Order Of Worship
Pre-Service Song
Joy to The World
Welcome & Gathering & Announcements
Advent Reading ~ Joy
Read by - Chuck & Gail Seebeck
Glory In The Highest
One Still Night
Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving
Call to Worship & God's Greeting
Bless to be a Blessing
Baptism of Scarlett Lea Carman
Advent Story Part 3
Our Morning Prayers
Children's Message
“What’s In A Name”
Matthew 1:21
Christmas Program Practice
Offering - Doxology (stand up) - Deaconal Prayer
Closing Song
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Sending and God's Parting Blessing
God's Parting Blessing:
God go before you to lead you, God go behind you to protect you,
God go beneath you to support you, God go beside you to befriend you.
Do not be afraid.
May the blessing of God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you
Do not be afraid. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Amen
Have a Great Week!
Cantata Practice 11:00 am
Sermon Outline
“Christmas Presents/Presence”
Isaiah 9:2-7
2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as men rejoice when dividing the plunder. 4 For as in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. 5 Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace, there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
Introduction – O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Stanza 1
O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here,
until the Son of God appear.
Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel.
I. Context
II. Waiting for a deliverer
A. Christmas Program
B. Cantata: “Marry Did You Know?”
C. Shift from Christmas Presents to Christmas Presence
· Isaiah 9:2-7 – Our text
II. The story is told …
A. John 3:16 … The world …
B. John 3:16 … you …
Application: “O Come O Come Emmanuel”
BLESSed to be a BLESSing
Kid's Bulletin
"The Gifts That Jesus Brings"
Matthew 11:2-11
Look at this calendar! Can you believe it? We are only a few days from Christmas! (Count the days remaining until Christmas.) Have you finished all of your Christmas shopping? I haven’t!
I’m hoping that you can help me figure out what some of the most popular gifts are this year. Will you help me?
Raise your hand if you’re hoping to get a doll or stuffed animal for a Christmas gift.
Raise your hand if you’re hoping to get a superhero toy for a Christmas gift.
Raise your hand if you’re hoping to get an electronics or techy toy for a Christmas gift.
Raise your hand if you’re hoping to get socks for a Christmas gift.
Those are a lot of gifts that we’re all hoping for--except for the socks. Thanks for helping me.
Those may be some of the most popular gifts that children will find under their Christmas tree this year, but they don't compare with the gifts we receive from the Christ of Christmas.
In our Bible lesson today, we learn that John, even though he was in prison, was hearing about all the wonderful things Jesus was doing. He sent a message to Jesus through some of his friends. "Ask Jesus if he is the Messiah we have been expecting, or should we continue to watch for someone else?"
When they asked Jesus that question, he answered, “Go back to John and tell him about the things you hear and see: The blind can see. The crippled can walk. People with harmful skin diseases are healed. The deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life. And the Good News is told to the poor.”
If you were blind, what better gift could you receive than to be able to see? If you were crippled, what better gift could you receive than to be able to walk? If you were dead, what better gift could you receive than the gift of life? Jesus is God’s gift to us. Jesus came to earth to give us life -- eternal life! What a gift!
Dear God, thank You for Jesus! We know that every good gift we receive comes from you, and the greatest gift is eternal life brought down to us through your Son. Father, we thank you. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
