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.