Subject: Fellowship Hall Bulletin December 5, 2021

December 5, 2021 | 9:30 AM

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The Vision of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga

is to be a city-center church

 compelled by Christ’s love

to make disciples in our homes, city, and the world.

Gathering Song 

 

Advent Candle Lighting

 

The Praise of God’s People

Call to Worship

Isaiah 40:9,11; 7:14; Matthew 1:23
Reader:   O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops!

 

People:   Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming!”

 

Reader:   He will tend His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms; He will

carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

 

People:   Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel, which means, God with us.

 

Prayer of Invocation

 

Songs of Praise

 

Affirmation of Faith

Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q&A 21 and 22  
Reader:  Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?

 

People:  The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever.

 

Reader:  How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?

 

People:  Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to Himself a true body, and a reasonable soul, being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, yet without sin.

 

Confession of Sin                                        

Almighty and merciful God,
 we confess that we have sinned
 against You and one another
 in both our actions and our inactions. 
We recognize that in Jesus Christ our light has come,
 yet often we choose to walk in shadows and ignore the light. 
Gracious God, forgive our sins and remove from us
 the veil of darkness that shrouds our lives. 
Illuminate us by Your Word
 that we rise to the radiance of Christ’s glory. Amen.

 

Song of Assurance

 

Prayer for Christ's People

 

Giving of Tithes & Offerings/Announcements

 

Greeting & Dismissal to Children’s Church*
*Please check-in your children PreK-1st grade at the check-in station by the FH level elevator and walk them to the PreK-K dept. 

 

Doxology                                                                                                                   

 

The Word for God’s People

Sermon

Isaiah 9:6 —“The Child of Promise”

“Joy to the World: An Advent Series”
Dr. Gabe Fluhrer

 

Song of Response

 

The Sending of God’s People

Benediction                                                     

Isaiah 60:1
Pastor:  Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

 

People:  Thanks be to God! Amen.

 

 

 

Flowers on display in the Sanctuary are given to glorify our Lord and Savior and in loving memory of Miss Nancy and her Dad Larry by Betty Jones and Mo. They are also given in memory of Mo’s father and grandmother.


Flowers from today’s display will be arranged by the flower committee and delivered by volunteers to our homebound and hospitalized on Monday, December 6th.

 
 

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