Birthday Sermon

Another Year Has Gone By Introduction How do you listen to love songs? For me, whenever I listen to love songs, I feel that it is God who is talking to me about his love and cares. If it is truly love songs, I can sense God’s love and cares to me. However, so many so-called love songs are not love songs but hate songs. Composers compose with anger, hate, and revenge. Those songs do not reflect God who loves with the endless love. Today, I would like to give you a birthday sermon with the love song sung by Celine Dion, “Another Year Has Gone By.”

Another Year Has Gone By Celine Dion So many 25th's of December Just as many 4th of July's And we're still holding it (a new year, birthday) together It only comes down to you and I 1. This New Year is not just the New Year for yourself, birthday celebrator but it is the year between you and God. 2. Psalm 65:11 “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” I know you can still remember Things we said right from the start When we said that this could be special I'm keeping those words deep down in my heart 1. From the beginning of His creation of your life in the womb of our mothers, God has known us. 2. He showed his love through the life of Jesus Christ. 3. Mk 1:11 “You are my beloved child, with you I am well pleased.

Another year has gone by And I'm still the one by your side After everything that's gone by There's still no one saying goodbye Though another year has gone by 1. God never leaves you but walks by your sight with the Holy Spirit. 2. Isai 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.” I never been much for occasions You never let another birthday go by Without announcing how much you love me But the truth was always there Right there in your eyes 1. The truth about your life is in God’s sight and mind. 2. 2 Cor 5:17 “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: every old thing had passed away; see everything has become new.” 3. Rom 6:4 4. Eph 4:23 – 5:2 And we're still holding hands when we're walking Acting like we've only just met But how can that be - when there's so much history I guess that's how true lovers can get 1. Every new day is God’s new hand and grace for us. 2. When Tamer Lee Owens, celebrated 104 birthday, she credited, “laughter, the Lord, and little things” for keeping her going. 3. Psalms 15:15 “the cheerful heart has a continual feast.” Psa. 111:7 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. Another year has gone by And I'm still the one by your side After everything that's gone by There's still no one saying goodbye Though another year has gone by