christmas Music, and a Song of Christian Encouragement

Grace Community Church Concert & Christmas Music MP3 Album

Grace Community Church in Southern California has Christmas concerts every year, and this year they are scheduled to stream the one on December 17th.  I look forward to watching the stream online each year.  

The time it is scheduled for is: 6 PM Pacific / 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern (U.S.) / 2 AM on the 18th GMT.  Don't miss it!  Look for the choice of Livestream links on the Concert Page Here.

I also discovered a Christmas album on the church's site called A Church Notes Christmas that has a few Christmas songs available.   

Music to Encourage Christians in Troubling Times

The following music has lyrics, so you may be able to sing along!

Grace Community Church Christmas Concert Announcement Plus James Phillips Sings a Carol

Concert Notice

I'm excited to tell you that they have finally officially announced one of the Grace Community Church Christmas Concerts will be live-streamed on Sunday, December 22, 2019!
I was hopeful they would do it again this year as in the past.
It's been one of the highlights of December for me in recent years.

The time of the concert is 6 PM Pacific / 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern U.S. time.
Stream it at:
Grace Church LIVE

Update: You can watch the recorded Concert HERE.

Christmas Carol Music

James Phillipps has sung quite a bit at Grace Community Church in recent years (but will not be singing at the concert this year), and I'll admit I do like to hear his voice.
He has reminded me a little of the style of Matthew Ward (someone I used to hear some in the past - having grown up listening to a lot of Christian music).
This particular style (double voiced) is a lot different than what I'm used to hearing from him!

Streaming Christmas Concert 2018 & Other Christmas Related Things

Christmas Concert Live-Streaming
Grace Community Church's Christmas Concert is scheduled to be live-streamed on December 23, 2018 at 6 PM Pacific Time (9 PM Eastern).
James Phillipps, Jubilant Sykes, Grace Chung, Philip Webb (AKA Superman in our house), Christopher Parkening, etc,. are scheduled to sing, along with choirs & orchestra.
View the streaming at that time by going HERE.

Update:  Watch the full concert


Grace Community Church Christmas Concert 2018 from Grace Community Church on Vimeo.

Articles of Note:

Christians & Christmas by John MacArthur

The Gospel According to Christmas Carols by Nathan Busenitz  

Gospel Tracts at Christmas
I'm not endorsing this particular site, but the following ideas for distributing tracts look good.

Grace Community Church Christmas Concert Live-Streaming & A Song For Your Day

Exciting news!  Grace Community Church plans to live-stream a Christmas concert again this year.
It is scheduled for 6 PM - 7:30 PM Pacific time on December 17, 2017!
That means it starts at 9 PM Eastern U.S. time.
Time Zone Converter.
I'm looking forward to watching it!
Grace Community Church Live-Streaming.

More information on the Concert.


Christmas Music with Lyrics

I haven't been sharing as much in the way of music about the Savior's birth on my blog this year, but I found one for you today!

I would clarify that the only people who truly seek the Savior are those that He has already chosen, and the Bible doesn't actually say that the angels sang when they announced Christ's birth
Before some of my friends start to say that older songs are better, I've noticed that even ancient songs aren't always perfectly right with their lyrics!

GCC Christmas Live-Streaming Concert, Christmas Explained By MacArthur, Plus A Capella Christmas Music

Exciting News!

The Grace Community Church Christmas Concerts are coming up, and the one on December 18th, 2016 is planned to be live-streamed at 6-8 PM Pacific Time.  That is 9-11 PM Eastern.

UPDATE:  Here is the concert video!

Grace Community Church Christmas Concert 2016 from Grace Community Church on Vimeo.

John MacArthur Explains Christmas.

It's time for music!

The following video has no connection to Grace Community Church,  but there is a Christmas Card Tract that is from the lyrics of this song.
One thing I would say further than what this song does...life for those who are born again (from above) begins now for the believer.
Yet we still groan in our earthly tents (bodies) as we wait for our redeemed bodies (Romans 8:22).
Christmas is a great time for evangelism.

Sharing this does not mean that I endorse the singers, songwriters, etc., of the song or video.

Live-Stream Christmas Concert Plus Recent Church Resources

Grace Community Church plans to live-stream one of their 2015 Christmas concerts on December 20th at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern / 2 AM in the U.K.  It should be a great concert!

Watch Live

Hymns of Grace - There is a new hymnal that they have been announcing at Grace Community Church. It is available beginning this month!

It has some songs included that are being sung by churches, and yet they have not been included in older hymnals.

Generations of Grace - This is a curriculum for Sunday School which is used at Grace Community Church.  Learn more HERE.

Expositor.fm Radio - This is another source for good teaching online.  It's great that there are now more choices where you don't have to wade through a lot of heretics to get to the good stuff.