Audlem Baptist Church Online Service for the
21st December 2025
A Series in Colossians
By Richard Holmes
This is the
second service in the series.
This Week’s Title is “Jesus Over All”
Welcome and Introduction
Our online services during Advent,
Christmas and the first few weeks of New Year will follow the same path as the
in-person services. This means that they
will be a mix of the ‘Unwrapping the Names of Christmas’ from the church in
California and a series from Colossians from our good friend Richard Holmes.
This week the online service is a
‘replay’ of the in-person service on December 14th.
Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
This is a great hymn of praise and
works well for our theme of “Jesus Over All”. It is sung by Kristyn Getty and
has very similar words to the ones we sang in church, but the beat and rhythm
is much more ‘dynamic’ than we could manage!
Click here to watch
the video.
Readings: Isaiah 53 and Colossians 1:3-20
Two readings this week. The Old Testament
reading is the well known passage from Isaiah 53 often referred to as
‘The Suffering Servant’, which foresees the time when God himself comes to
rescue us.
Click here to open the passage in the current
tab.
Now please
read verses 3 to 20 of Colossians chapter 1. This includes the verses Richard preached on
last time as well as placing in context the verses that he will speak about
this week.
Click here to open the passage in a new tab.
Hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
I have
chosen another video sung by Kristyn Getty for this hymn, but this time, given
the lyrics, sung much more reflectively.
Click here to watch the video.
Advent Video
I like to include a short Advent
video in the December services. This one
tells the story of Jesus earthly life from beginning to end as a ‘light trail’.
Click here to watch it.
The Message: Jesus Over All
This message is the second in our series.
Click here
to listen
to the message. It begins with Richard
reading selected verses from the passage you read already.
Our Own Prayers
I realise that I use these words every week to guide your
thoughts and I still think they are a helpful summary.
As you watched the message
today was there a moment when you sensed the Holy Spirit speaking directly to you? Then tell Jesus about it. Or maybe you simply had a ‘lightbulb’ moment
which you would like to thank God for.
Spend a few moments to thank
God for all his goodness to you in the last week.
Spend a few minutes in confession.
Take a few minutes to pray
for others who you feel burdened
for. If you have received the Church email,
it will give you some suggestions.
Now spend a few moments praying for the fellowship of the
church to which we belong and its witness
to friends, family, neighbours, the young and the old, and to the wider world.
Hymn: Hallelujah, Sing to Jesus
This hymn was
Richard’s choice to close. This is one
of those hymns for which different videos have verses with different words.
I have selected a video that has the same verses as Mission Praise,
which we used in the in-person service last week.
Click here to watch the video.
A Closing Prayer
Thank you Father for Paul’s words
brought to us today. Now may the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship and support of
the Holy Spirit be with us all. We claim
your promise that you will never forsake us and that surely you will be with us
always, to the very end of the age.
Amen.