Christmas 2003: Word on the Street

December 24, 2003 (Weekend Service)

Word on the Street" is a Willow Creek original Christmas musical. It asks the question "What if Joseph and Mary lived in a modern-day urban setting?" This Christmas production takes people on a journey with Joseph and Mary, from their courtship, their fear and doubt, to their acceptance and anticipation of what was to be. "Word on the Street" gives people something to think about as they learn that God works in extraordinary ways using ordinary people.

Element Type Service Element Video
Walk-In Audience Warm Up
Gene Appel & Nancy Beach
 
Video Mike on the Street  
Comments Welcome & Intro
Gene Appel & Nancy Beach
 
Other Audience Voting
Picking the songs to be sung next
 
Song Christmas Song 1
Audience pick:
Angels We Have Heard On High
by Edward Shippen Barnes, James Chadwick
Public Domain

or Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Words by Charles Wesley, Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Public Domain
 
Song Christmas Song 2
Audience pick:
O Little Town of Bethelehem
by Lewis Henry Redner, Phillips Brooks
Public Domain

or The First Noel
Music by John Stainer
Public Domain
 
Song Christmas Song 3
Audience pick:
O Come All Ye Faithful (alternate version)
by John Francis Wade
Public Domain

or Joy to the World
By Isaac Watts and George Frederick Handel
Public Domain
 
Scripture Reading Gene Appel  
Drama Word on the Street
Scene 1: Opening
Scene 2: Anniversary Party
Scene 3: Love Couple
Scene 4: The Conversation
Scene 5: At the Wall
Scene 6: News Travels
Scene 7: The Door
Scene 8: Acceptance
Scene 9: The Visit
Scene 10: Mary and Joseph
Scene 11: The Journey Begins
(click on product to view these scenes)
 
Reflection Bill Hybels  
Offering & Announcements Bill Jybels  
Song Away in a Manger
with images
(alternate version)
Words: verse 1&2 unknown verse 3 John Thomas McFarland, Music: James R. Murray
Public Domain
 
Set-up Bill Hybels  
Song Silent Night
Words by Joseph Mohr, music by Franz Gruber
Public Domain
 


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