Hillsong Church UK | Carols 2020 | 20th December 2020

[Music] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] every day [Music] [Music] are you hoping [Music] oh is [Music] [Music] i [Music] [Music] i just want to say hey welcome to what we would have called london carols our christmas carols as hillsong church obviously we would have been in the sec arena we're not but you know what the team has done absolute fantastic job this is going to be fantastic want to encourage us sit back enjoy and let's have a great time together this is christmas [Music] endless timeless the heavens have witnessed all the ages of man in a momentary twinkle are the whispers of eternity [Music] the oldest story ever told is written in the stars [Music] long ago before man had mapped the skies he watched in awe and wonder in expectation for something was about to happen those who observe the dance of the king maker jupiter to the humble witness the greatest of sights as the king of planets aligned with the king of stars regulus a triple conjunction of such accuracy could only but ignite the skies and curiously there it lingered long enough to be seen by all and to be followed three times it passed the star announcing to all creation a new king born not just any king nor even a great king [Music] but the king of kings long ago all saw his star but few discerned its meaning [Music] oh my a wondrous sight quick balthazar come and see wash your hands before you touch it i'll wash you in i'm just saying it's the finest telescope in the whole of persia it did not come cheap yeah what exactly am i looking at the star can you see it yes of course i can see a star i'm looking through a telescope at the sky at night not just any star as the firmament subtle motion dictates and judging by my calculations jupiter has aligned in conjunction with regulus to form a light so bright i'm certain it's the oh too much sulfur of mercury elixir of life anyone it's the king star not all this again and a king means a quest oh here we go a clear sign that a king is to be born in the east we three should go and meet the new king and pay homage so what if it is a king what are we meant to do about it don't they already have a king or as that herod fella snuffed it not that kind of king the star signifies the king of all people and the beginning of a new world of peace and harmony and if we go now we can be there at the birth a new king maybe someone should let the old king know no he mustn't not yet it's too risky okay melchio this all sounds very exciting [Music] but i'm a scholar i don't do risk or danger and plus any time we go anywhere genius here gets us lost yeah sorry melky i'm working on my time machine so no can do time machine what time machine well it's top secret actually but what you do need to know is that you must never ever turn this key this key and this key at the same time right so um where should we go building of the pyramids maybe get funky with some pharaoh i wouldn't do that stop this please uh how about stonehenge i wonder what the druid hippies are up to balthazar it hasn't been tested i know dinosaurs let's hang out with some neanderthals shall we [Music] in those days the king of judea was herod the great intoxicated with power and cruelty shooting through his veins this tyrant was poised to pounce on any who would threaten his toxic reign and on this day his closest advisor brought tidings of a new star in the heavens a new star you say yes your majesty i don't understand sorry your majesty which bit don't you understand which it's a bit about a star you know what a star is right of course i know what a star is it's a little twinkle in the sky but i thought all the twinkles were created at the beginning of time how is there a new twinkle i don't know how there's a new twinkle your majesty i just came to report to you that there is a new twinkle and it's quite bright how bright bright enough that people are talking about it and what are the people saying of this this new twinkle there is talk your majesty that it might indicate the birth of a new king [Music] i'm going to have a son [Music] no [Music] the new king will be the messiah and he'll rule over everything i'm not really sure of the details but there are three men in the east that might know more word is they're analyzing the star to work out the location of the birthplace of this messiah as we speak i suggest you talk to them i can't go i'm not saying you should go to to find them in the east your majesty surely you could send some men for that no [Music] this knew this it got me all keyed up and i can't go [Music] you mean you got tinkle because of the new twinkle right [Laughter] [Music] watch it sunshine i'm still king around here and that's how it's gonna stay [Music] you'll take me to the east seek out these men and they will show us where this so-called messiah is to be born and when we find him we'll deal with him you got it i don't have to remind you who will die if you fail [Music] now pet my bags i've got to go to the [Music] mother-in-laws [Music] joy oh [Music] joy [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes heaven and nature sing heaven and nature [Music] joy [Music] [Applause] [Music] nature [Music] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] what a lovely telescope you have seen any new stars lately any signs of a new king no oh come on we're really excited about this aren't [Music] we here is my closest advisor well say hello hello hello [Music] we were hoping you could tell us where to find this king of kings so that we could likewise bow down and [Music] worship him i don't know what you're talking about i think we both know that you do so either you don't tell us in which case you will die a gruesome and bloody death by my sword right where you stand this very night quite or you do tell us in which case you will be tortured to within an inch of your pitiful lives [Music] i'm released with no hard feelings it's my favorite bit the choice is yours now on the count of three tell us where this child is to be born one [Music] two three [Applause] oh oh no the star it's gone where are we actually more importantly when are we well i sit in for about 2 000 years forward so 2 000 years look you two should be thanking me i just saved our lives let's stay on track we follow the star we find the new king but first we need to establish precisely where we are [Music] gentlemen i can see you're not from around here but welcome to london you see we're in london london great where's london i have no idea i have caps i've got maps or a hundred other souvenirs perhaps no thank you we're actually on a quest you see so uh we better be going well for your quest may i suggest a magical mystery ride with london's finest guide it's clear you three have traveled afar so surely i can help you fine lazar the star that's what we're looking for can you help us find it [Music] i most certainly can come on you three follow me [Music] [Music] oh mercy my god [Music] the skies is [Music] um [Music] please [Music] the new [Music] [Applause] [Music] do [Music] of righteousness [Music] a [Music] like glory to the news [Music] [Music] tada the star of pigs [Music] gentlemen welcome to london well it's not exactly what we had in mind come on [Music] one one one [Music] two all right last you got your face mask mask yeah your face mask your face coverings hey stick one of these on [Music] so what are you guys gonna be the three wise men or something we three kings of oriental following yonder staff hey forgive my colleagues we're actually looking for a king a king what around here not your average king no the king of kings well i can't help you with that but i can get you drinks what would you like you see we were following a star and i love a hot chocolate oh me too with some marshmallows and cream and maybe a gingerbread biscuit thingy on the side hey have you forgotten we're on a quest i'll uh give you a minute look all we need to do is find the star we find the star and it leads us to the king no all we have to do is get home alive forget about the king oh but he's no ordinary king can you help us listen closely i know who you are there's not much time the one you seek is in great danger so are you you must go back yes but how follow the star you are part of a story way greater than you can ever imagine quick this way the side door thank you [Music] thank you all right last you got your face mars face mask what do you mean face mask [Music] snow [Music] merry christmas everyone [Music] we're gonna have a party tonight [Music] oh i wish that every day is christmas merry christmas everyone merry christmas everyone [Music] uh is [Music] is hey [Applause] peace snow is glistening a beautiful sight we're happy tonight [Music] ringing [Music] is is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] look look a star oh hold on not necessarily our star though it's just a building with a star on it there's nothing to suggest that that's ours really then what's that they're exactly like us they are us extraordinary miraculous ridiculous come on [Music] gentlemen am i relieved to see you i've been worried sick about you i thought you were lost in time somewhere but thank god you're here now and you already have your costumes on so that's a time saver do you remember your lines don't tell me you haven't been briefed on your lines oh dear well it's just the usual christmas thing bringing the gifts to baby jesus etc etc baby who jesus actors right sit down [Music] let's run it i'll be the narrator he was the king of kings born in a stable in bethlehem to save humanity from sin and reunite heaven and earth a birth that serves as a reference point in time and space that we have celebrated every year since at the birth there were three wise men who traveled from the east as they followed a star to help them find the holy infant and bestow upon him symbolic gifts that foretold his destiny that sucks isn't it the three wise men yes that's right so what would happen if uh the wise men say lost track of the star and then never actually ended up in bethlehem well nothing actually to be honest they're really quite peripheral to the main action of the plot though there is one thing in some traditions of the story they helped thwart the efforts of the evil king of that time from getting hold of the infant and killing him which really would have been a disaster for all humanity nasty piece of work that king a fellow called herod yes well done so you do know a bit of the story thank goodness so it's quite important that we find this stable in bethlehem before king herod finds out where to look yes good point time is getting on go through the back there this way yes follow the star [Applause] [Music] [Applause] my king [Music] stop that look an observatory for studying the stars oh look what it says green wick is the reference point of time for the whole world so it could be a way for us to get back in time yeah i think there's a map on the back [Music] what was that king herod am i relieved here the magi have just arrived where are they that way [Music] oh holy night the stars are brightly shined [Music] [Applause] long [Music] till he appeared and the soul folded [Music] on your knees [Music] [Music] when christ was born all night [Music] divine all night when christ was blind [Music] chains he shall break for the slave [Music] and in his name all oppression shall see [Music] us [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] his power [Music] on your knees the angels when christ was born [Music] oh when christ was born [Music] merry christmas merry christmas [Music] so watch where you're going i'm sorry mother are you hurt i'm all right quick inside [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] just my luck to get run over by the three wise men following the star war you forgot to keep your eyes on the road we are following a star as a matter of fact but you can't see the sky in this age so we're looking for the um greenwick observatory that's going to be a bit difficult now greenwich observatory i know it you do excellent can you take us there sure if you can share some of your gold frankincense or myrrh we don't have any gold frankincense or mer what kind of wise men are you you can't visit the baby jesus without that can you excuse me everyone knows that's what the three wise men gave jesus when they met him make a note balthazar we'll need all three madam i can't tell you how important this is we must meet and honor the holy infant and throw king herod off the scent or else if he catches him nothing in this world will ever come to any good you're having me on aren't you i know it must seem that way but what i say is true you really believe what you're saying we're in your city by mistake we traveled here through time to evade king herod but now we must get back to our time and find baby jesus i think you're in need of a little help yes yes we do need help please please madam please we're telling you the truth look this is casper and this is balthazar and i'm melchior and we really need your help jesus our king the future king needs your help [Music] what's jesus ever done for me [Music] i don't know i seem to know less about him than everyone else here but i do know this we've come 2 000 years into the future and what i found is that everyone here still celebrates his birth every year now i'm sure for that to happen he must have done something miraculous i used to pray to him sometimes i'd say jesus i've lost everything i've got nothing left get me out of this mess i'm in maybe we're the answer to that prayer right so you're saying that jesus brought you all the way here just for me a pathetic woman lost on the streets of london who everyone walks by without ever noticing maybe well wouldn't that be a christmas miracle my dear if this baby is who i think he is then bringing us all the way here just so that you might know that he's heard you and he's not ignoring you that's just the kind of thing he would do [Music] come on then you loonies this way [Music] there it is take the nearest bridge you'll get there quicker good luck thank you things will look up helen keep believing [Music] if you find him in bethlehem say hello from me will you we will [Music] nutters we must hurry [Music] in the bleak mid winter frosty wind made known [Music] is [Music] in the big mid winter long [Music] sustain [Music] in the big [Music] the lord god almighty [Music] [Applause] christ [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] if [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] my [Music] [Music] this place is huge so many rooms well where is it going to be around here somewhere guys i found it it's identical to ours this is it this is it yeah okay ready let's do this keys yep oh guys got a problem what is it i can't find my key looking for this oh well if it isn't the three wise men [Music] sorry there's our do something well let's pick this up from where we left off shall we you [Music] tell me the the location of the king of kings of course i'm sorry it's it's go on it's he was the king of kings born in a stable in bethlehem bethlehem bethlehem damascus damascus yes that wasn't so hard was it you will go to damascus search him out do not stop until this boy king is found return with him [Music] alive or dead [Applause] when herod saw that the wise men had tricked him he was filled with rage he sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around bethlehem who were two years old or under um so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we [Music] tell the world [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] hallelujah still proceeding [Music] [Music] don't [Music] [Music] herod let them go but for how long would their trickery be undetected they didn't have much time ever onwards ever pressing ahead ever following the bright path of the star [Music] yet danger lurked in the shadows they tried with all their might to obstruct every attack and scheme no time to stop no time to tire through dark storm and tempest blast ever onwards ever pressing ahead they wondered if this page of history would be turned in blood they prayed as he would not but this was heaven's story and god himself was making the way and so at last our three sages arrived to the place that had been foretold to the place marked by the star to bethlehem [Music] what am i doing [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] what's jesus ever done for me i used to pray to him sometimes [Applause] [Music] excuse me i'm sorry for waking you would you like some water [Applause] [Music] thank you me and a couple friends are having a drink over there would you like to join us [Music] [Music] my name's jack what's yours helen the first [Music] in [Music] on a cold winter's night [Music] no [Music] is is the key [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh no [Applause] is is [Music] know [Music] just that simple thought of if you just make a decision to believe and today i just want to just encourage you you might be watching this and you don't know jesus that jesus that's uh portrayed in in today's presentation the the christmas is all a date that's set aside in a calendar and a christian calendar to to actually acknowledge celebrate there's a whole lot of words i could use that this this time where as the bible teaches us where god took on human form and came into the world that we live in and when we look at jesus this baby he grew up to become who we know as jesus and he did he revealed to us he revealed to us the nature of god he revealed to us the love of god he revealed to us in his interactions with people god's heart towards humanity and then most of us would would know or maybe you've heard that the jesus's death comes to what many would say is a as an end what we know as his death on a cross and the bible also tells us and it's not just the bible who tells us but history tells us that um that he rose from the dead and he didn't just rise from the dead he ascended into heaven now there's a concept in itself it's not just that he ascended into heaven it's also that he from there the holy spirit was sent the holy spirit who is the holy spirit it's it's that aspect of god that is everywhere all at once not just everywhere all at once but the holy spirit's what takes everything that everything that we know in whom god is revealed to us in jesus our father who is in heaven not just who god is revealed to us but also everything that jesus accomplished for us victory over the things that control our lives victory over the over the the internal struggles and dilemmas that we find ourselves as human beings jesus his death on the cross and his resurrection represents to us the power of god to help us as human beings sort all of those sorts of things so he sends the holy spirit to bring everything that god is everything that jesus accomplished into our very own life so he just didn't send the holy spirit the concept of the holy spirit is he brought all of that into our lives how does it come into our lives we make a decision to believe and i want to encourage you today no matter what's gonna take that step take that step and say i'm gonna today i'm going to believe this is not just a concept this is not a religious theory this is actually a truth it literally what happens is god begins inside of you this what the bible talks about is this transformational process bit by bit little bit by little bit god starts to put us together on the inside he starts to reform us he starts to heal us he starts to make us whole he puts purpose and hope in our hearts and slowly but surely god starts to mold and shape the who we are into believe it or not into his likeness and what is his likeness look like jesus and when you look at jesus who wouldn't want to be like him and so the easy what's next is we're just gonna pray a prayer and um it could be as simple as what i just said which sounds dismissive but it's not dismissive it's so simplistic that a lot of people miss it and it's just an authentic heart a genuine desire to say jesus today i want to believe and i really believe that you're going to encounter him today i really believe it's not just going to be a one-off encounter but it's going to be something that you'll look back on and say this was a truly transformational moment in my life so wherever you are however you're watching this with whether you are with friends with your family maybe you're watching on a device in some form or situation by yourself somehow someone said you should watch this but right now you're listening to me and i really want to believe that you're going to encounter the reality of this living god who is personal so come on i just want you to pray a simple prayer that goes like this just say jesus i just make a decision in my heart to believe i ask you to come into my life i actually surrender my life to you and i thank you i thank you for everything that brings first and foremost it brings me into a place of absolute forgiveness before you and i ask you to take control and to begin to work yourself in my life i thank you that you gave your life for me i thank you that you revealed yourself to me in jesus name a man fantastic so you know i just want to just wish you all the best and um i really believe that today that encounter was so real for you [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is oh [Applause] [Music] thank you so much for tuning in to carols 2020 our first ever online carols and you may have just prayed that prayer with gary for the very first time and thinking how do i get plugged in what are my next steps well if you head to the website right now there is plenty of information of how to get plugged into the life of church we've got groups events and lots of things happening in 2021 so head to the website for lots more information but that is not it friends we have one more song take it away josh [Music] there's more than jingle bells and presents do so don't forget to spare a thought for baby jesus i'm not coming up 23rd 24th 25th it's christmas time [Music] [Music] it's the most [Music] cooking in the kitchen celebrating [Music] is you

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Length: 74min 44sec (4484 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 20 2020