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Remember When... Heaven Sang

  Sermon Reflections from Remember When... Heaven Sang | Alex Hardt | December 21, 2025 Have you ever been to a presentation of the Messiah with professional singers and an orchestra? It is so moving that the audience always stands for the Hallelujah Chorus at the end. As amazing as that is, it is nothing compared to the choir the shepherds heard that night on a Judean hillside. I have been to the place they believe to be the field area in a valley just outside Bethlehem. It is now surrounded by city but still has a bucolic feel as it is still an open field area. I could envision the shepherds gazing up at the multitude of angels in awe as they listened to the sounds of their voices and received the message God had sent through them. After hearing the message, the shepherds decided to go and see for themselves this child that was born in Bethlehem. They had been specific about the child, Luke 2:11-12, “ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is ...

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