O Come O Come Emmanuel Verses 4-6

O come Thou of David come and open wide our home

Make the way that leads on high and close the path to

John 14:1-3 (NLT); “Don’t let your hearts be . Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with Me where I am.

John 14:25,26 (NLT); I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. But when the Father sends the as my representative-that is, the Holy Spirit-He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Acts 1:6-10; So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking Him, “Lord, has the time come for You to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those and , and they are not for you to know.

But you will receive when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My , telling people about Me everywhere-in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth.”

After saying this, He was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see Him. As they strained to see Him rising into Heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.

O come Thou come on high, who orderest all things mightily

To us the path of knowledge and us in her ways to go

John 16:13 (NLT); When the Spirit of comes, He will guide you into truth. He will not speak on His own but will tell you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future.

Rejoice rejoice the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-4 (NLT); On the day of all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from Heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.

Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And present was with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit them this ability.

O come Desire of nations bind, in one the hearts of all mankind

Bid Thou our sad divisions cease and be Thyself our King of Peace

Let’s go back quickly to the Ascension in Acts chapter 1.

Acts 1:11 (NLT); “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into Heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into Heaven, but someday He will from Heaven in the way you saw Him go!”

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NLT); For the Lord Himself will come down from Heaven with a commanding , with the of the , and with the call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still and on the will be up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord .

; Therefore, God elevated Him to the place of highest honor and gave Him the name above all other names, that at the name of knee should bow, in Heaven and on Earth and under the Earth and tongue that Jesus Christ is to the of God the Father.

Rejoice Rejoice Emmanuel is again!!

Rev. G.A. Clark December 15, 2019