{"id":16261,"date":"2013-12-16T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=16261"},"modified":"2013-12-15T23:57:43","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T05:57:43","slug":"go-tell-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/16\/go-tell-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Tell It On the Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15999\" alt=\"gchcarolsbloggraphic\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg 568w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpfG7VCgBhE\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">While shepherds kept their watching o&#8217;er silent flocks by night,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">Behold throughout the heavens there shone a holy light.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">The shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour&#8217;s birth!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">Down in a lonely manger the humble Christ was born,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #951726;\">and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>lyrics: John Work, Jr.,\u00a0music: Af\u00adri\u00adcan-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan spir\u00adit\u00adu\u00adal, performed by: Sara Evans<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #91303f;\"><strong>\u00a0\u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665\u00a0 \u2665<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #951726;\"><strong>Go tell!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 How do you voice your \u2018halleluJAH!\u2019 during this season?\u00a0 Such an opportunity&#8230;such open doors to speak out our praise of our great God and His provision of love for all mankind!<\/p>\n<p><em>Angel Gabriel was the first to <span style=\"color: #951726;\"><strong>go tell!<\/strong><\/span> when he was sent to the young Mary:<\/em><br \/>\nNow in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,<br \/>\nto a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin\u2019s name was Mary.<br \/>\nAnd coming in, he said to her, &#8220;Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.&#8221;<br \/>\nBut she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.<br \/>\nThe angel said to her, &#8220;Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.<br \/>\nAnd behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.<br \/>\nLuke 1:26-31<\/p>\n<p><em>An angel along with a host of angels were also sent to <strong><span style=\"color: #9b2639;\">go tell!<\/span><\/strong> the good news to the shepherds:<\/em><br \/>\nAnd there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.<br \/>\nAn angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.<br \/>\nBut the angel said to them, &#8220;Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.<br \/>\nToday in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.<br \/>\nThis will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.<br \/>\nSuddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,<br \/>\n&#8220;Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.&#8221;<br \/>\nLuke 2:8-13<\/p>\n<p><em>When the shepherds were returning from Bethlehem where they had seen the proof of the angels\u2019 good news, they also had the compulsion to <strong><span style=\"color: #9b2639;\">go tell!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWhen they had seen Him &lt;the Babe&gt;, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this Child,<br \/>\nand all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.<br \/>\nThe shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.<br \/>\nVerses 17-20<\/p>\n<p><em>Just as the Lord was leaving\u00a0 and returning to Heaven, the disciples were commanded to <strong><span style=\"color: #9b2639;\">go tell!:<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nJesus came up&#8230;to them, saying, &#8220;All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.<br \/>\nGo therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nteaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.&#8221;<br \/>\nMatthew 28:18-20<\/p>\n<p><em>And we, too, have a message to <strong><span style=\"color: #9b2639;\">go tell<\/span><\/strong>!<\/em><br \/>\nFor &#8220;everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.&#8221;<br \/>\nBut how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?<br \/>\nAnd how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, &#8220;How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!&#8221;<br \/>\nRomans 10:13-15 NLT<\/p>\n<p>Oh, halleluJAH!\u00a0 We HAVE heard, we DO know, and we DO believe!\u00a0 So let\u2019s <span style=\"color: #951726;\"><strong>go tell!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>so whether you <strong><span style=\"color: #951726;\">GO TELL<\/span><\/strong> on a mountain, or on a city street, or at the beach&#8230;in your workplace, or at your child\u2019s school&#8230;in the grocery store, or on that long checkout line at the \u2018big box\u2019 store&#8230;at the supper table, or as you talk with your kiddos and grandbabies\u2014just <strong><span style=\"color: #951726;\">GO TELL!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #951726;\">* * * * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lord, we love You oh-so-very much!\u00a0 And we are oh-so-very thankful for Your perfect Gift of Love to us!\u00a0 May our oh-so-very full hearts and lips just spill over with praises!\u00a0 (And, Father, if we should feel hesitant or anxious to do so&#8230;please encourage us through Your Holy Spirit.\u00a0 Remind us that we are Your ambassadors!\u00a0 And we have an awesome message to tell!\u00a0 Thank You!)\u00a0 Praying and praising and asking these things in Jesus\u2019 precious Name.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching o&#8217;er silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. 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