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GATHERING MUSIC
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Arr. Brickman/Wingfield
Chris Tolliver, Piano
GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES
Emily & Winnie Pendleton
PRELUDE
"Ring The Bells" arr. Larry Sue
Handbell Choir
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN pg. 237 VS. 1,2,3
"Sing We Now of Christmas"
THE APOSTLES CREED #881 (Traditional)
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD'S PRAYER
OFFERTORY
"In the Bleak Midwinter" Traditional/arr. Brickman
Chris Tolliver, Piano
*DOXOLOGY #94
*OFFERTORY PRAYER
MUSIC MINISTRY
"Ave Maria" by Bach/Gounod
Rebecca Volk, Soprano
SERMON: “Birthplace of a King”
Mark Dickinson, Pastor
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”
John 1:1-15
“…to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural decent, nor of human decision or of a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12-13
“But you, O Bethlehem, though you are small among the clans of Jacob, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel…and he will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be their peace.” Micah 5:2-5
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
DISTRIBUTION OF ELEMENTS
MUSIC DURING COMMUNION
"Ave Maria" by Bach/Gounod
Rebecca Volk, Soprano
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
*CONGREGATIONAL HYMN pg. 238 all verses
"Angels We Have Heard On High"
*BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
"Lift Up Your Heads" David Paxton
Chris Tolliver, Organ
*Please stand as you are able.
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