Week 3 of Advent
10 a.m. Traditional Worship
Gathering Music
"Sing We Now of Christmas" - Mark Hayes
Chris Tolliver, piano
Greeting & Call to Worship
Prelude
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (traditional)
Chris Tolliver, piano
Lighting of the Advent Wreath
The Price Family
*Congregational Hymn
"The First Noel" - #245, vss. 1,2,4
(Please see words on the screen.)
Children's Moment
Aimee Keith, Children's Minister
Prayers of the People
The Lord's Prayer
Offertory
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" - J. Brickman
Chris Tolliver, piano
*Doxology #94
*Offertory Prayer
Christmas Cantata
Presented by the Settle Memorial Sanctuary Choir
- "Ding, Dong Merrily on High"
- "Still, Still, Still"
- "Joy to the World/For Unto Us"
- "Festive Allelulia" by Jerry Ray
- "Night of Silence" by Daniel Kantor
Sermon: "Connect with the Christmas Power"
The Rev. Mark Dickinson, Settle Memorial senior pastor
Sermon Outline: To download a printable sermon outline, click here.
“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 1:1-14
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory …”- John 1:14
A gift is something that should be:
- ______________ and
- ______________.
“Be sure to use the gift(s) God gave you ...”- 1 Timothy 4:14
What are you doing with the gifts that you’ve been given?
God came at Christmas to ______________ with all of us.
*Congregational Hymn
"Once in David's Royal City" - #250, vss. 1,2,4
(Please see words on the screen.)
*Benediction
Postlude
"Joyous Morning" - G. Peterson
Chris Tolliver, organ
*Please stand as you are able.
Children: Children of all ages are always welcome to attend worship service with their family. Settle also provides a nursery for ages 0-3 starting at the 9 a.m. Sunday School hour and running through the conclusion of both worship services. For children preschool-Grade 5, Settle offers Sunday School at 9 a.m. in the Education Building, and for preschool-Grade 2, we also offer children's church, where children sit with their parents at the beginning of worship and exit worship as a group after our children's message. Drop off/pickup for all children's activities are in the Education Building.
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