worship service december 10 2023
SERMON: Love is at the Heart of Christmas
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:18-25
RESPONSIVE READING—The Magnificat—Luke 1:46-55
Leader: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior,
Everyone: For He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed,
Leader: For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name
Everyone: His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation
Leader: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Everyone: He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly
Leader: He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty
Everyone: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,
Leader: According to the promise He made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH—CONFESSION OF 1967
God’s sovereign love is a mystery beyond the reach of the human mind. Human thought ascribes to God superlatives of power, wisdom, and goodness. But God reveals divine love in Jesus Christ by showing power in the form of a servant, wisdom in the folly of the cross, and goodness in receiving sinful men and women. The power of God’s love in Christ to transform the world discloses that the Redeemer is the Lord and Creator who made all things to serve the purpose of God’s love.
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 and the glory forever. Amen
ANTHEMS AND HYMNS
Anthem: My Eyes Have Seen the Child
Offertory: Waiting
Click on the hymns below to sing or follow along
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:18-25
RESPONSIVE READING—The Magnificat—Luke 1:46-55
Leader: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior,
Everyone: For He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed,
Leader: For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name
Everyone: His mercy is for those who fear Him from generation to generation
Leader: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Everyone: He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly
Leader: He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty
Everyone: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,
Leader: According to the promise He made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH—CONFESSION OF 1967
God’s sovereign love is a mystery beyond the reach of the human mind. Human thought ascribes to God superlatives of power, wisdom, and goodness. But God reveals divine love in Jesus Christ by showing power in the form of a servant, wisdom in the folly of the cross, and goodness in receiving sinful men and women. The power of God’s love in Christ to transform the world discloses that the Redeemer is the Lord and Creator who made all things to serve the purpose of God’s love.
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 and the glory forever. Amen
ANTHEMS AND HYMNS
Anthem: My Eyes Have Seen the Child
Offertory: Waiting
Click on the hymns below to sing or follow along
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