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PRELUDE
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 147:1
Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant,
and a song of praise is fitting.
Song –
“10,000 Reasons” by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman
CONFESSION OF SIN
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – 2 Chronicles 30:9
For the LORD you God is gracious and merciful
and will not turn away his face from you,
if you return to him.
Song –
“You Alone Can Rescue” by Matt Redman
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING – 1 Kings 21:1-29
SERMON – “The Message of Christmas”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“Nothing But the Blood” by Robert Lowry
“In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
OFFERING
Song –
“All Glory Be to Christ” by Dustin Kensrue
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE
PRELUDE – “Immanuel” by Michael Card
WELCOME & LIGHTING OF FOURTH ADVENT CANDLE – Zechariah 2:10-11
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion,
for behold, I come
and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord.
And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day,
and shall be my people.
And I will dwell in your midst.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Song –
“O Come All Ye Faithful” by C. Frederick Oakeley and John Francis Wade
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Nicene Creed
EVERYONE:
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and our salvation,
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life;
who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets.
And we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Songs –
“Angels We Have Heard On High” by Edward Shippen Barnes and James Chadwick
“Joy to the World” by George Frideric Handel and Isaac Watts
PRAYER
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL – Matthew 6:9-13
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
CONFESSION OF SIN – 1 Corinthians 13:5 (NIV)
Love keeps no record of wrongs.
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Psalm 130:3-4
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.
SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 1:18-25
SERMON – “A Joyful Christmas”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“O Little Town of Bethlehem” by Lewis Henry Redner and Phillips Brooks
“Good Christian Men Rejoice” by John Mason Neale
OFFERING
Song –
“Go Tell It On the Mountain” by John W. Work, Jr.
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Hallelujah” by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
PRELUDE – “Joy Has Dawned” by King’s Kaleidoscope
WELCOME & LIGHTING OF SECOND ADVENT CANDLE – John 1:14
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Song –
“Angels from the Realms of Glory” by Henry Thomas Smart and James Montgomery
CONFESSION OF SIN
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Matthew 1:20-21
An angel of the Lord appeared to [Joseph] in a dream, saying,
“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife,
for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus,
for he will save his people from their sins.”
Song –
“What Child Is This?” by William Chatterton Dix
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and our salvation,
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life;
who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets.
And we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING – Matthew 2:1-18
SERMON – “A Sorrowful Christmas”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“Arrival” by Benjamin Hastings, Dylan Thomas, Matt Crocker, and Michael Guy Chislett
OFFERING
Song –
“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” by Edmund Hamilton Sears and Richard Storrs Willis
“All Glory Be to Christ” by Dustin Kensrue
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Labour of Love” by Andrew Peterson
PRELUDE – “O Holy Night” by Sarah Macintosh
WELCOME & LIGHTING OF SECOND ADVENT CANDLE – Hebrews 1:6
When God brings the firstborn into the world, he says,
“Let all God’s angels worship him.”
CALL TO WORSHIP
Song –
“O Come All Ye Faithful” by C. Frederick Oakeley and John Francis Wade
CONFESSION OF SIN – Luke 5:8
“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Luke 5:10
“Do not be afraid.”
Song –
“Have Mercy on Me” by Dale Bischof and Pat Sczebel
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH – The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God;
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made.
Who, for us men and our salvation,
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life;
who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets.
And we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
CHILDREN’S BLESSING & DISMISSAL
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING – Luke 2:1-24
SERMON – “Ordinary Christmas”
THE LORD’S TABLE
Songs –
“Silent Night” by Franz Xaver Gruber, John Freeman Young, and Joseph Mohr
“Jesus I Am Resting, Resting” by David Hampton and Jean Sophia Pigott
OFFERING
Song –
“Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley
BENEDICTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS
POSTLUDE – “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Sara Groves
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