{"id":663,"date":"2007-12-01T14:32:04","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T21:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbcbeacon.wordpress.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2010-12-20T01:47:03","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T09:47:03","slug":"christmas-concert-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2007\/12\/01\/christmas-concert-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Concert Preview 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

by David Ahn<\/em><\/p>\n

Although the beautiful San Diego weather might imply otherwise, Christmas is fast approaching, and we\u2019re all eagerly looking forward to one thing\u2026 the annual LBC Christmas Concert! To get you a sneak peek at the event, we were able to track down the busy man who has been planning it (Eugene Park) and ask him some questions.<\/p>\n

The Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to Christmas and all its associated traditions and activities, it\u2019s easy to lose track of the ultimate purpose behind why we do what we do. Eugene tells us, \u201cThe purpose of Christmas concert is to celebrate the birth of Christ. \u2026 It\u2019s also an opportunity to invite friends, neighbors, coworkers to hear the gospel message of Christ. Though the concert might be a little more \u2018entertaining\u2019 than a typical Sunday service, it\u2019s still a time to lift up the name of Christ. But we don\u2019t tailor these concerts for the visitors. This is primarily a time for the church family to come together. In every event we have as a church, whether it\u2019s a Sunday service, Mission Bowl, or Christmas concert, visitors should come and see what we do as Christians: exalt Christ alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Past Memories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surprises: \u201cEvery once in a while someone surprises the church with their ability to play an instrument or sing. One year someone told me to have Jon Joo sing for Christmas concert.\u201d It seemed surprising initially, \u201cbut once he started singing, people saw that God has definitely gifted him.\u201d Miscues: \u201cOne year the orchestra opened the concert with Handel\u2019s Messiah. The pianist (rhymes with Ned Rip)\u201d laid out all his sheet music to eliminate page turning. As we played the song, he discovered that the pages were out of order and was scrambling to fix the situation. Amidst the struggle, a page dropped to the floor, \u201cso he tried to play it from memory. I saw the paper fall as I was conducting and thought that he purposely dropped it to get it out of his way. I also remember thinking, \u2018Is he playing the right song?\u2019\u201d Near-Misses: \u201cAfter one of the Christmas concerts, we almost decided not to have anymore concerts.\u201d While most of them have been well-attended, \u201cone year we only had two visitors. The place was very empty that night and at the time it was a little embarrassing. So [the leaders] discussed whether it was worth having the Christmas concert again. We decided to try one more year. That next year people made it a point to bring visitors and we filled the room.\u201d (Hint hint: invite all your friends if you want to have another one next year!)<\/p>\n

Touching Skits: \u201cThere was a skit about Ashley trying to share the gospel with Eileen during the Christmas season. At one point Eileen reluctantly started reading the Bible Ashley gave her. At that time a short video detailing the gospel played on the screen, basically showing what Eileen was reading. The skit was so well put together and the gospel message was clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDifferent\u201d Skits: \u201cOne year we were supposed to have a skit. But because of different circumstances (I still to this day do not know what happened), the skit became a dramatic reading instead. It was a dramatic reading indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things to Look Forward To This Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked about what this year\u2019s Concert will bring, he was pretty tight-lipped, but he DID tell us this: \u201cThere will be some surprises this year. You\u2019re going to see people singing who you didn\u2019t know could sing.\u201d He also told us that the \u201cchoir is the largest one yet. I don\u2019t know how they\u2019re all going to fit on stage.\u201d And finally, \u201cthe kids are always a highlight every year and this year will be no different.\u201d So there you have it, folks. The event will be taking place twice, Saturday (12\/15) and Sunday (12\/16) night. Get your tickets early, and invite your friends and family to this great night of celebrating our Lord\u2019s birth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by David Ahn Although the beautiful San Diego weather might imply otherwise, Christmas is fast approaching, and we\u2019re all eagerly looking forward to one thing\u2026 the annual LBC Christmas Concert! To get you a sneak peek at the event, we were able to track down the busy man who has been planning it (Eugene Park) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":469,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lighthouse-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions\/2519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}