December 27, 2020

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Welcome

Prelude

Bells~ Audrey and Emma Bandowski

Call to Worship

Luke 1:68-75

Pastor:

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people

Congregation:

“and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

Pastor:

“as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

Congregation:

“that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;

Pastor:

“to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham,

Congregation

“to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.”

Response

All Is Well~Joyces, Thurstons

Congregational Response of Praise Rejoice  (CCLI#251645)

All the earth rejoice, your Creator reigns
As the only awesome God,
The Alpha and the Omega,
Who was, is, and is to come.
Let the oceans roar and the mountains sing,
He provides for all He has made;
So be comforted as He rules with grace.
Rejoice, all the earth, rejoice!

All the world rejoice, for the baby comes
As a humble prince in the night
The Word made flesh, Emmanuel,
The Everlasting Light.
Let the warmth of heav’n reach the coldest heart
With the gospel of His grace,
For His heel will bruise the serpent’s head.
Rejoice, all the world, rejoice!

All the church rejoice, for your King returns
On a white horse wearing a crown.
He will break the sky with the angel’s shout,
Descending from the clouds.
Then the dead will rise from the land and sea,
All His people will ascend.
We will reign with Him for eternity.
Rejoice, all the church, rejoice!

Then the dead will rise from the land and sea,
All His people will ascend.
We will reign with Him for eternity.
Rejoice, all the church, rejoice!
Rejoice, all the church, rejoice!

Prayer of Worship

The Fullness of Time

Galatians 4:4-7

Pastor:

But when the fullness of time had come,

Congregation:

God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Pastor:

And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying,

Congregation:

"Abba! Father!"

Pastor:

So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Congregational Response of Praise

Hymn 207  Good Christian Men, Rejoice

The Announcement of Christ’s Birth

Luke 1:26-38

Congregational Response of Worship

Hymn 216  Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

The Birth of Christ

Luke 2:1-21

Congregational Response of Worship

Hymn 214  Angels We Have Heard On High

Sermon

Exodus 34:5-8; John 1:16-18

God Is with Us

 Congregational Response of Worship

Hymn 208  O Come, All Ye Faithful

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Worship of God with Tithes and Offerings

Silent Night ~ Pam Heitzmann & Gina

He Shall Feed His Flock ~ Gina & Naomi

Congregational Response of Thanksgiving

Hymn 226  As with Gladness Men of Old

Benediction Announcements

Postlude