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O come o come Emmanuel
We love the message of "Christ has come!" The music of this Christmas Season declares it in beautiful ways.
The background of these songs that we know by heart is sometimes surprising. For instance, did you know that O come o come Emmanuel draws on a Christian tradition as old as the 6th century? In the 500s A.D. Christians would gather together and remember the messianic prophecies within the book of Isaiah.
They would gather and chant 7 different truths of Messiah. The Messiah would be Wisdom, Adonai, root of Jessie, key of David, Morningstar, King of nations, & Emmanuel God with us.
These Chants, called Antiphons, would declare the truth of Jesus Christ. These antiphons did more than just recite scriptural truth and declare who Christ is. These early Christians also invited Jesus to come and be everything he promised. O come Emmanuel...
This Christmas season we need to declare who Christ is, but we also need to invite this Jesus to come and be...
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Redemption Church is a nondenominational Church in Plano Texas. Our mission is to declare the good news and see others become followers of Jesus Christ. Our vision is to be a 1st Century Church connecting to a 21st Century world. To bring the community, the power, passion & dedication of that 1st century church to the fast paced, technologically advanced, and complex world of the 21st century.
We currently meet on Sunday afternoons at 3pm at the Corner of Parker Rd & Alma in Plano Tx. We would love to greet you in person.
Our lead pastor is Chris Fluitt.
O come o come Emmanuel
We love the message of "Christ has come!" The music of this Christmas Season declares it in beautiful ways.
The background of these songs that we know by heart is sometimes surprising. For instance, did you know that O come o come Emmanuel draws on a Christian tradition as old as the 6th century? In the 500s A.D. Christians would gather together and remember the messianic prophecies within the book of Isaiah.
They would gather and chant 7 different truths of Messiah. The Messiah would be Wisdom, Adonai, root of Jessie, key of David, Morningstar, King of nations, & Emmanuel God with us.
These Chants, called Antiphons, would declare the truth of Jesus Christ. These antiphons did more than just recite scriptural truth and declare who Christ is. These early Christians also invited Jesus to come and be everything he promised. O come Emmanuel...
This Christmas season we need to declare who Christ is, but we also need to invite this Jesus to come and be...
redemption-Church.com
Redemption Church is a nondenominational Church in Plano Texas. Our mission is to declare the good news and see others become followers of Jesus Christ. Our vision is to be a 1st Century Church connecting to a 21st Century world. To bring the community, the power, passion & dedication of that 1st century church to the fast paced, technologically advanced, and complex world of the 21st century.
We currently meet on Sunday afternoons at 3pm at the Corner of Parker Rd & Alma in Plano Tx. We would love to greet you in person.
Our lead pastor is Chris Fluitt.
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