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Dec 5, 2021 | 8:00, 9:30, and 11 am

Welcome to Prelude - The Birthday of A King | William Neidlinger

Worship! Be sure to Ann Marie Robinson, organist
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✞ Responsive Call to Worship
The ✞ indicates Leader: People of God, the salvation and the power and the
everyone kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come.
standing, when
possible. People: For to us a child is born, To us a son is given;
Call to worship: Leader: And his name shall be called, Wonderful Counselor,
Revelation 12:10
and Isaiah 9:6 People: Mighty God,

Leader: Everlasting Father,

People: Prince of Peace.

Leader: Let us come and worship Christ, the newborn King!

✞ Hymn - Angels from the Realms of Glory

Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!

Shepherds, in the fields abiding, Watching o’er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant Light:
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!


Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar;

Seek the great Desire of nations; Ye have seen His natal star:
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!

Saints, before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear:
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King!
Lighting of the Advent Wreath
Leader: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. Through him all things
were made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all
people. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has
not understood it. Light is the symbol of creation. In the
beginning, God said,

People: Let there be Light!

Leader: Light is the symbol of Christ’s coming to earth. Jesus

said,

People: I am the Light of the World!

Leader: Light is the symbol of God’s presence in us. Each

believer is told

People: Let your Light shine!

Unison and Silent Prayers of Preparation

Call to
Holy and loving God, we have dwelt in darkness and
preferred it to the light; we have been proud of our Confession:
accomplishments and despaired over our shortcomings. John 3:19-21
Smooth down the mountains of our pride, and lift up the
valleys of our doubts. Open a path in the wilderness of our
lives that we might find our way to you again. Refine us and
prepare us once again for life in your kingdom. Hear our
prayer, O Lord. Affirmation
Response - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates | vs. 3 of Grace:
Redeemer, come! I open wide 1 Thessalonians
My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide. 5:23-24
Let me Thy inner presence feel;
Thy grace and love in me reveal. Amen.

Anthem - Still, Still, Still | arr. Robert Wetzler

Chancel Choir
Scripture
Message | More Human Response:
(Hebrews 4:14-5:10) - Pastor Malcolm Davis Leader:
This is the Word
of the Lord
People:
Thanks be to God!
 ✞ Hymn of Preparation - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Infant holy, Infant lowly,
For His bed a cattle stall;
Oxen lowing, Little knowing
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are winging Angels singing,
Noels ringing, Tidings bringing:
Christ the Babe is Lord of all,
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

Flocks were sleeping: Shepherds keeping

Vigil till the morning new
Saw the glory, Heard the story,
Tidings of a gospel true.
Thus rejoicing, Free from sorrow,
Praises voicing Greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you,
Christ the Babe was born for you.

Celebration of the Lord's Supper

Sharing the Bread and Cup
Our communion is open to all believers who have placed their
trust in Jesus Christ. To partake of the bread and cup, peel back
the cover from each end of your communion packet in turn.

Musical Offering - Gesu Bambino | Pietro A. Yon

David Meulenberg
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Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, If you have any
and the glory, forever. Amen. questions about the
church or today's
✞ Closing Hymn - Good Christians All, Rejoice! service, please call the
Good Christians all, rejoice church office:
With heart, and soul, and voice;
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He has opened heaven's door,
And we are blessed forevermore.
Christ was born for this!
Christ was born for this!

Good Christians all, rejoice

With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all
To gain the everlasting hall.
Christ was born to save!
Christ was born to save!

✞ Benediction
✞ Postlude - Light of the World We Hail Thee |John Monsell